News tagged with internet pirates
Swedish crackdown on piracy leads to fall in illegal filesharing
Aug 04, 2009 |
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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.
Lawmakers adopt bill to punish Internet piracy
May 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- French lawmakers in the lower house on Tuesday passed a bill that would cut the Internet connections of those who repeatedly download music and films illegally, creating what may be the first government agency to ...
Swedish Internet firm to delete user data
Apr 27, 2009 |
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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."
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French Senate approves Internet piracy law
May 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- France's Senate has given final approval to a law that would punish people who download music and films illegally by cutting off their Internet connections.
Debate starting on new French Internet piracy bill
Jul 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Lawmakers in France's lower house of parliament are to start debate Tuesday on a new version of a bill aimed at cracking down on online piracy by cutting the Internet connections of those who illegally download movies ...
Scuppering pirates improves internet audio
Aug 09, 2007 |
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A new digital watermarking system not only protects music and media files from online pirates but also ensures that the quality for legitimate users is as good as it gets.
France approves Internet piracy bill
Sep 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- France's lower house of parliament has approved a pioneering bill allowing authorities to cut off Internet access to people who download illegally.
Fox CEO wants US to join France on Internet piracy
Nov 23, 2009 |
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(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.
Online pirates police themselves
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Jul 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- People who illegally download music, films and TV episodes do not believe they are doing anything wrong, said a Queensland University of Technology researcher.
Google, music labels launch China download service
Mar 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Google Inc. and major music companies launched a free Internet music download service for China on Monday in a bid to help turn a field dominated by pirates into a profitable, legitimate business.
UK says illegal downloaders may lose Web access
Aug 25, 2009 |
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(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.
Egypt applies for first Arabic domain name
Nov 16, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Egypt's technology minister says the country has applied to register an all-Arabic domain name.
New French law on Internet piracy meets skepticism
May 21, 2009 |
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(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 ...
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