News tagged with intellectual property crime

US creates task force to crack down on IP crime

The US Justice Department announced the formation of a task force on Friday to crack down on intellectual property crime.

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created Feb 12, 2010 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 5




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China pays for crimes against business

The Chinese Government is struggling to prevent crimes against businesses, according to a new study from The Australian National University.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Local cops on front lines against product counterfeiting

Contrary to common perception, state and local police are often on the front lines against product counterfeiting, yet it's unclear how prepared they are to deal with the growing crime, according to a new report from two ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NJ programmer freed as NY court orders acquittal

(AP) -- A smiling former Goldman Sachs computer programmer was freed from prison Friday after a surprise ruling from a federal appeals court reversed his conviction on charges he stole computer code.

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Serious Facebook hack lands UK student in prison

(AP) -- A British student who stole sensitive information from Facebook's internal network was sentenced to eight months in prison Friday in what prosecutors described as the most serious case of social media ...

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created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 10

Europeans protest controversial Internet pact

Tens of thousands of people marched in protests in more than a dozen European cities Saturday against a controversial anti-online piracy pact that critics say could curtail Internet freedom.

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created Feb 11, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (12) | comments 3

US using 'latest tools' for cybersecurity: Napolitano

US officials are deploying "the latest tools" to keep cyberspace safe for commerce and protect the US information infrastructure, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said.

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created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Polish websites to go dark to protest ACTA

(AP) -- Several popular Polish websites are planning to go dark for an hour Tuesday evening to protest the government's plan to sign an international copyright treaty.

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Megaupload latest target of US anti-piracy campaign

File-sharing website Megaupload is the most high-profile target yet of a US campaign which has seen the seizure of hundreds of sites accused of offering pirated music or movies or counterfeit goods.

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created Jan 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Hollywood, Silicon Valley spar over online piracy bill

Hollywood sparred with Silicon Valley in the US Congress on Wednesday at a hearing on a controversial bill intended to crack down on online piracy.

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created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 7

Security firm: Hackers hit chemical companies

(AP) -- Cyber attacks traced to China targeted at least 48 chemical and military-related companies in an effort to steal technical secrets, a U.S. computer security company said Tuesday, adding to complaints about pervasive ...

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