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RIAA and Music Piracy

2008-05-15 10:07:10 by Adrian Lane in Information Centric Security
 
I wonder if RIAA employees get spam? Have you seen how many ways they are to spell (or mis-spell) Viagra? How many ways and how easily I can convey the meaning without actually saying it? 'Massive Pole', 'Make Her Happy', 'Top Rated Enlarger', '4 free pills' and 'Vi-Ag-Rah' got through one spam filter just in the last four hours. So if RIAA is...
 
Tags: piracy, riaa, spam filter, music industrys lack, spam, stop piracy, common file names, riaa employees, waste money
 
 
 
 
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Vista piracy 50pc lower than XP: Microsoft

2007-12-28 13:15:45 by Editor in ElectricNews.net - SECURITY
 
Microsoft said it's seeing piracy rates for Windows Vista that are half those of Windows XP
 
Tags: windows vista, windows, piracy, microsoft, half
 
 
 
 
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Piracy bust bigger than Ben Hur

2008-01-24 00:00:00 by HASH0x8473748 in Network World on Security
 
Victorian Police along with Australian Federal Police and investigators from the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft raided several houses in Melbourne's western suburbs this week, shutting down Australia's largest ever piracy operation
 
Tags: australian federal police, piracy operation, copyright theft, australian federation, western suburbs, victorian police, week, australia, houses
 
 
 
 
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ISPs, Web sites must tackle piracy, says CBS, Viacom chief

2008-05-06 00:00:00 by Martyn Williams in Network World on Security
 
ISPs, Web site operators and manufacturers of devices that are used by some to pirate content should play a part in stamping out that piracy, Sumner Redstone, chairman and controlling shareholder of both Viacom and CBS, said on Tuesday
 
Tags: web site operators, isps, piracy, sumner redstone, viacom, cbs, manufacturers, content, play
 
 
 
 
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Study shows software piracy declining in many countries

2008-05-15 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
The Business Software Alliance's annual survey on global software piracy is out, and it's nice to see the US leading the way in something. (In a good way
 
Tags: business software alliance, global software piracy, annual survey, nice
 
 
 
 
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Digital Piracy

2008-05-23 00:00:00 by Editor in Infosec Writers Latest Security Papers
 
This paper, written by Brett Pladna will discuss piracy and copyright infringement. Since the boom of the Internet it is possible to download all types of files
 
Tags: copyright infringement, brett pladna, discuss piracy, types, internet, files, boom, paper, download
 
 
 
 
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TPM to End Piracy

2008-05-29 06:33:33 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...piracy has been a real problem TPM" stands for "Trusted Platform Module." It's a chip that is probably already in your computer and may someday be used to enforce security: both your security, and the security of software and media companies against you. The system is complicated, and while it will prevent some attacks, there are lots of ways...
 
Tags: tpm, enforce security, chip, security, stealth encryption chip, ross anderson, absolutely verifiable, games business, media companies
 
 
 
 
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Six U.S. states account for half of national piracy losses

2008-07-19 00:00:00 by HASH0x8473954 in Network World on Security
 
A first-time study by the Business Software Alliance (BSA) shows that while the U.S. has the lowest rate of software piracy of countries tracked around the world, there is still a long way to go to end illegal software use here
 
Tags: business software alliance, software piracy, illegal software, first-time study, bsa, world, countries
 
 
 
 
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Top China Web sites join to fight Olympic piracy

2008-08-06 00:00:00 by HASH0x8472e74 in Network World on Security
 
China's top 10 Web sites are following a government order to work together to fight piracy of Olympic material, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Tuesday
 
Tags: web sites, fight piracy, top, olympic material, china, government, tuesday
 
 
 
 
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MediaSentry defends work for RIAA in music piracy cases

2008-09-09 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
MediaSentry, which gathers evidence for the Recording Industry Association of America to use in music piracy lawsuits, disputed accusations that it needs to obtain private investigator's licenses in order to legally do that work
 
Tags: music piracy lawsuits, industry association, mediasentry, gathers evidence, accusations, america, licenses, investigator, obtain