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InternetNews
May 22, 2006
Roy Mark |
Warez Dealers Headed to Jail The Department of Justice tightened the noose around warez dealers Friday with the first sentencing of individuals for their Internet music piracy activities.   |
InternetNews
July 28, 2005
Roy Mark |
Warez Warriors Wrapped Up by Feds The Department of Justice's (DoJ) crackdown on large-scale piracy continued today with the indictments of eight individuals for criminal copyright infringement. The individuals were active in the online 'warez' scene. |
InternetNews
February 21, 2007
Roy Mark |
Feds Finally Extradite Alleged Warez Kingpin Hew Raymond Griffiths, an alleged warez kingpin, appeared in a U.S. district court and was charged with conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement and criminal copyright infringement. |
InternetNews
May 14, 2007
Roy Mark |
'Fastlink' Downs 50th Conspirator Feds continue law enforcement campaign targeting warez groups. |
InternetNews
June 30, 2005
Roy Mark |
DOJ Hits Warez Networks Federal agents launch 70 raids aimed at first providers of illegally distributed copyrighted works. The arrested were all active on warez networks that distribute the copies illegally through the Internet. |
InternetNews
June 29, 2006
Roy Mark |
More Warez Dealers Head to Jail Operation FastLink, the two-year-old FBI undercover investigation targeting organized Internet piracy groups known as warez dealers, claimed two more pirates Wednesday. |
InternetNews
August 25, 2004
Roy Mark |
DOJ Raids Private P2P Operation Authorities raided five residences and and an Internet service provider Wednesday morning in the first federal criminal enforcement action against private peer-to-peer networks. |
InternetNews
January 27, 2006
Roy Mark |
Feds Charge 10 More in Warez Wars Federal authorities continued their national crackdown on warez dealers this week, charging 10 more individuals with violating the No Electronic Theft Act. |
InternetNews
November 11, 2005
Roy Mark |
Public Knowledge Pans AG's Copyright Proposal Digital rights group Public Knowledge picks apart legislation that puts copyright theft in criminal code. |
InternetNews
September 13, 2006
Roy Mark |
Another Sith Pirate Meets Force of Law Third member of Elite Torrents copyright theft ring pleads guilty to Star Wars movie theft. |
PC World
December 13, 2001
Todd R. Weiss |
Feds Crack Software Piracy Rings Two-year probe targeted international groups illegally distributing software, games, and movies online... |
InternetNews
March 9, 2005
Roy Mark |
Feds Bag Warez Convictions Key leaders of Internet piracy rings face prison sentences of 5 to 10 years. |
InternetNews
January 19, 2005
Roy Mark |
DOJ Scores First Criminal P2P Convictions The U.S. Department of Justice bagged its first-ever criminal convictions for peer-to-peer copyright theft Tuesday when two men arrested in last summer's Operation Digital Gridlock pleaded guilty. |
InternetNews
May 26, 2005 |
Feds Strike Back at 'Sith' Bootleggers Nationwide raids roust distributors of bootleg "Star Wars" film. |
InternetNews
April 23, 2004
Roy Mark |
DOJ Strikes at Global Online Piracy Coordinated international raids seek to dismantle syndicates distributing pirated material. |
InternetNews
October 13, 2005
Roy Mark |
Feds Bust Massive Piracy Scheme A federal grand jury indicted three San Francisco-area men Wednesday for their involvement in what the music industry calls the largest illegal CD manufacturing seizure in the United States. |
InternetNews
August 4, 2005
Roy Mark |
Camcording Warez Dealer Bagged by Feds The Department of Justice announces its first arrests under a new law prohibiting recording movies in a theater. |
InternetNews
August 25, 2006
Roy Mark |
Man Pays For Piracy With Jail Time In addition to jail time, Danny Ferrer faces $4.1M in restitution and forfeiture of a fleet of planes, boats and really nice cars for selling pirated software. |
InternetNews
June 16, 2006
Roy Mark |
High Flying Software Pirate Grounded Illegal software dealer pleads guilty and agrees to forfeit airplanes, cars and boats. |
InternetNews
October 13, 2006
Roy Mark |
Feds Bust Craigslist Software Pirates Three alleged software pirates face criminal copyright infringement charges for selling illegal copies of popular software titles on Craigslist. |
InternetNews
August 26, 2004
Roy Mark |
FBI Sting Targets P2P Operation DOJ launches first peer-to-peer criminal probe by targeting a network of Direct Connect users. |
InternetNews
June 21, 2006
Roy Mark |
Pirates Still Sailing By IP Protection Efforts The United States continues to flex its powerful legal muscle when it comes to intellectual property protection but even the government admits the results have been mixed. |
Entrepreneur
June 2006
Jane Easter Bahls |
Hitting Hard Piracy laws just got tougher. |
The Motley Fool
June 28, 2004
Seth Jayson |
Congress Fires at Music Pirates The Recording Industry Association of America may benefit from Justice Department muscle in its fight against illegal music downloads. |
InternetNews
December 2, 2004
Michael Singer |
Infineon Execs Plead Guilty to Price-Fixing Four Infineon executives agreed to plead guilty to charges they conspired to fix prices in the computer memory sector, officials said Thursday. |
Information Today
December 31, 2007
George H. Pike |
Congress Proposes to Enhance IP Enforcement and Penalties The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property (PRO-IP) Act, H.R. 4279, proposes a number of steps to strengthen the enforcement of copyright, trademark, and patent laws and to increase criminal and civil penalties for copyright infringement. |
InternetNews
July 6, 2004
Roy Mark |
P2P Bill Induces Tech Group to Action Companies push for new hearing on legislation that targets P2P networks and others for 'inducing' copyright infringement. |
InternetNews
November 10, 2005
Roy Mark |
Attorney General Seeking Tougher IP Laws Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales proposed new legislation today that would strengthen penalties for copyright infringement, expand intellectual property protection and add critical enforcement tools. |
InternetNews
January 14, 2010 |
eBay Software Pirate Gets Jail Time A federal judge sends one crook up the river, but it's a drop in the bucket when it comes to the massive amount of piracy claimed by the software industry. |
InternetNews
September 11, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Software Pirate Fined, Going to Jail A California man was sentenced to 87 months, or more than seven years, in prison and ordered to repay $5.4 million in what federal prosecutors called the largest U.S. software piracy operation. |
InternetNews
October 19, 2006
Roy Mark |
More Indictments in DRAM Price-Fixing Probe Two former Samsung officials and a former Hynix executive are the latest to be charged in the Department of Justice's ongoing investigation into a DRAM chip price-fixing conspiracy. |
InternetNews
December 21, 2006
David Needle |
Samsung Exec Pleads Guilty in DRAM Probe Prison time for Young Hwan Park in computer memory price-fixing case. |
InternetNews
November 15, 2006
Roy Mark |
New York Hits Internet Gambling Operation Law enforcement officials claim Web site was generating more than a $1 billion a year. |
Home Theater
October 14, 2008 |
Another Bad Copyright Law Passes The newly signed Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act escalates penalties for copyright infringement. |
InternetNews
May 18, 2007
Clint Boulton |
Will Copyright Alliance's Wax Trigger YouTube's Wane? YouTubes of the world be warned. This coalition vows to uphold and enforce copyright laws under the First Amendment. |
InternetNews
August 9, 2006
Roy Mark |
Stock Options Scandal Hits Comverse Federal authorities charge Comverse Technology's former CEO and two others with criminal and civil complaints. |
InternetNews
August 26, 2004
Roy Mark |
DoJ Nabs 103 in Online Crime Sweep Ashcroft says summer-long campaign known as Operation Web Snare reveals increasing internationalization of online crime. |
InternetNews
November 16, 2006
David Needle |
Another Guilty Plea in DRAM Price Fixing Scandal The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that a former executive of Elpida Memory, a large Japanese manufacturer of DRAM chips, agreed to plead guilty for his participation in a global conspiracy to fix prices. |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2005
Bill Singer |
Nowhere to Hide As financial professionals, it is hoped you will not run afoul of the law, but if you do, it's a frightening and complex system. This explains why regulators often distinguish between "willfully" making a misstatement and doing so out of ignorance or a good-faith misunderstanding. |
InternetNews
December 15, 2004
Tim Gray |
Time Warner Settles Fraud Case Time Warner said today that it has agreed to pay $210 million in criminal and civil fines to settle a federal fraud case stemming from allegedly shady advertising deals within its America Online division. |
InternetNews
July 1, 2005
Erin Joyce |
Click Here For Inducement Disclaimers The Supreme Court's ruling that P2P technology developers can induce users to steal copyrighted works could be extended to search services that in effect publicize those P2P services. |
InternetNews
August 26, 2005
Roy Mark |
Feds Bust Spam Porn Operation A Phoenix federal grand injury has indicted three individuals for multiple violations of the CAN SPAM Act including sending unsolicited obscene materials, money laundering and criminal conspiracy. |
InternetNews
March 27, 2009
Kenneth Corbin |
ISPs Deny 'Three Strikes' Deals With RIAA Big ISPs look to quash speculation that they are on board with graduated response system to fight copyright infringement with service cancellations. |
CIO
April 15, 2003
Sarah D. Scalet |
The Pirates Among Us The entertainment industry is battling the illegal distribution of copyrighted music and movie files -- and will stop at nothing to enlist your help. |
InternetNews
December 13, 2007
Sean Gallagher |
Consumer, Industry Groups Spar Over Piracy Bill PRO IP's supporters testify in Washington that the act will curb counterfeit bags and DVDs. Critics fear it will hurt fair use and new media models. |
Information Today
November 28, 2011
George H. Pike |
Controversy Surrounds Stop Online Piracy Act as Mark-Up Approaches The Stop Online Piracy Act was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. A companion bill to the previously introduced PROTECT-IP Act, SOPA would give both government officials and content owners new authority to go after "rogue websites." |
InternetNews
September 29, 2004
Roy Mark |
House Toughens Penalties on P2Ps Bill calls for criminal penalties of up to five years for willfully distributing copyrighted works. |
Search Engine Watch
September 26, 2007
Grant Crowell |
Copyright Law: What Search Marketers Should Know (Part 1) Most online copyright infringement issues are best handled by being diplomatic and professional, and can be handled with some simple legal procedures. |
InternetNews
October 17, 2006
Roy Mark |
International Recording Industry Hits File Sharers Illegal peer-to-peer file sharers are facing more than 8,000 copyright infringement lawsuits in 17 countries, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. |
InternetNews
May 15, 2007
Roy Mark |
More Jail Time For Copyright Crooks? Attorney General Alberto Gonzales sent legislation to Capitol Hill Monday that would increase jail time for repeat offenders of copyright laws. |
