News tagged with internet piracy
Hollywood and Bollywood join arms to fight piracy
(AP) -- Hollywood and Bollywood linked arms Thursday to fight piracy, with the announcement of a coalition among the Motion Picture Association of America and seven Indian companies to tackle counterfeiting ...
Mar 19, 2010 |
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Fox CEO wants US to join France on Internet piracy
(AP) -- The chief executive of Fox Filmed Entertainment said Monday the U.S. should join France in cutting off the Internet connection of users who repeatedly download copyright-protected films.
Nov 23, 2009 |
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UK says illegal downloaders may lose Web access
(AP) -- People who repeatedly download copyrighted films and music could have their Internet connection cut off under proposed laws to tackle illegal file-sharing unveiled by the British government on Tuesday.
Aug 25, 2009 |
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Pirate Bay suitor GGF set for deal with record label
Global Gaming Factory (GGF), the Swedish online games firm set to acquire illegal download site The Pirate Bay, said on Wednesday it was close to signing a record deal with a major record company.
Aug 05, 2009 |
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Swedish crackdown on piracy leads to fall in illegal filesharing
Sweden's tough new anti-piracy law has led to a sharp drop in illegal downloading but critics say the effects will be short-lived and argue it is an excessive breach of personal privacy.
Aug 04, 2009 |
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US woman to pay 1.92 mln dlrs in music piracy case
A US jury has ordered a 32-year-old woman to pay nearly two million dollars in damages for illegally downloading 24 songs over the Internet in a high-profile digital piracy case.
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Music industry battles Spanish computer buff
(AP) -- Pablo Soto's story may be every computer whiz kid's dream - or nightmare. After leaving school at 16 to support his family, he managed to eke out a living doing what he loves most: designing computer ...
Jun 09, 2009 |
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New French law on Internet piracy meets skepticism
(AP) -- President Nicolas Sarkozy's governing party rejoiced when it muscled one of his pet projects through the French parliament: an unprecedented law to cut the Internet connections of people who repeatedly download music ...
May 21, 2009 |
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Swedish Internet firm to delete user data
Swedish telecom supplier Tele2 said Monday it will delete information allowing their customers to be identified, a move police argue could make the hunt for Internet pirates "impossible."
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Sweden: Internet use down after file-sharing law
(AP) -- Internet traffic dropped sharply in Sweden this week after a new law cracking down on online copyright violation went into force, experts said Friday.
Apr 03, 2009 |
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