Piracy

Digital Economy Act Faces Further Delays

If the High Court grants a judicial review, the controversial act could be delayed until next year, amid further criticism

14 years ago

Judge Closes Book On ACS:Law File-Sharing Cases

All cases against file-sharers bought by ACS:Law have been dismissed - but will Andrew Crossley be fined?

14 years ago

Ofcom To Review DEA’s Site-Blocking Measures

Is it even possible to block illegal download sites, Ofcom is asked, as anti-DEA pressure mounts

14 years ago

Healthcare Firm Hit With Software Piracy Fine

The Business Software alliance has settled with Leicester firm OCB Media Limited for over £19,000

14 years ago

ACS:Law File-Sharing Fiasco Astonishes Judge

Trying to drop file sharing cases, ACS:Law has got itself in a worse tangle

14 years ago

Billions Of Visits To Sophisticated Piracy Websites

A report from MarkMonitor found 43 well-managed digital piracy sites gained over 53 billion visits per year

14 years ago

Microsoft Ends Office Anti-Piracy Programme

Microsoft has quietly pulled the plug on its Office Genuine Advantage programme, hinting at new anti-piracy measures on the way

14 years ago

Google Plans To Take Copyright Content Down Quicker

Google will take down disputed copyright content on its search and Blogger sites within 24 hours

14 years ago

European Parliament Adopts Pro-ACTA Resolution

MEPs have voted in favour of the controversial ACTA agreement, paving the way to its final adoption

14 years ago

BT Scuppers Ministry Of Sound’s Flagship Piracy Battle

The Ministry of Sound is speechless after BT destroys most of the evidence for its battle against illegal music downloading

14 years ago

SAP Goes On Record To Admit Software Piracy

Oracle wants to prove wilful wrong-doing by SAP and take billions of dollars from the company in damages

14 years ago

Music Industry Knocked Back In Irish File-Share Case

An Irish high court judge has ruled that the disconnection of illegal file sharers may breach EU law

14 years ago

eWEEK Readers Accused Of ‘Collusion’ With Software Theft

Over half of you would tackle corporate software piracy internally rather than going to the authorities. Next up: which tablet…

14 years ago

Poll: What’s Your View On Software Piracy?

This week's poll asks, what would you do if you were presented with some unlicensed software at work?

14 years ago

BSA Brands Birmingham A ‘Piracy Hotspot’

Two thirds of workers are prepared to inform on their bosses, as BSA swoops on Birmingham

14 years ago

BSA ‘Cost Of Piracy’ Report Debunked

BSA's latest report on the economic cost of software piracy has once again been met with widespread scepticism from within…

14 years ago

Microsoft Frets Over Russian Antipiracy Campaign

Microsoft admits it is concerned over reports that its antipiracy policies are being used by Russian authorities to justify raids…

14 years ago

BSA Says Piracy Costs Industry Billions

The Business Software Alliance (BSA) reported software theft cost the IT industry £34 billion last year, with China leading the…

15 years ago

Third Of Brits Happy To Use Pirated Software

Pirated software is becoming institutionalised, according to Microsoft, despite obvious security risks to the enterprise

15 years ago

File-Sharing Case Against UK Teenager Is Dropped

A teenager charged with distributing copyrighted material using the BitTorrent site Oink has been acquitted due to lack of evidence

15 years ago

Digital Economy Bill Approved By Lords

The House of Lords has approved the Digital Economy Bill, leaving the fate of file-sharers in the hands of the…

15 years ago

Lords’ Digital Bill Amendment Could Block YouTube

A House of Lords amendment to the Digital Economy Bill prevents the government from changing copyright laws, but could block…

15 years ago