Europe votes on anti-piracy laws
Europeans suspected of putting movies and music on file-sharing networks could be thrown off the web under proposals before Brussels.
common -
comments -
8.7.2008 New Windows 7 Anti-Piracy Features
Windows 7 will not reinvent the anti-piracy wheel for Microsoft. Instead, the next iteration of the Windows client will be based on Windows Vista's Software Protection Platform, especially in regard to the activation and validation experience.
windows -
comments -
7.5.2009 Microsoft to beef up anti-piracy checks in Vista SP1
Microsoft will change the user experience of its automatic anti-piracy checks in Windows Vista and also make it harder for hackers to bypass the system in the first service pack for the OS due out early next year.
windows -
comments -
4.12.2007 Microsoft Denies Having Updated Vista's Anti-Piracy Platform or the WGA
Microsoft denied having introduced any sort of updates to the anti-piracy platform built into its latest operating system, Windows Vista or to the Windows Genuine Advantage mechanism designed to safeguard over the legitimacy of the copies of the operating system.
windows -
comments -
12.9.2007 Microsoft Kills Windows and Office Validation Assistant Anti-Piracy Efforts
Microsoft's anti-piracy efforts will undertake a major overhauling. The Redmond company plans to take down both the Windows Validation Assistant and the Office Validation Assistant.
microsoft -
comments -
5.7.2007 Microsoft Anti-Spyware Deleting Norton Anti-Virus
Microsoft's Anti-Spyware program is causing troubles for people who also use Symantec's Norton Anti-Virus software; apparently, a recent update to Microsoft's anti-spyware application flags Norton as a password-stealing program and prompts users to remove it.
microsoft -
comments -
12.2.2006 Financial Times comments on Moore's law; Xbox 360
Hey there, everypeoples. Cesar here (back from break). A buddy at work sent over a very interesting Financial Times editorial (requires registration) called "The future is here - and it works." A very optimistic peice, the author talks about the simultaneous exponential growth of processing power - Moore's Law, the rapid drop in price, and specifically, what this could mean for our daily lives.
common -
comments -
1.1.2006 The Pirate Bay Moves to Counter Swedish Wiretapping Law
The Pirate Bay is adding encryption to its Web site in order to counter a new Swedish law that allows wiretapping of Internet and phone traffic.
common -
comments -
24.6.2008 Microsoft gets serious about Windows piracy
Microsoft has been battling piracy since the beginning. But it seems as though they have finally had enough. In one of the more recent Windows Updates, Microsoft deployed what they feel is a step in the right direction for preventing the theft of their software.
microsoft -
comments -
6.11.2008 Microsoft CEO Sees Less Piracy With Windows Vista
Microsoft expects software piracy, which costs the company billions of dollars every year, to ease with the introduction of its new Windows Vista operating system and Office 2007 software suite, CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday
microsoft -
comments -
2.12.2006 Microsoft Offers Vista Preview to Fight Piracy
Want to try Vista before you buy it? Microsoft now has a free online "test drive" of its Windows Vista operating system in its latest effort to fight software piracy and counterfeiting.
windows -
comments -
23.1.2007 Russian Judge Dismisses Any Penalty in Piracy Case
MOSCOW, Feb. A Russian judge convicted a provincial school headmaster on Thursday for using pirated Microsoft software in school computers, but declined to impose any penalty, saying that Microsofts loss was insignificant compared with its overall earnings.
common -
comments -
19.2.2007 Russian teacher fined in Microsoft piracy case
Putin has described the case as "utter nonsense" and former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev even asked Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to intercede on the teacher's behalf.
microsoft -
comments -
8.5.2007 BSA Raises the Stakes in Fight Against Software Piracy
The Business Software Alliance (BSA), the global organization representing the nations leading software manufacturers, today announced that it will intensify efforts to battle software piracy in the workplace by increasing its current rewards incentive from $200,000 to $1 million from July to October 2007.
common -
comments -
3.7.2007 WGA notches win for Microsoft in piracy bust
Microsofts anti-piracy effort may be annoying to some Windows users, but it has notched a big win catching the bad guys.
microsoft -
comments -
25.7.2007 Microsoft Helps Nab $900M Piracy Ring
Microsoft is telling the tale of a major software piracy investigation that weaved through 22 countries, hoping would-be pirates will think twice if they know how far the company will go to protect its computer code worth billions in revenue each quarter.
microsoft -
comments -
11.2.2008 Windows 7 available in Europe
Windows 7 now available for purchase in Europe.
windows -
comments -
22.10.2009 Microsoft pre-paid cards to check software piracy
Check piracy of its software, Microsoft on Wednesday announced that it would launch pre-paid cards in India before this year-end.
microsoft -
comments -
17.9.2006 Worldwide Software Piracy Rate Holds Steady at 35%
A new study reveals that 35% of the software installed in 2006 on personal computers (PCs) worldwide was obtained illegally, amounting to nearly $40 billion in global losses due to software piracy.
common -
comments -
16.5.2007 No Microsoft Zune for Europe in 2007
Microsoft launched the Zune DAP in the US in November 2006. It was anticipated that Microsoft will introduce the Zune player outside of the United States in late 2007.
microsoft -
comments -
4.6.2007 Are you Europes proudest Windows 7 fan?
Well if you are a Windows 7, then Sony are giving you the opportunity to show it!
windows -
comments -
5.10.2009 Europe threatens Microsoft with daily fines
The European Commission issued Microsoft a warning on Thursday that it could face a retroactive fine of up to $2.37 million a day for failing to comply with its antitrust order, based on its preliminary review.
microsoft -
comments -
25.12.2005 Microsoft TechEd Europe 2006 Cancelled
This just in from Bink.nu.
I just received official documentation that Microsoft TechED Europe 2006 in Amsterdam is cancelled. Teched Europe will evolve to 2 events (merging with IT Forum) and is rescheduled to November 2006 in Barcelona.
microsoft -
comments -
24.1.2006 Microsoft hints at delay of Vista in Europe
Microsoft raised the possibility on Thursday that it might delay the introduction of its new Vista Windows operating system in Europe, saying it depended on the European Commission's antitrust requirements.
windows -
comments -
7.9.2006 PS3 Europe Launch Details Revealed
Details of the European PS3 launch have been officially unveiled by Sony. The console will only be available in the premium 60GB model at launch, and will retail for 599EUR and 425GBP.
common -
comments -
25.1.2007 No Internet Explorer in Windows 7 version for Europe
Microsoft is planning on shipping a version of Windows 7 to Europe that will not include Internet Explorer.
windows -
comments -
11.6.2009 Windows 7 in Europe: no upgrades, no IE, up to 2X the price
According to Computer World, things are not looking good for European fans of Windows 7 and Internet Explorer.
windows -
comments -
29.6.2009 MS agrees to browser choice in Europe
Microsoft is willing to give Windows 7 users in Europe a choice of browsers, rather than simply no browser.
microsoft -
comments -
26.7.2009 Microsoft scraps Windows 7 E version for Europe
Microsoft confirmed late on Friday that it plans to kill off the Windows 7 'E' version for Europe.
windows -
comments -
1.8.2009 Microsoft Could Launch Zune in Europe by End 2007
Microsoft Corp. could launch the Zune in Europe before the end of 2007, said Jason Reindorp, Zunes marketing director.
microsoft -
comments -
21.1.2007Ex-RIAA Chiefs Start
Anti-Piracy Firm
Two former RIAA leaders, Jay
Berman and Hilary Rosen,
announced Thursday that they
were partnering to form an
anti-piracy consulting agency.
The two plan to focus on
intellectual property
protection, digital media
technology, international
trade issues and anti-piracy
strategies...
betanews.com -
02.02.2006France passes anti-piracy law
A bill requiring French ISPs to disconnect people who are caught downloading or sharing illegal content three times has been given approval by Senate.
The controversial legislation will mean that illegal file-sharers will receive a warning through email first, then through a letter, and on the third
offence, will face disconnection, according to an article by TorrentFreak. The bill attempts to reduce online piracy by deterring users from
illegally file-sharing, and was supported by the French President, Nicolas Sarkozy. Users who are disconnected may have to continue paying for their
internet for the duration that they are disconnected, which can be up to a year.
Read full story.....
neowin.net -
13.05.2009France close to 3 strike piracy law
Plans by the French government to require Internet service providers to throw persistent pirates off the Internet are now closer to becoming law.
The French Senate voted 297 to 15 in favour of the law, which now goes to the French National Assembly for final approval.
The law,
first suggested by Nicolas Sarkozy in November 2007, requires that ISPs monitor web traffic of their customers. Those detected to be downloading
copyrighted material illegally would be sent up to two warning letters, before having their internet connection cut off if they persisted to download
illegally.
An amendment suggested by Bruno Retailleau of the right-wing MPF party, which proposed giving customers fines, rather than
cutting them off, was rejected by French politicians prior to the Senate vote. Mr Retailleau said that the Internet has become an "essential
commodity".
Retailleau is not alone. In April 2008, the European Union rejected calls for such a law to be imposed across Europe, saying
that throwing people offline conflicted with "civil liberties and human rights".
France is not the only country taking measures to tackle
piracy. Sweden has proposed a law that would allow copyright owners to request the personal details of anyone they suspect of copyright infringement
from their ISP.
Sweden is
reportedly going to enact the law in April 2009.
Read full story.....
neowin.net -
07.11.2008The French reject anti-piracy law
The French National Assembly has shot down a bill that would have given music and movie industries an overwhelming amount of power to shut off end
users internet access after a three strikes rule. "Under the plan, the music and movie industries would have been empowered to analyze the downloads
of individual Internet users to root out instances of piracy, and to report violations to a newly created agency. The agency was to send warning
letters to violators; after the third letter, the Internet service provider would have been required to sever service. " There was massive
discontent in the entire country over the proposed legislation.
Read full story.....
neowin.net -
09.04.2009Pirate Bay Takes Over Anti-Piracy Domain
In yet another snub to anti-piracy efforts, infamous Swedish BitTorrent site The Pirate Bay has taken over IFPI.com, a domain formerly owned by the
recording industry group by the same name. IFPI, previously known as the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, pushes for anti-piracy
enforcement in 75 countries...
betanews.com -
15.10.2007Microsoft Takes Aim at Piracy and Outlines Windows 7 Anti-Piracy Experience
Q&A: Joe Williams explains how customer feedback has driven anti-piracy features for Windows 7 to ensure an optimal user experience and help protect
customers from the risks of running counterfeit software...
microsoft.com/presspass -
07.05.2009Piracy law cuts internet traffic
Internet traffic in Sweden fell by 33% as the country's new anti-piracy law came into effect, reports suggest.
Sweden's new
policy - the Local IPRED law - allows copyright holders to force internet service providers (ISP) to reveal details of users sharing files.
winbeta.org -
02.04.2009Swedish anti-piracy legislation moves ahead
The EU anti-piracy directive that would let intellectual property holders get information about file sharers has been implemented in a Swedish bill,
which this week received approval to be presented to Parliament...
betanews.com -
25.10.2008Europe rejects anti-piracy plans
European politicians have voted down calls to throw suspected file-sharers off the net. The idea to cut off persistent pirates formed part of a
wide-ranging report on creative industries written for the European parliament. But in a narrow vote MEPs backed an amendment to the report which
said net bans conflicted with "civil liberties and human rights".
neowin.net -
13.04.2008Sony BMG Sues CD Anti-Piracy Company
Trying to recoup its losses as
a result of placing
anti-piracy software on its
music CDs, Sony BMG sued the
company responsible for the
technology, it said on
Thursday...
betanews.com -
12.07.2007Microsoft Files Eight
Anti-Piracy Suits
Microsoft on Monday announced
that it had filed eight
lawsuits against companies
distributing pirated software
in five states. The suits were
filed thanks to tips to
Microsoft's anti-piracy
hotline as well as "secret
shoppers."..
betanews.com -
20.09.2005Anti-porn online law dies quickly in Supreme Court
After ten years of the anti-porn law that was under the Child Online Protection Act, stopping minors from viewing harmful content over the internet,
silently died off in the Supreme Court after Congress overwhelmingly approved the law ten years ago. "For over a decade the government has been
trying to thwart freedom of speech on the Internet, and for years the courts have been finding the attempts unconstitutional," said Chris Hansen,
star of To Catch a Predator on Dateline MSNBC. To help strengthen the case to keep the law alive, the Justice Department subpoenaed major Internet
service providers in 2006.
Read
full story.....
neowin.net -
22.01.2009Spammer pokes holes in Virginia anti-spam law, gets set free
In a unanimous decision, Virginia's Supreme Court has agreed with arguments made by lawyers of convicted spammer Jeremy Jaynes that Virginia's
anti-spam law violates the Constitution's First Amendment free speech protections...
betanews.com -
13.09.2008Apple Blasts French Copyright
Law
Apple broke a week of silence
late Tuesday, attacking a
proposed French law that would
open up proprietary music
services as equivalent to
"state-sponsored
piracy." However, the
company appears ready to
comply with the new law if
need be...
betanews.com -
22.03.2006Microsoft, Autodesk lose piracy patent appeal
The two companies will need to pay Michigan-based z4 nearly $160 million in total penalties for infringing on the company's rights to patents
surrounding anti-piracy technologies...
betanews.com -
28.11.2007Microsoft Announces Global Anti-Piracy Day
Microsoft Corp. today announced Global Anti-Piracy Day, a simultaneous launch of education initiatives and enforcement actions in 49 countries on six
continents to combat the sophisticated, illegal trade of pirated and counterfeit software. The programs announced today include intellectual property
awareness campaigns, engagements with partner businesses, educational forums, local law enforcement training, and new legal actions against alleged
software counterfeiters and pirates.
winbeta.org -
21.10.2008Microsoft Steps Up Anti-Piracy Effort in China
Microsoft is trying to fight piracy in China by ensuring that more new computers in the region come with genuine copies of Windows pre-installed at
the factory...
betanews.com -
07.11.2007Anti-Piracy Tool Detects Businesses Using Illegal Applications
V.i. Laboratories has developed anti-piracy software that detects when a software product is being illegally used and reports that usage back to its
developer, providing independent software vendors and their channel partners a way to recover lost revenue.
winbeta.org -
21.08.2008Vista Anti-Piracy Will Drive People to Linux?
Oh, the wicked 2007
predictions people make, just
because it's the end of the
year. The good folks over at
IDC released their "Top 10
Predictions for Worldwide
System Infrastructure
Software, 2007." Overall,
it's a good list, although I
don't buy No. 9. IDC
predicts: "Microsoft's
client operating system
anti-piracy efforts will
backfire. Microsoft's
anti-piracy campaign will
drive customers toward
Linux."
Bwhahahaha. Somebody has
been tipping too much holiday
eggnog. The anti-piracy
campaign is biggest on the
desktop--so, what? IDC
suggests that Linux is finally
going to gain desktop traction
because of Windows product
activation? Oh the tears, I'm
laughing so hard.
More likely, new anti-piracy
mechanisms will drive
customers to Windows XP. More
onerous piracy checks apply to
Vista than its predecessor.
Microsoft's nightmare
situation is that customers
stick with Windows XP and
consume more Web-based
products or services as means
of extending operating system
capabilities without
upgrading.
neowin.net -
15.12.2006Antipiracy investigators run afoul of Swiss law in P2P sweep
Part of the reason the RIAA is so relentless with its legal campaign against file-sharing in the US is that the group can readily obtain the names and
addresses of broadband subscribers via John Doe lawsuits. In contrast, the motion picture and music industries have had mixed results with that
strategy in Europe, and one firm retained by Big Content is under fire in Switzerland for what the Swiss government says are illegal tactics.
Logistep, which calls itself a "specialized privately controlled Anti-Piracy
Company" that operates in Switzerland, has run afoul of the Eidgenössische Datenschutz und Öffentlichkeitsbeauftragte, the Swiss agency
tasked with overseeing data protection,
according to the IDG News Service. Unlike US
law, which allows the identity of an ISP subscriber to be revealed via a civil action, Swiss law requires a criminal case to be filed in order for the
data to be divulged.
winbeta.org -
28.01.2008
