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Microsoft sues Comet over reproduction of back-up copies of software for users

11 January 2012 | Paul Gershlick

Microsoft is suing Comet for alleged copyright infringement over what the software giant claims is nearly 100,000 counterfeit copies of Windows Vista and Windows XP recovery CDs. It has alleged that Comet...

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Oracle still wins copyright infringement case against SAP but award reduced on appeal from being largest ever

16 September 2011 | Simon Weinberg

A US appeals court has upheld Oracle’s court victory against SAP for copyright infringement, but the damages award has been reduced. Last year, Oracle had been awarded damages of US$1.3bn after successfully...

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European Commission publishes strategy for IP rights

9 June 2011 | Mark Weston

The European Commission has published its strategy for intellectual property rights. There are some common themes with the Hargreaves Digital Opportunity Report - in particular, ensuring that the economy...

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European Commission updates counterfeit goods regulation to help rights holders better enforce rights

6 June 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The European Commission has published a proposed Regulation regarding the customs enforcement of intellectual property rights. If implemented, the Regulation would update the Counterfeit Goods Regulation...

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Sony, pirates and Hotz stuff

8 February 2011 | Mark Weston

As an update to my story on 27 January about attempts to circumnavigate Sony's copy protection systems on its PS3 consoles (here), Computer & Video Games magazine has just published an update from...

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PlayStation is not for hacking – Sony files legal action

22 January 2011 | Mark Weston

Sony has filed proceedings in the Northern District Court of California against a number of hackers who published security codes for the PlayStation 3. The security codes effectively “sign” software,...

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Protection for Amazon’s Kindle hacked

4 January 2010 | Mark Weston

The digital rights management software for Amazon’s Kindle has been hacked. Kindle is a platform developed by Amazon for displaying e-books. The hack attack means that e-books stored on the reader can...

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Law firm criticised for tactics in sending thousands of letters to alleged copyright infringers

14 December 2009 | Mark Weston

A law firm which is sending letters to thousands of alleged illegal peer-to-peer file-sharers has been accused of scattergun tactics which affect many innocent Internet users. Which?, the consumer group,...

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Government goes for illegal P2P file-sharers with Digital Economy Bill…

2 December 2009 | Mark Weston

The Government has introduced its Digital Economy Bill in the Queen’s Speech. Amongst the changes to the law to be introduced by the Bill are provisions that could see illegal peer-to-peer file-sharers...

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Man sentenced to three years in jail for selling pirated software on eBay…

18 November 2009 | Paul Gershlick

A man has been sentenced to three years in jail for selling pirated software on eBay, the popular auction site. The US court also ordered Gregory Fair to pay Adobe Systems US$740,000. Undercover investigators...

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Latest news and views tagged software piracy

Microsoft sues Comet over reproduction of back-up copies of software for users

Oracle still wins copyright infringement case against SAP but award reduced on appeal from being largest ever

European Commission publishes strategy for IP rights

European Commission updates counterfeit goods regulation to help rights holders better enforce rights

Sony, pirates and Hotz stuff

PlayStation is not for hacking – Sony files legal action

Protection for Amazon’s Kindle hacked

Law firm criticised for tactics in sending thousands of letters to alleged copyright infringers

Government goes for illegal P2P file-sharers with Digital Economy Bill…

Man sentenced to three years in jail for selling pirated software on eBay…

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