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Last Week in Piracy: Week 10

Last Week in Piracy: Week 10

Last Week in Piracy Week 10

Welcome to this weeks summary of news relating to Cyber Security, Anti-Piracy, Anti-Counterfeiting, Brand Protection and many other online security topics. In this summary we provide you with a selection of news items that we feel capture this week in terms of piracy and online protection. We provide you with a short introduction of a news item (written by the respective website); if you feel like you want to read more about a specific topic, you can click on the provided links below.

Suspended sentences for operators of French piracy site Liberty Land

The operators of a French piracy website Liberty Land have received suspended sentences of up to six months. Somewhat less severe than the two year prison sentence recently handed to the former operator of one-time French piracy set-up Streamiz.

Read the full story at completemusicupdate.com.

EU calls drinks industry to action for counterfeit and piracy watch-list

The European Commission has asked drinks companies for their comments on a planned ‘Counterfeit and Piracy watch-list’, designed to identify non-European Union online and physical trading areas that commonly allow the sale of counterfeit, pirated and smuggled goods.

Read the full story at just-drinks.com.

Trump to combat movie piracy by China, saving the U.S. economy $600B annually

President Donald Trump is crafting a way to combat intellectual property theft by China and protect U.S. shows such as HBO’s “Game of Thrones” from being pirated online. The HBO hit series has taken the crown as the most pirated TV show on the internet for the sixth year in a row. According to the Motion Picture Association of America, 90% of the viewership of U.S. movies in China is illegal.

Read full story at foxbusiness.com.

U.S. Navy Under Fire in Mass Software Piracy Lawsuit

German software company Bitmanagement is asking the US Court of Federal Claims for a partial summary judgment against the US Government. According to the software vendor, it’s undisputed that the Navy installed its software on hundreds of thousands of computers without permission, infringing its copyright.

Read full story at torrentfreak.com.

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