| Similar Articles |
|---|
 |
InternetNews
March 9, 2005
Roy Mark |
Feds Bag Warez Convictions Key leaders of Internet piracy rings face prison sentences of 5 to 10 years.   |
InternetNews
June 30, 2005
Roy Mark |
DOJ Hits Warez Networks Federal agents launch 70 raids aimed at first providers of illegally distributed copyrighted works. The arrested were all active on warez networks that distribute the copies illegally through the Internet. |
InternetNews
May 14, 2007
Roy Mark |
'Fastlink' Downs 50th Conspirator Feds continue law enforcement campaign targeting warez groups. |
PC World
December 13, 2001
Todd R. Weiss |
Feds Crack Software Piracy Rings Two-year probe targeted international groups illegally distributing software, games, and movies online... |
InternetNews
June 29, 2006
Roy Mark |
More Warez Dealers Head to Jail Operation FastLink, the two-year-old FBI undercover investigation targeting organized Internet piracy groups known as warez dealers, claimed two more pirates Wednesday. |
InternetNews
April 27, 2006
Roy Mark |
Feds Charge Five More in Warez Crackdown Five more individuals are facing criminal copyright charges as part of the Department of Justice's ongoing crackdown on warez dealers. |
InternetNews
July 28, 2005
Roy Mark |
Warez Warriors Wrapped Up by Feds The Department of Justice's (DoJ) crackdown on large-scale piracy continued today with the indictments of eight individuals for criminal copyright infringement. The individuals were active in the online 'warez' scene. |
InternetNews
August 25, 2004
Roy Mark |
DOJ Raids Private P2P Operation Authorities raided five residences and and an Internet service provider Wednesday morning in the first federal criminal enforcement action against private peer-to-peer networks. |
InternetNews
May 22, 2006
Roy Mark |
Warez Dealers Headed to Jail The Department of Justice tightened the noose around warez dealers Friday with the first sentencing of individuals for their Internet music piracy activities. |
InternetNews
February 21, 2007
Roy Mark |
Feds Finally Extradite Alleged Warez Kingpin Hew Raymond Griffiths, an alleged warez kingpin, appeared in a U.S. district court and was charged with conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement and criminal copyright infringement. |
InternetNews
January 19, 2005
Roy Mark |
DOJ Scores First Criminal P2P Convictions The U.S. Department of Justice bagged its first-ever criminal convictions for peer-to-peer copyright theft Tuesday when two men arrested in last summer's Operation Digital Gridlock pleaded guilty. |
InternetNews
June 21, 2006
Roy Mark |
Pirates Still Sailing By IP Protection Efforts The United States continues to flex its powerful legal muscle when it comes to intellectual property protection but even the government admits the results have been mixed. |
InternetNews
August 26, 2004
Roy Mark |
FBI Sting Targets P2P Operation DOJ launches first peer-to-peer criminal probe by targeting a network of Direct Connect users. |
InternetNews
May 26, 2005 |
Feds Strike Back at 'Sith' Bootleggers Nationwide raids roust distributors of bootleg "Star Wars" film. |
InternetNews
August 26, 2004
Roy Mark |
DoJ Nabs 103 in Online Crime Sweep Ashcroft says summer-long campaign known as Operation Web Snare reveals increasing internationalization of online crime. |
InternetNews
January 27, 2006
Roy Mark |
Feds Charge 10 More in Warez Wars Federal authorities continued their national crackdown on warez dealers this week, charging 10 more individuals with violating the No Electronic Theft Act. |
InternetNews
March 31, 2006
David Needle |
U.S. A.G.: Limits to Data it Can Collect U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez gave a big high five to the enforcement of intellectual property laws. |
InternetNews
August 25, 2006
Roy Mark |
Man Pays For Piracy With Jail Time In addition to jail time, Danny Ferrer faces $4.1M in restitution and forfeiture of a fleet of planes, boats and really nice cars for selling pirated software. |
InternetNews
August 4, 2005
Roy Mark |
Camcording Warez Dealer Bagged by Feds The Department of Justice announces its first arrests under a new law prohibiting recording movies in a theater. |
InternetNews
May 15, 2007
Roy Mark |
More Jail Time For Copyright Crooks? Attorney General Alberto Gonzales sent legislation to Capitol Hill Monday that would increase jail time for repeat offenders of copyright laws. |
BusinessWeek
April 7, 2011
Michael White |
Hollywood: Organized Crime Goes to the Movies International gangs are cornering the market for pirated DVDs. |
InternetNews
October 4, 2004
Roy Mark |
U.S. Launches New Anti-Piracy Campaign U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick says Internet and sophisticated duplication technology have taken piracy to unprecedented levels. |
InternetNews
November 10, 2005
Roy Mark |
Attorney General Seeking Tougher IP Laws Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales proposed new legislation today that would strengthen penalties for copyright infringement, expand intellectual property protection and add critical enforcement tools. |
Entrepreneur
June 2006
Jane Easter Bahls |
Hitting Hard Piracy laws just got tougher. |
InternetNews
October 13, 2006
Roy Mark |
Feds Bust Craigslist Software Pirates Three alleged software pirates face criminal copyright infringement charges for selling illegal copies of popular software titles on Craigslist. |
InternetNews
July 7, 2009
Alex Goldman |
FBI, DOJ Agents: We're Gaining on Cyber Crime While the Internet helps criminals organize and to reach across borders, it can also help law enforcement catch them. |
InternetNews
July 25, 2005
Roy Mark |
Bush Appoints IP Eyes New senior-level government position at the Commerce Department to focus on coordinating U.S. efforts in combating worldwide intellectual property theft. |
InternetNews
October 13, 2005
Roy Mark |
Feds Bust Massive Piracy Scheme A federal grand jury indicted three San Francisco-area men Wednesday for their involvement in what the music industry calls the largest illegal CD manufacturing seizure in the United States. |
CIO
July 1, 2005
Elana Varon |
$33 Billion-Gone! 35% of all software installed on the world's personal computers is pirated, according to a global study. |
InternetNews
November 11, 2005
Roy Mark |
Public Knowledge Pans AG's Copyright Proposal Digital rights group Public Knowledge picks apart legislation that puts copyright theft in criminal code. |
InternetNews
October 14, 2008 |
President Signs Tough New Anti-Piracy Law President Bush on Monday signed into law the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act, which provides stiffer penalties for breaching intellectual property. |
InternetNews
June 16, 2006
Roy Mark |
High Flying Software Pirate Grounded Illegal software dealer pleads guilty and agrees to forfeit airplanes, cars and boats. |
InternetNews
July 18, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Microsoft v. Pirates: 26 New Lawsuits Filed Microsoft filed suit against more than two dozen companies charged with loading pirated software on computers they sold. |
InternetNews
July 7, 2004
Erin Joyce |
Software Piracy Losses Add Up to $29B BSA changes its study focus on who's stealing software and yields new nuggets. |
InternetNews
August 30, 2005
Roy Mark |
L.A. Cracks Internet Warez Ring In the first criminal Internet file-sharing case brought in California, a 34-year-old former Los Angeles resident pleaded guilty to single felony count of grand theft. |
InternetNews
November 12, 2004
Roy Mark |
Conservatives Aim to Sink Pirate Act American Conservative Union says Hollywood wants to use the DOJ as its private law firm to sue copyright infringers. |
InternetNews
December 8, 2005
Roy Mark |
Software Industry Shifts Piracy Strategy The U.S. strategy for its war on global software piracy is shifting from focusing on the financial damage of intellectual property theft to the economic benefits of copyright protection. |
InternetNews
September 29, 2008
Kenneth Corbin |
Anti-Piracy Bill Headed for the White House Bill to tighten piracy-enforcement laws and championed by entertainment industry heads to president's desk, though objections persist. |
InternetNews
September 28, 2010 |
White House IP Honcho Takes On Piracy IP enforcement coordinator says government, private sector must work together to stamp out intellectual property infringement. |
CIO
April 15, 2003
Sarah D. Scalet |
The Pirates Among Us The entertainment industry is battling the illegal distribution of copyrighted music and movie files -- and will stop at nothing to enlist your help. |
InternetNews
April 6, 2006
Roy Mark |
China, Russia Top International Piracy List China and Russia's "lack of political will" put the two countries at the top of a congressional group's 2006 International Piracy Watch List. |
InternetNews
March 3, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
NewProbe of Online Music Underway The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed that the department's antitrust unit is looking into the four largest record labels and possible "uncompetitive practices" of music download pricing. |
InternetNews
May 26, 2005
Roy Mark |
Russia, China Warned on Piracy The U.S. warns Beijing and Moscow to beef up intellectual property enforcement. |
InternetNews
September 11, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Software Pirate Fined, Going to Jail A California man was sentenced to 87 months, or more than seven years, in prison and ordered to repay $5.4 million in what federal prosecutors called the largest U.S. software piracy operation. |
InternetNews
April 28, 2006
Andy Patrizio |
Microsoft's $3.4 Billion Bet With China Microsoft buys Chinese hardware, they stop stealing Microsoft software. What a bargain. |
InternetNews
January 20, 2006
Roy Mark |
Google Rebuffs DoJ's Porn Data Order Google said Thursday it would "vigorously" resist complying with a federal court order to turn over data the Department of Justice deems necessary for its flagging constitutional defense of the Child Online Protection Act. |
InternetNews
October 1, 2010 |
EFF Claims Victory in Delay of Senate IP Bill The Electronic Frontier Foundation warned that the legislation designed to combat piracy will inevitably take down lawful content. |
InternetNews
November 2, 2009 |
Software Pirate Gets 41 Months in Prison Virginia man incarcerated after years of selling phony Adobe software apps on eBay for years. |
InternetNews
May 13, 2010
Larry Barrett |
Software Pirates Swipe Billions in Booty New figures from the Business Software Alliance finds that while software piracy has leveled off in the U.S., the trade of stolen or counterfeit software is still booming. |
InternetNews
December 27, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
Microsoft Cheers Anti-Counterfeiting Law The measure takes aim at fake labels on software. The anti-counterfeiting bill is one of several signed by President Bush. |
