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RSS pirateTeen music pirate to see mum in court
News A 14-year old music pirate could be about to send her mum to court. Emily Price was caught in the third wave of anti-piracy action by music industry trade body the BPI and landed with a £2,500 bill for her file-sharing... [21 Jun 2005]
Santa warned off giving pirate software
News The Business Software Alliance has warned Christmas shoppers about the danger of unwittingly buying pirate software. Many companies and individuals selling software online may be shipping pirated copies to unsuspecting... [13 Nov 2003]
Does Pirate Bay verdict spell trouble for Google?
Comment The Pirate Bay outcome could have wide and lasting implications for the likes of Google and YouTube, says lawyer Simon Levine. Last week's verdict that the four founders of The Pirate Bay file-sharing... [28 Apr 2009]
Microsoft shuts down '£3.5m' software pirate
News Microsoft has announced that a UK-based software pirate who allegedly traded more than £3.5m of counterfeit Microsoft software has finally ceased trading. William Ling was arrested and prosecuted in May 2005 for the sale... [19 May 2006]
In brief: German officials seize pirate software
News An American known only as 'S' is said to be behind the pirate ring, which runs from the UK. German authorities have made Europe's largest ever seizure of pirated Microsoft software. Customs officers are believed to have... [11 Aug 1998]
Get free copy of XP from Microsoft - if you have a pirate version
News Hilton also said that anyone found with the pirate programme won't suffer legal repercussions but their suppliers might. Microsoft has announced what it hopes will be a new attack on piracy - the Redmond-based giant has... [24 Nov 2004]
Pirate software users pay up €4m
News The fines imposed by the courts for the use of dodgy software ranged from €10,000 to the €300,000 imposed on an a firm of architects that was found to be a prolific pirate-software user. Last year, European businesses... [07 Mar 2005]
Anyone for pirate pay-per-view?
News An operation to provide pirate pay-per-view television has been broken up by a police sting in Australia. By Andrew Colley A Melbourne man has been summoned to appear in court on charges relating to police investigations... [09 Aug 2002]
BSA: Pirate's prison sentence sends out 'the right message'
News Khan receiving a custodial sentence sends a very strong message out to the pirate community. The Business Software Alliance has spoken out about the sentencing on Friday of an illegal copier of software who was given 15... [07 Jul 2003]
Copyright holders 'smiling' at sinking of Pirate Bay
News Both copyright holders and some Pirate Bay supporters see opportunities to promote their causes as a result of the verdict handed down Friday in the Pirate Bay file-sharing case. I would like to tell the... [20 Apr 2009]
Pirate arrested over Microsoft forgeries
News A fisheries officer responsible for patrolling the Sussex coast has been caught leading a double life as an Internet pirate. Stephen Holman, who enforces fishing quotas between countries, was found trading in fake... [13 Apr 2000]
Software pirate sent down in victory for BSA
News The Business Software Alliance is celebrating this afternoon after a three-year investigation resulted in the imprisonment of a prolific software pirate. Khan, who the BSA claims was turning over around £300,000 per... [04 Jul 2003]
Microsoft declares amnesty on pirate software
News The company's new Product ID team will analyse any Microsoft products that customers, resellers or retailers send in. Microsoft promises to respond in two working days, and if the software is counterfeit, the company will replace one... [07 Oct 2000]
Would you grass up a software pirate?
News Software theft is not viewed as a crime by most people, with eight out of 10 saying they would not grass up a work colleague for online software theft, according to a survey by the Federation Against Software Theft (Fast). [14 Feb 2006]
Pirate hit with $1m fine for software giants
News An admitted counterfeiter has agreed to pay Microsoft and Symantec $1.1m in restitution, a victory in the software industry's fight against software piracy. The award is part of a plea agreement in a criminal software piracy case in... [29 Sep 2005]
