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Music Biz
Can't Dodge Piracy: Study

It's time to embrace 'incredibly popular' sites, say authors

Aug 4, 08 12:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Offering fans cheap online access to music doesn't make a dent in illegal downloads, a new study of Radiohead’s latest album shows. Although In Rainbows was released online for whatever fans wanted to pay, it was illegally downloaded millions of times, reports the Financial Times. The study advocates accepting... More »

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music industry • piracy • copyright • Radiohead • P2P • illegal downloading • In Rainbows

Studio Went Super-Secret to Protect Batman

Anti-piracy tactics kept bootlegs from diluting buzz just long enough

Jul 28, 08 4:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a dazzling covert operation, Warner Bros. kept the lid on The Dark Knight so tight pirated copies didn’t hit the Web until 2 days after its Australian premiere—long enough to keep the film’s record opening on track, the Los Angeles Times reports. Digital piracy can keep... More »

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film • intellectual property • piracy • DVD piracy • box office • The Dark Knight • blockbusters

analysis

 How Piracy Can Boost Business

Companies should copy, buy out, and study intellectual thieves

Jul 19, 08 11:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Intellectual piracy is bad for business, yes, but also inevitable—and companies fare better when turning it to their advantage, the Economist reports. The large (and illegal) volume of music and video exchanged online, for example, can reveal who’s popular in which countries. And Microsoft, which officially battles... More »

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Microsoft • music industry • intellectual property • piracy • Nike • knockoff • silver lining

New Releases at Home?
But There's A Catch

Hollywood wants permission to block video to some TV hardware

Jun 12, 08 3:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hollywood is asking the government to let it control what movies HDTV watchers can see based on what hardware they’re using. Studios don’t want pre-DVD releases going over analog cables, where they can be illegally copied. In return, they’re offering to release new movies in HD on... More »

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television • Hollywood • FCC • piracy • movies

UN Boosts Members' Powers to Fight Africa Piracy

Navy vessels can follow hijackers into Somali waters

Jun 3, 08 12:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - With piracy a growing problem off the Horn of Africa, the UN will allow its members to combat pirates using “all necessary means,” including chasing them into Somali waters, CNN reports. Somalia’s transitional government supports the move. More than two dozen pirate attacks have been reported in... More »

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Somalia • United Nations • piracy • pirates • Horn of Africa • UN Security Council

 Life Imitates Depp:
 Caribbean Piracy on Rise 

Yacht crowd comes under increased attack from armed buccaneers

Jun 2, 08 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pirates of the Caribbean is becoming all too real for yachters, the Los Angeles Times reports, with crime against visiting boats on the rise—and “it's becoming more violent,” one analyst says. The attacks are prompting businesses to advise caution—but they worry that overstating the problem could... More »

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theft • Pirates of the Caribbean • piracy • Caribbean • pirates • violent crime • armed robbery • yachts

Piracy Police Accidentally Hit Non-Pirates

Internet TV network furious after misplaced denial of service attack

May 30, 08 10:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - MediaDefender’s job is to hunt down pirates. The company specializes in seeding piracy sites with fake files, or “spoofs,” frustrating would-be media thieves. There’s just one problem: Its latest victim, Revision3 Corp, isn’t actually pirating anything. An Internet TV network, Revision3 was using file sharing... More »

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online media • piracy • file sharing • denial of service attack

 Aussies Ditch Dueling Law 

Laws on duels, piracy walk the plank as criminal code is updated

May 3, 08 12:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - There's no longer a law against challenging somebody to a duel in Queensland, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. As part of an effort to get old laws off the books, the Australian state is also scrapping laws against piracy on the high seas, and mayors will no longer have to... More »

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Australia • law • piracy • Queensland • guns

Online Music Sales Surge in Britain

Holiday bounce credited with rare good note for music industry

Jan 3, 08 3:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Online music downloads in Britain surged during the last week of 2007, more than doubling the corresponding week of 2006, Reuters reports. With physical album sales still down and digital piracy continuing, analysts saw a high note: "The news should help induce optimism that the recorded music industry may... More »

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Apple • iPod • piracy • digital music • online music • eMusic

Small Businesses Targeted for Software Violations

Industry group reaps big settlements from little firms

Nov 26, 07 4:00 PM CST
(Newser) - A group representing major software companies in copyright enforcement actions has been targeting small businesses for violating software licenses, reports the AP. Almost 90% of the Business Software Alliance's $13 million in settlements with North American companies last year came from small companies. Some owners say they were punished for... More »

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Microsoft • Apple • piracy • software • small businesses • Symantec • Adobe • software licenses • Business Software Alliance

French Attack Internet Piracy

Move to stem high-tech theft raises worries about civil liberties

Nov 23, 07 8:34 AM CST
(Newser) - French internet pirates, beware. Big Brother is watching. Or, he will be if a three-strikes-and-you’re-out industry proposal backed by French President Nicolas Sarkozy moves forward, the Financial Times reports. Under the plan, ISPs would forward data on users illegally sharing files to the government, which could terminate problem internet... More »

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Internet • music downloads • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • piracy • digital video

Pirate Act to Take Senate Floor, Again

Would enable Justice Dept. to prosecute illegal downloaders

Nov 8, 07 1:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Legislation that would enable the Justice Department to prosecute those who partake in peer-to-peer copyright infringement is coming before Congress—for the fourth time—now sponsored by Senators Patrick Leahy and John Conryn. But while it's popular among lawmakers and corporate copyright holders alike, the Pirate Act hasn't seen too... More »

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Department of Justice • Recording Industry Association of America • Motion Picture Association of America • piracy • Patrick Leahy • copyright • John Cornyn • Orrin Hatch

US Pursues Hijacked Ship in Somali Waters

Pirates take Japanese cargo vessel loaded with benzene

Oct 30, 07 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A US warship is hot on the trail of a Japanese cargo vessel hijacked by pirates off Somalia. USS Porter sank pirate skiffs that had been tied to the Golden Mori when it sent distress signals Sunday. But after the bombardment, authorities learned that the Panamanian-flagged Mori contains benzene, a... More »

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Somalia • Navy • piracy • Horn of Africa

DVD Pirates Outwit Hollywood

Pre-release bootlegging on the rise despite studio security measures

Oct 26, 07 7:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - The high-profile Oscar hopeful American Gangster opens next week—but it's already available as a pirated DVD for $5 or for free via internet file-sharing sites. American Gangster is the latest example of the upper hand that bootleggers have gained of late in their war against security measures, the Wall ... More »

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Hollywood • piracy • DVD piracy • DVD • box office • bootleggers • movies

Dogs Have a Nose for Pirates

Lucky and Flo are a trained to sniff out illegal DVDs

Aug 31, 07 7:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - The NYPD's two cutest agents busted what cops say was a counterfeit DVD operation this week, heralding a new era in anti-piracy enforcement. Lucky and Flo, two black Labs trained to sniff out chemicals in DVDs, are just back from Malaysia, where they led authorities to 26 arrests on 35... More »

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NYPD • police • piracy • DVD piracy • canine units • dog

Universal Thumbs Nose
at Apple

Label to lift piracy protection—except
on iTunes downloads

Aug 11, 07 9:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Universal Music will ditch the anti-piracy software on music it sells through most outlets, making it easy—but still illegal—to copy its tunes. In what one analyst calls “a bold-faced move to blunt Apple’s influence,” the plan conspicuously excludes iTunes. The company says Apple is a... More »

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music • Internet • iTunes • Apple • piracy • Universal Music Group • file sharing • EMI • music label

Harry Potter and the Chinese Knockoffs

Culture of piracy leads to illegal copying, unrelated spin-offs

Aug 1, 07 10:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - The titles are unintentionally hilarious—Harry Potter and the Big Funnel, Harry Potter and the Chinese Porcelain Doll—but China's thriving piracy industry is no laughing matter. The Times looks at the phenomenon of "Harry" knockoffs, a problem so widespread that one estimate puts the percentage of illegal books... More »

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China • Harry Potter • JK Rowling • piracy • knockoff • book

3-D Format
Will Foil
Film Pirates

Camcorder killer coming to a
theater near you

Jun 28, 07 6:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Movie makers are preparing to launch a major assault on video piracy—in 3-D.  In two years, more than 4,000 theaters will be 3-D-ready, and top studios are gearing up to create films in the new format, which can't be recorded off the screen. Steven Spielberg and Peter... More »

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technology • Hollywood • theater • film • Dreamworks • piracy • DVD piracy • George Lucas • 3D • camcorder • Jeffrey Katzenberg • movies • movie theaters

Studios Tussle with Piracy

Premature 'Ratatouille' galvanizes film brass; execs try to wrap up illegal distributors

Jun 22, 07 8:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hollywood is scrambling to crack down after a recent spate of online movie piracy: Disney's "Ratatouille" and Michael Moore's "Sicko" have each surfaced on the net before theatrical release. Studios have been ramping up pre-release screenings to build buzz, which the Journal says makes it easier for camcorder-wielding... More »

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YouTube • piracy • film studio • movies

Apple Courts Studios for Rental Rights

At $3 a pop, 30-day movie loans will pit computer giant against cable, satellite

Jun 11, 07 7:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apple is buttering up top movie studios as it prepares to launch a video-on-demand service to contend with cable and satellite companies. Apple plans to offer each movie as a 30-day rental for $2.99, and it's telling studios the term of lease means they won't take a hit on... More »

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Steve Jobs • DirecTV • Comcast • film • Apple • mac • iPod • piracy • DVD • rentals • video on demand • movie on demand • download • movies

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