Topic: Copyright and Fair Use Issues
AFP Global Edition | 2009-06-04 17:00:55
<div><p>A DVD-sniffing anti-piracy dog named Paddy has uncovered a huge cache of 35,000 discs in Malaysian warehouses, many destined for export to Singapore, industry officials said on Wednesday.</p><p>The black Labrador helped enforcement officials who carried out raids last week in southern Johor state which neighbours Singapore ...
AFP Global Edition | 2009-05-21 07:00:18
<div><p>Canada, China, Mexico, Russia and Spain have been singled out by members of the US Congress for "alarming levels" of piracy of copyrighted movies, music, video games and other entertainment.</p><p>The Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus, made up of more than 70 members of the Senate and House of ...
AFP Global Edition | 2009-05-12 10:00:18
<div><p>Software piracy in the Asia-Pacific region continued to worsen last year, a study said Tuesday, driven by the rapid growth in computer sales and the availability of bootleg programmes online.</p><p>The annual survey by the Business Software Alliance (BSA) and industry research firm IDC showed that in ...
Reuters US Online Report Technology News | 2009-05-12 05:09:20
<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Software piracy grew last year, accounting for 41 percent of all PC software installed, with losses to companies estimated at $53 billion, the Business Software Alliance said on Tuesday.</p><p>Worldwide piracy rates rose from 38 percent of software in business and home computers in 2007 to ...
