UK Police Scuttle Shipment of Fake CDs
The City of London Police announced that it has stopped the largest ever consignment of counterfeit CDs from being smuggled into the UK.
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RCMP Busts Toronto DVD Counterfeiting Racket
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced that it has disrupted a crime group allegedly involved in a multi-million dollar illegal DVD manufacturing and distribution racket in the Toronto area.
Europe Rejects Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
The European Parliament announced that it rejected the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) by 478 votes to 39, with 165 abstentions.
CPCC Blows Gasket Over microSD Memory Card Levy
The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) accused the Government of Canada of usurping the authority of the Copyright Board by scuttling the special interest group’s campaign to extend the country’s private audio copying levy to include microSD flash memory cards.
Canada Nixes Audio Levy on Flash Memory Cards
The Government of Canada announced that it plans to exempt microSD flash memory cards from the country’s flawed and misguided private audio copying levy scheme.
Canada Adopts Controversial Copyright Laws
The Government of Canada announced that the Copyright Modernization Act, Bill C-11 has received Royal Assent and is now the law of the land.
Verimatrix Secures Quickflix Movie Service
Verimatrix announced that Quickflix is securing its Over-the-Top (OTT) Video-On-Demand (VoD) service with the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS) for Internet TV.
US Government Amps Up Blu-ray and DVD Piracy Warning
The National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) announced that an updated anti-piracy warning will appear on new DVD and Blu-ray discs published by members of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).
USTR Trots Out Intellectual Property Rights Report
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it has published its annual Special 301 Report, which provides the agency’s opinion of the adequacy and effectiveness of the protection of intellectual property rights by U.S. trading partners.
Rimage Unveils Blu-ray Anti-rip Copy Protection
Rimage Corporation announced its new Blu Lock anti-rip copy protection technology at NAB Show 2012.
DVD CCA Pleased With Kaleidescape Court Decision
The DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA) announced that it is pleased with a California Superior Court decision that found Kaleidescape breached its Content Scramble System (CSS) license agreement.