IIPA Reports on US Copyright Industries
The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) announced that it has published its 2011 study on the economic contributions of the copyright industries in the United States.
Archive of posts filed under the Anti-Piracy category.
Irdeto Acquires BayTSP
Irdeto announced that it has acquired BayTSP, a search, discovery and anti-piracy company based in Santa Clara, California.
Liberals Criticize Digital Lock Provisions
The Liberal Party of Canada announced its opposition to the digital lock provisions contained in proposed amendments to the Canadian Copyright Act.
Disc Packaging Adds DNA Security
Applied DNA Sciences (APDN) announced that Disc Graphics will employ APDN’s botanical DNA marking technology on all of the DVD and other packaging it produces.
Canada Inks Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
The Government of Canada announced that it has signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), which is aimed at combatting the spread of counterfeit and pirated goods.
Canadian Copyright Reform Draws Comments
A number of organizations representing various public and private interests have chipped in their two cents concerning the Government of Canada’s reintroduction of its copyright reform legislation.
Government of Canada Reintroduces Copyright Modernization Act
The Government of Canada announced that it has reintroduced legislation to modernize the Copyright Act.
PayPal Targets Music Pirates
IFPI announced that PayPal is working with the City of London Police and the international recording industry to prevent PayPal’s services from being used by websites that sell copyright infringing music.
CPCC Seeks No Levy From Cloud Music Services
The Canadian Private Copying Collective announced it is the group’s position that cloud-based music services should not be subject to the Canadian private audio copying levy.
UK DVD Counterfeiters Land in Jail
The Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) announced a UK court has convicted and sentenced the gang members behind a large scale DVD counterfeiting operation that was closed down in 2009.
PayPal Makes DVD Pirates Walk the Plank
PayPal announced that it has permanently closed the accounts of dozens of merchants that allegedly specialize in selling illegal counterfeit DVDs and Blu-ray Discs.