piracy

Vic Police shut down film piracy lab

Vic Police shut down film piracy lab

Lead came from member of the public via AFACT.
Ry Crozier Oct 30 2009, 3:52PM Software
"Piracy lab" raided in Western Sydney

"Piracy lab" raided in Western Sydney

Police seize 6,500 pirated DVDs.
Staff Writers Sep 8 2009, 12:19PM Security
Companies urged to embrace the piracy model

Companies urged to embrace the piracy model

Unauthorised downloads can spark innovation in unpredictable ways.
Phil Muncaster May 16 2009, 9:35AM News
Aussies OK pirated software for personal use

Aussies OK pirated software for personal use

Almost half of Australians believe it is okay to use pirated software for personal use, and many can’t tell the difference between genuine and illegal software, new research commissioned by Microsoft Australia shows.
Staff Writers Feb 4 2009, 4:28PM Software
Ginos Engineering fined $114,000 for software piracy

Ginos Engineering fined $114,000 for software piracy

A conversation between an IT consultant and reseller has cost an Adelaide engineering firm more than $114,000 in damages for hosting 27 unlicensed copies of Autodesk software on its computers.
Staff Writers Jan 29 2009, 7:53AM Software
China lays claim to world's largest piracy bust

China lays claim to world's largest piracy bust

Eleven sentenced to record terms for masterminding piracy ring.
Shaun Nichols Jan 5 2009, 8:05AM Security
Aussies arrested for 10,000TB of illegal film transfers

Aussies arrested for 10,000TB of illegal film transfers

Two Brisbane men have been charged with allegedly facilitating the transfer of over 10,000TB of pirated films and TV shows via an offshore website.
Staff Writers Dec 6 2008, 8:04AM Security
XP Pirates, Microsoft is watching you

XP Pirates, Microsoft is watching you

Have you ever sat back and thought to yourself "Self -- why doesn't Microsoft accuse me of being a thief more often?". You may think this is a thought pattern that's never crossed your mind, but according to Microsoft, you're wrong.
Alex Kidman Aug 30 2008, 8:32AM Security
BSA warns Aussie businesses about software piracy ‘can of worms’

BSA warns Aussie businesses about software piracy ‘can of worms’

The Business Software Alliance (BSA) is urging Australian IT managers to better examine their security policies and software assets to make sure they aren’t sitting on a dangerous ‘can of worms’ of software piracy.
Ashley Clark May 31 2008, 11:09AM Security
BSA study reveals Aussie software piracy slightly down

BSA study reveals Aussie software piracy slightly down

Results of a study by the Business Software Alliance (BSA) signal that PC software piracy in Australia has fallen one percentage point in 2007.
Ashley Clark May 15 2008, 3:11PM Software
Nintendo calls on US to kill piracy

Nintendo calls on US to kill piracy

Nintendo of America has asked the US Trade Representative to put pressure on specific governments around the world to take a more aggressive stand on games piracy.

Matt Chapman Feb 19 2008, 6:59AM Sales & Marketing
Taiwan group guilty of 90 percent of Microsoft piracy

Taiwan group guilty of 90 percent of Microsoft piracy

Microsoft claims that a small group led by a recently jailed Taiwanese man was the source of almost all high quality pirated copies of its software up until his arrest in 2004.
Simon Burns Feb 5 2008, 2:24PM Security
Video stores hit back at DVD piracy

Video stores hit back at DVD piracy

During the Christmas and New Year holiday season, video stores around the country are putting up posters and handing out DVD sleeves and brochures to alert Australians to the increasing problems of DVD piracy.

Lilia Guan Jan 10 2008, 2:01PM Security
Microsoft launches safe online shopping guide; files 52 piracy lawsuits

Microsoft launches safe online shopping guide; files 52 piracy lawsuits

Microsoft has teamed up with eBay to launch a new educational guide to help consumers spot and avoid counterfeit software when shopping online as it ramps up its fight against piracy.
Negar Salek Dec 12 2007, 3:55PM Security
Authorities smash US$2bn piracy ring

Authorities smash US$2bn piracy ring

Authorities in the US and China have broken up a piracy group accused of trafficking more than US$2bn worth of unlicensed software.
Shaun Nichols Jul 27 2007, 2:47PM Software
Microsoft launches piracy legal blitz

Microsoft launches piracy legal blitz

23 lawsuits filed in California and Florida.
Robert Jaques Jul 3 2007, 7:00AM Software
Pair convicted in US$6m piracy bust

Pair convicted in US$6m piracy bust

Counterfeit software sold on eBay.
Shaun Nichols Jun 28 2007, 7:00AM Software
Movie piracy more popular than ever

Movie piracy more popular than ever

The latest research into Internet file sharing has shown that the amount of online piracy has risen.
Iain Thomson Jan 30 2007, 10:23AM Security
Rampant software piracy stifles growth: survey

Rampant software piracy stifles growth: survey

Software piracy is rampant and hampering economic growth, and it is increasingly in the hands of organised groups which are regarded as legitimate businesses in some countries, according to a survey.
Lucas van Dec 9 2005, 9:15AM Software
Movie studios, BitTorrent sign anti-piracy pact

Movie studios, BitTorrent sign anti-piracy pact

Hollywood's major movie studios and internet technology provider BitTorrent have signed a pact to help stem piracy of films on the web, but the move was deemed by both as an "early experiment".
Staff Writers Nov 24 2005, 8:25AM Software

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