FBI, Music Labels Renew Piracy Fight
Warning seal will adorn hardware, software that can be used for illicit copying.
Stacy Cowley, IDG News Service

The FBI is teaming with several entertainment and software industry organizations to launch a new antipiracy seal and warning text for vendors to display on piracy-prone products like CDs and software.

Is Russia a Haven for Software Pirates?
Allegations surface that another application is being shared illegally.
Michael Mainville,
IDG News Service

Russia's reputation as a haven for software pirates is being reinforced by allegations that a code thief has been illegally distributing a program called RaceCAD that is actually a product of Texas-based software company Alibre.

Senate Bill Targets Internet Pirates
By David McGuire
washingtonpost.com Staff Writer
Thursday, November 13, 2003

People who steal copies of films and albums and post them on the Internet before their official release dates could face felony charges under legislation scheduled to be introduced Thursday in the U.S. Senate.

Mandatory Copy Controls Near
FCC could vote this week to require broadcast 'flag' to stop online piracy.
Rita Chang,
Medill News Service

WASHINGTON -- If the entertainment industry gets its way, the Federal Communications Commission will this week order vendors of every PC capable of receiving digital broadcast signals to use copy protection mechanisms that stop anyone from sharing copyrighted material over the Internet.

Code Thieves Strike Again
By Sebastian Rupley

Theft of source code is back in the spotlight. Alibre, a software company based in Richardson, Texas, alleges that a former employee—after being terminated—has begun illegally distributing a product called RaceCAD, which Alibre says is actually its product, Alibre Design. Alibre officials say the problem came to light last week. Alibre's claim comes on the heels of the theft of source code for the video game Half Life.

FCC to Head Off Internet Piracy of TV, Officials Say
By Jeremy Pelofsky

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators in coming weeks will adopt strict limits on sending digital television programs over the Internet to avoid the problems now plaguing the music industry, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

U.S. Lawmakers Say They'll Focus on Global Piracy
By Andy Sullivan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several lawmakers said on Tuesday they would push to curb international music, movie and software piracy, bringing new visibility to a problem estimated to cost U.S. businesses billions of dollars in lost sales.

Popular PC game stolen by hackers before release
By Peter Svensson,
The Associated Press

After perhaps the most egregious case of piracy to hit video gaming, playable parts of the year's most eagerly anticipated title were reported circulating online Tuesday.

Simple Flaw in CD-Copy Protection System?
By Ben Berkowitz

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Princeton graduate student said on Monday that he has figured out a way to defeat new software intended to keep music CDs from being copied on a computer -- simply by pressing the Shift-key.

Mystery shrouds arrest of accused
software pirate
Ukrainian said to be ‘kingpin’
of global computer crime
By Mike Brunker
MSNBC

Sept. 30 — U.S. authorities are trying to reel in a rare fish — an alleged software pirate from the former Soviet Union who may be one of the biggest catches so far in the war on cybercrime. But instead of trumpeting the arrest of Maksym Kovalchuk, investigators and prosecutors have cast a net of secrecy around the case and their efforts to extradite the 25-year-old Ukrainian from Thailand.