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  • July 2008

    • Studio Went Super-Secret to Protect Batman

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 28, 08 4:20 PM CDT

      Studio Went Super-Secret to Protect Batman

      (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 fans online and out of theaters; early bad buzz can also kill a film’s box office in the crucial first weekend. More »

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

    • DVD Dogs Sniff Out Pirates

      Wired  |  Jul 12, 08 8:27 AM CDT

      DVD Dogs Sniff Out Pirates

      (Newser) - Two dogs trained to sniff out counterfeit DVDs are so good at their jobs that infuriated pirates have put a bounty on their heads, Wired reports. The dogs—Labrador retrievers who were taught to detect the scent of polycarbonate—have helped locate millions of fake discs hidden in warehouses and underground disc-duplication operations in the US, Malaysia, and the Czech Republic, helping put dozens of counterfeiters behind bars. More »

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      dog  • DVD  • DVD piracy  • Motion Picture Association of America  • canine units  • counterfeiters

  • December 2007

    • Nielsen Wants Role as Online Video Cop

      Wall Street Journal  |  Dec 5, 07 10:11 AM CST

      Nielsen Wants Role as Online Video Cop

      (Newser) - Television ratings giant Nielsen is getting set to take a new role—video piracy cop. The company says its new service, Digital Media Manager, will fingerprint programming to make sure videos can be posted on Internet sites like MySpace and YouTube only if they have owners' permission, reports the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      Google  • YouTube  • MySpace  • Nielsen  • DVD piracy

    • DRM Pirates Get Help From Caribbean

      Techdirt  |  Dec 1, 07 12:22 PM CST

      DRM Pirates Get Help From Caribbean

      (Newser) - Digital rights management technologies are doing more for the profits of software companies than the copyright holders they're supposed to protect, Techdirt reports. The new AACS system was meant to stop HD-DVD or Blu-Ray players from showing protected disks, but hackers easily beat it. Overseas companies are now getting rich selling software to beat the system. More »

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      software  • copyright  • hackers  • HD DVD  • Blu ray  • DRM  • DVD piracy  • digital rights management

  • October 2007

    • DVD Pirates Outwit Hollywood

      Wall Street Journal  |  Oct 26, 07 7:18 AM CDT

      DVD Pirates Outwit Hollywood

      (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 Street Journal reports. And the bootlegs are pristine quality, too. More »

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      movie  • Hollywood  • box office  • piracy  • DVD  • DVD piracy

  • August 2007

    • Dogs Have a Nose for Pirates

      Wired  |  Aug 31, 07 7:05 PM CDT

      Dogs Have a Nose for Pirates

      (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 raids. The canine cops have been called "very talented crime fighters," Wired reports. More »

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

  • June 2007

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