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Fox CEO wants US to join France on Internet piracy

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created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(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.


Supporters of the website The Pirate Bay, one of the world's top illegal filesharing websites, demonstrate in Stockholm

Pirate Bay suitor GGF set for deal with record label

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created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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.


Music industry battles Spanish computer buff (AP)

Music industry battles Spanish computer buff

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created Jun 09, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 4

(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 ...


New French law on Internet piracy meets skepticism

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created May 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(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 ...


Swedish telecom supplier Tele2

Swedish Internet firm to delete user data

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created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2

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."