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Microsoft sues Comet over Windows 'counterfeits'

...has previously cracked down on smaller UK resellers that sold PCs with illegal copies of Windows preinstalled. In response, Comet said it supplied buyers with... Read more

4 January, 2012 by David Meyer

Pirate Bay condemns Virgin Media hack

...defenders, including the British recorded music industry body BPI, have argued that illegal copies of films, books and music made available on file-sharing sites... Read more

9 May, 2012

US government seizes 70 domains linked to file-sharing

...message. Screenshot: CNET News The domains of torrent sites that link to illegal copies of music and movie files and sites that sell counterfeit goods... Read more

29 November, 2010 by Steven Musil

Microsoft cracks down on 25 UK counterfeiters

...copies of software downloaded from the internet, as well as locally-made illegal copies of genuine Microsoft software. "At a time when UK resellers are... Read more

6 July, 2010 by Ben Woods
Who SAid 2.00

Who SAid 2.00

...to opening a bank account. The problem is that fraudsters are making illegal copies.Who SAid makes sure that you are dealing with a valid... Read more

4 February, 2011

Will the real Eminem CD please stand up?

A measurement of what CDs people are listening to has put Eminem's latest record near the top of the charts - well before it was out in the shops Read more

29 May, 2002 by John Borland

Pirated films: Now playing on a server near you

...Even before Napster, university servers have been secret havens for warez files, illegal copies of copyrighted software. "What's news is that hackers and warez... Read more

14 May, 2002 by Robert Vamosi

Microsoft reaches massive settlement over software copying

...duplicate and distribute Microsoft software has admitted copying tens of thousands of illegal copies of Exchange and SQL Server Read more

19 December, 2006 by Colin Barker

Software fraudsters escape raid

...government raids resulted in several arrests, but market traders suspected of selling illegal copies of software evaded capture Read more

6 January, 2006 by Ingrid Marson

Global piracy purge nets 200 PCs

...of Justice have been carried out in 10 countries, with thousands of illegal copies seized Read more

23 April, 2004 by Jim Hu

'Taster' pirated copies lure gaming fans

...attempting to co-opt piracy for their own ends, by ensuring that illegal copies slowly degenerate Read more

14 October, 2003 by Staff

Ebay software pirate faces sentence at the Old Bailey

A student who has pleaded guilty to selling illegal copies of software on Internet auction sites will be sentenced at the... Read more

4 July, 2003 by Munir Kotadia

Illegal 'Matrix' sequel available on P2P

Illegal copies of 'The Matrix Reloaded' are reportedly available for download on the... Read more

15 May, 2003 by John Borland

IT retailer coughs up for selling counterfeit software

A British IT retailer which inadvertently purchased illegal copies of Microsoft Office has had to fork out an undisclosed sum... Read more

15 November, 2002 by Graham Hayday

Microsoft may disable upgraded PCs

...software giant's plan to use an artificial intelligence engine to deactivate illegal copies of Windows XP Read more

2 March, 2001 by Matt Loney

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yeah! all we want free software

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Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

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Is this classic FUD? One thing I would definitely have notice is a Mozilla threat to stop supporting GNU/Linux.

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UnderINK

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seriously now. I've only bothered to read a small bit of the comments. do me and the rest of the world a favour. stop saying it does not work or...

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