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Downturn to hamper Asian piracy fight
News Efforts to clamp down on the illegal use of software in Asia could prove futile as businesses become increasingly cash-strapped in the economic downturn. And with the downturn now straining company coffers, the use of illegal software could become...
[October 3, 2001, 15:11]
Scottish council pays up for Microsoft licence breach
News A Scottish council has been compelled to pay the British Software Alliance (BSA) an undisclosed sum of money after 470 illegal copies of Microsoft Office 97 were discovered within its offices. Clackmannanshire Council was found to be in breach of...
[January 11, 2002, 17:01]
Media Center will succeed, just not yet
Talkback Napster shut down after a legal battle over illegal downloads.but it relaunched with the same name as a pay service for download music.therefore the music isn't illegal. And yes an ipod is full of illegal songs.i would love someone to show and...
[November 1, 2004, 9:33]
Quite ironic
Talkback Kevin Mitnick the self proclaimed King of social engineering writes a book to cash in on his illegal exploits and someone uses the methods described therein against him. Some would say that writing a book describing in detail how he performed these...
[August 25, 2009, 9:21]
UK law will criminalise IT pros, say experts
Talkback So, it would be illegal to sell PCs or MS Windows? This is totally stupid - you may as well make it illegal to sell cars, as it is likely they will be used by some people to commit road traffic offnces.
[May 22, 2006, 10:26]
File-swapping booms again
News Illegal music downloading could be making a comeback, according to market researchers who note a surge in the use of peer-to-peer services. NPD will continue to monitor whether it's a temporary seasonal blip or a trend that suggests that the...
[January 19, 2004, 8:50]
Antivirus vendors crack down on eBay licence cheats
News Two of the world's largest antivirus software vendors are launching legal action against software thieves selling illegal versions of well-known security products on eBay. McAfee and Symantec have thrown their considerable weight behind a larger...
[May 18, 2006, 8:55]
Sharman clamps down on Kazaa Lite K++
Talkback There is technically and legally nothing wrong with making a copy of any media (providing the media itself is not illegal) and sharing it for a nonprofit to others. The only ones who are acting illegally are the Kazaa groups who wish to enforce...
[January 31, 2004, 4:44]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Remember Home Taping is Illegal, And It's Killing Music? The party tapes we make -- illegal. The records we lend each other -- illegal. I think you'll love it") -- illegal. Then Napster was going to marmalise the industry: six years on, and it's...
[August 19, 2005, 18:45]
Wiretap cover-up rings privacy alarm bells
News The Los Angeles Police Department and district attorney's office are covering up widespread and illegal wiretapping, the Los Angeles public defender's office charged Wednesday, in the latest round of a growing legal battle that's piqued the...
[October 22, 1999, 10:16]
Global piracy offensive launched
News A global database of fishing boats is to be built in a bid to control the number of illegal fishing expeditions. WWF and a number of governments including the UK's, today released a report calling for a crackdown on illegal, unreported and unregulated
[March 6, 2006, 9:05]
First virus writer arrested in Japan
Blog Under Japanese law writing malicious code isn't illegal, according to antivirus vendor Sophos. It isn't illegal to write viruses in Japan, so the [alleged] author of the Trojan horse has been arrested for breaching copyright because he used cartoon...
[January 25, 2008, 16:55]
Spammers tout banned DVD technology
News Missed your chance to get software -- now deemed illegal -- that will copy DVDs? While it's not illegal under federal law to use DVD copying software, the same law that Hollywood used to stop 321 Studios from distributing its own software bars...
[March 2, 2004, 8:15]
UK firms face closure for software 'theft'
News The UK police are to be given new powers to search and seize in the fight against illegal software use in British firms. It clearly demonstrates that using illegal software is a criminal issue, and an offence that will not be tolerated.
[November 19, 2002, 15:15]
ISPs caught up in Internet babies furore
News ISPs have become the latest victims of the Internet adoption row, with the government telling providers they must get rid of illegal adoption adverts. If they are aware of illegal advertisements we would expect them to remove [them]," says a...
[January 22, 2001, 14:51]
Is this the future for legal P2P?
Blog Comment I do wish people would squash (or at least not repeat) this P2P is illegal nonsense. Besides which, copyright infringement is not necessarily illegal and certainly doesn't make the method of capture so.
[August 14, 2008, 9:30]
A Year Ago: Student sentenced for MP3 distribution
News First illegal MP3 distribution conviction leads to probation, Internet restriction, urine samples for Oregon student The first person ever to be penalised for the illegal distribution of MP3 files and other digital media has received a two-year...
[November 25, 2000, 6:00]
BitTorrent drops its trackers
News Anti-piracy operatives have lost an edge over illegal downloaders of movies and software thanks to a new feature in BitTorrent. The change may cause problems in shutting down the illegal online distribution of software and content, according to the...
[May 23, 2005, 9:35]
Lone file-swapper takes on recording industry
Talkback File-swapping is and should remain illegal. And, since the technology is available to enable illegal activity like file-swapping, I see no reason why technological advancements shouldn't also be used to catch and prosecute the violators.
[October 3, 2003, 16:39]
Record industry accuses BT of aiding pirates
News The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has accused BT of aiding and abetting illegal file-sharing by refusing to adopt a hard-line approach to peer-to-peer networks. However, while Henderson believes it is not his company's responsibility to stamp...
[March 18, 2003, 10:27]
