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Ransomware locks up PCs in fake anti-piracy campaign

...Blackhold exploit kit to infect a PC, then accuse the victim of piracy, lock the computer and demand payment as compensation Read more

8 May, 2012 by Lance Whitney

Microsoft tops Google Search takedown list

...included DtecNet and LeakID, both of which are explicitly geared towards fighting 'piracy'. Requests for Microsoft-related link takedowns constituted almost half of all those... Read more

25 May, 2012 by David Meyer

The Pirate Bay infringes copyright, High Court decides

The High Court ruling in a case brought by a collection of music labels against The Pirate Bay looks likely to lead to the popular file-sharing site being blocked by the UK's major ISPs Read more

21 February, 2012 by David Meyer

Mozilla resists US agency takedown request

...case, the underlying justification arises from content holders' legitimate desire to combat piracy. The problem stems from the use of these government powers in service... Read more

6 May, 2011 by Ben Woods
DEA anti-<endeca_term>piracy</endeca_term> measures delayed until 2014

DEA anti-piracy measures delayed until 2014

...The Digital Economy Act's anti-piracy measures have been delayed until 2014 at the earliest, following court cases... Read more

26 April, 2012 by Rupert Goodwins

Sopa piracy bill allows provision for IP blocking

...of requirements in an earlier version of the bill. The Stop Online Piracy Act, or Sopa, says a network provider can be ordered to "prevent... Read more

21 November, 2011 by Declan McCullagh

Websites employ pop-ups to protest piracy bill

...Websites in the US opposed to a federal anti-piracy bill have resorted to using pop-ups to warn users about the... Read more

17 November, 2011 by Elinor Mills
US politicians put SOPA on hold

US politicians put SOPA on hold

...The Stop Online Piracy Act has officially been put on hold by US lawmakers, it was... Read more

23 January, 2012 by Don Reisinger

SOPA clause could outlaw Tor

...A little-noticed section of the Stop Online Piracy Act could make it illegal to distribute Tor and other software that... Read more

22 December, 2011 by Declan McCullagh

NYC anti-piracy campaign warns file-sharing 'kills jobs

...New York City is telling citizens that "piracy doesn't work" as part of a new publicly funded anti-piracy... Read more

24 December, 2010 by Greg Sandoval

Microsoft probes claims of anti-piracy abuse in Russia

...is taking action in the wake of a report that its anti-piracy efforts have been used by the Russian government as a means to... Read more

14 September, 2010 by Ina Fried

Megaupload-stored files could be deleted on Thursday

...of his associates were arrested and charged with crimes related to online piracy. Many millions of people worldwide used Megaupload's cyberlocker service to store... Read more

30 January, 2012 by Edward Moyer

SOPA: Cheat Sheet

...are SOPA and PIPA? SOPA and PIPA are two very similar anti-piracy bills, going through the US House of Representatives and the US Senate... Read more

20 January, 2012 by Natasha Lomas

SOPA, Protect IP support wavers in face of online protest

...US politicians have withdrawn support for the SOPA and Protect IP anti-piracy bills after a number of websites (including The Kernel, above) staged a... Read more

19 January, 2012 by Declan McCullagh and Elinor Mills

US bill brings back blocking of foreign websites

...Rep. Lamar Smith is one of the sponsors of the Stop Online Piracy Act. Image credit: US House of Representatives The bill, called the Stop... Read more

28 October, 2011 by Declan McCullagh

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SoapyTablet

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apexwm

BrownieBoy: "Such crashes are normally down to the OS and/or a rogue application, which could be fixed by re-imaging. Everybody knows how Windows...

1 hour ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Thomas Gellhaus

I've just started using it too, and like you I feel that Fedora is a fine GNOME 3 showcase distribution. I am torn, though, because I checked out...

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pjc158

Why is it that Newzealand has the guts to stand up to the USA and ask to see the evidence and we don't!

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Dean Talboys

What a farce! Hopefully the European court will see where this is leading.

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SoapyTablet

Wouldn't surprise me if Samsung actually really had problems producing the white model (as Apple did - it would make more sense) and this non-story...

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Lonnie

those conformation letters are hard to figure out what is which letters it is a pain in the back side. Please make it more Ledge-able being better...

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BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

15 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

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BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

17 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

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apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

20 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

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SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

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Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

23 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

24 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

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Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

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BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

1 day ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

1 day ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC