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Software police clamp down on UK firms
The global anti-software piracy body has announced the results legal action against UK companies found to be using illegal software.
New US anti-piracy bill becomes law
US president George Bush signs off on the new legislation that will increase the penalties for audio and video content piracy.
Microsoft declares war against pirates, angers China
As Microsoft announces a worldwide battle against software piracy, it stands accused of being the ‘biggest hacker in China’.
Symantec awarded £700,000 in piracy case
Selling counterfeit copies of pcAnywhere leads to a record damages award in favour of the security and backup software firm.
Microsoft battles Chinese piracy with price cuts
The tech giant is looking to encourage more people in China to buy legitimate software by slashing its own prices.
Cardiff pilot to enforce new software piracy powers
An awareness campaign being launched this summer will test the new Trading Standards powers to investigate any unlawful use of business software.
Online content revenues set to surge
There's gold in that there online content, according to an EC study, but broadband penetration, piracy and DRM remain a hindrance.
Anti-piracy tactics backfiring
Businesses claim that heavy-handed tactics to expose unlicensed use of software, including offering rewards and incentives to inform on offenders,...
European Parliament opposes Internet bans for pirates
Proposed anti-piracy legislation in the UK and France could fall foul of civil liberties, but businesses still need to strengthen their Internet...
Users will steal Wi-Fi to bypass file sharing crackdown
Proposed UK piracy legislation suggests tough penalties for ISPs as well as users that download pirated media.
Microsoft software pirates sent to jail
A blow against piracy around the world as the law finally catches up with software-copying crime syndicate.
BSA takes two London-based companies to court for alleged software licensing infringements
Anti-piracy body takes action against two London businesses for alleged wrong doing, while pursuing more than 100 others in the UK
Microsoft does battle with Vista pirates
The software giant is currently fending off a monster created by those living on the wrong side of the software piracy tracks
UK piracy levels remain worryingly static
More than a quarter of PC software in the UK is illegal - a figure that has remained the same for the last three years - meaning governments must...
The Billion Pound software piracy problem
Some may describe the problem of piracy an unassailable one. Not John Lovelock, a man who, courtesy of upcoming legislation, might soon be knocking...
Software piracy drops in the UK
UK software piracy dropped in 2007, but globally the rate has increased thanks to the growing amount of PCs in emerging countries.
Microsoft anti-piracy initiative still going strong
Microsoft's Keep IT Real anti-piracy initiative has done extremely well in its first year, but the software giant doesn't plan to become complacent...
Piracy crackdown nabs 41 Glasgow firms
A month-long programme has helped thousands of Glasgow firms check their software licences - and also caught a few companies out.