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Labour targets Tories’ Google problem – Register

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:38:46 +0000

Labour targets Tories’ Google problem – Register is a post from: Piracy Network

Labour targets Tories’ Google problem – Register is a post from: Piracy Network Labour has chastised the Conservatives for digital economy policies – and is targeting what may be the Conservatives’ closeness to Google. In addition to calling for more innovation from the entertainment industries, shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman called for greater corporate social … Continue reading

Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom Released From Prison

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:59:40 +0000

Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom Released From Prison is a post from: Piracy Network

Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom Released From Prison is a post from: Piracy Network Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom Released From Prison Kim Dotcom has been released from prison after a New Zealand judge granted him bail. The Megaupload founder will be the subject of strict conditions including no Internet access after the prosecution expressed fears he … Continue reading

Police Raid File-Hosting Site, Arrest Operator and ISP

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:57:29 +0000

Police Raid File-Hosting Site, Arrest Operator and ISP is a post from: Piracy Network

Police Raid File-Hosting Site, Arrest Operator and ISP is a post from: Piracy Network Police Raid File-Hosting Site, Arrest Operator and ISP German police have shut down the cyberlocker Skyload.net and arrested the alleged owner along with a person who provided hosting services to the site. The actions are part of an ongoing sweep against … Continue reading

The MPAA and RIAA should buy The Pirate Bay – ExtremeTech

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:54:14 +0000

The MPAA and RIAA should buy The Pirate Bay – ExtremeTech is a post from: Piracy Network

The MPAA and RIAA should buy The Pirate Bay – ExtremeTech is a post from: Piracy Network If you believe even a fraction of the hyperbolic crap pumped out by the MPAA, RIAA, and other copyright lobbies, you would think that piracy (née file sharing) has resulted in artists and publishers being shortchanged by billions … Continue reading

Fighting piracy with a ‘liberal policy’ – Yale Daily News

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:28:59 +0000

Fighting piracy with a ‘liberal policy’ – Yale Daily News is a post from: Piracy Network

Fighting piracy with a ‘liberal policy’ – Yale Daily News is a post from: Piracy Network Last fall, the Yale College Executive Committee heard cases from 59 students on issues ranging from plagiarism to underage drinking. But four students faced the committee for an infringement that the University does not monitor directly: Internet piracy. When … Continue reading

French piracy crackdown lifts online music sales – Sydney Morning Herald

admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:06:47 +0000

French piracy crackdown lifts online music sales – Sydney Morning Herald is a post from: Piracy Network

French piracy crackdown lifts online music sales – Sydney Morning Herald is a post from: Piracy Network ‘‘I think everybody has a friend who has received an email” … Pascal Negre, president of Universal Music France. Photo: Eric Pfanner/International Herald Tribune PARIS: More than two years after France approved a tough crackdown on digital piracy, … Continue reading

Are Hollywood’s piracy claims overblown? – TG Daily

admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:50:14 +0000

Are Hollywood’s piracy claims overblown? – TG Daily is a post from: Piracy Network

Are Hollywood’s piracy claims overblown? – TG Daily is a post from: Piracy Network   A new report claims that despite Hollywood’s insistence to the contrary, movie piracy has very little actual impact on box office results within the United States.   However, the report – titled “Reel Piracy: The Effect of Online Film Piracy on International … Continue reading

Harriet Harman: Coalition is ‘dragging its feet’ on Digital Economy Act – musicweek.com

admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:15:15 +0000

Harriet Harman: Coalition is ‘dragging its feet’ on Digital Economy Act – musicweek.com is a post from: Piracy Network

Harriet Harman: Coalition is ‘dragging its feet’ on Digital Economy Act – musicweek.com is a post from: Piracy Network Shadow Deputy Prime Minister Harriet Harman MP today called on the Government to fully implement the Digital Economy Act under a “clear timetable” – suggesting the Coalition had the power to theoretically “choke off” advertising on … Continue reading

Online piracy: Debate rages on over Web access to music, movies and TV – Herald Times Reporter

admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:15:21 +0000

Online piracy: Debate rages on over Web access to music, movies and TV – Herald Times Reporter is a post from: Piracy Network

Online piracy: Debate rages on over Web access to music, movies and TV – Herald Times Reporter is a post from: Piracy Network CHICAGO — Young people want their music, TV and movies now — even if it means they get these things illegally. A recent Columbia University survey found, in fact, that 70 percent … Continue reading

Harman demands tougher action on music piracy – The Independent

admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:05:58 +0000

Harman demands tougher action on music piracy – The Independent is a post from: Piracy Network

Harman demands tougher action on music piracy – The Independent is a post from: Piracy Network The shadow Culture Secretary, Harriet Harman, has spoken out against music piracy, accusing the Government of being too lax on those breaking the law and too concerned with reducing its budget deficit. Ms Harman, who is due to give … Continue reading