piracy

Piracy originally referred to criminal violence (such as trespassing and robbery) committed at sea, but today the term lends itself to an array of lawless acts, including copyright infringement, airplane hijacking, unregulated radio transmissions (pirate radio) and patent infringement. The term has also been used to refer to raids committed on land by paramilitary forces.

Traditional piracy at sea benefits from a romanticized image in contemporary popular culture, thanks to some picturesque characters such as Captain Hook, Long John Silver, and even the more recent Captain Jack Sparrow from the Pirates Of The Caribbean film series. Colorful language, a lust for hidden treasures, as well as the love of freedom and the open sea are some of the more common motifs to be encountered in pirate stories.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “piracy”

• in Lifestyle
  File Sharing and Copyright Math
  Entertainment Industry Wants Downloading Shutdown
  by Mozart99 / on Apr 22, 2012
• in Cloud Computing
  Rapidshare Latest File Sharing Website Targeted By Entertainment Industry
  Rapidshare's latest struggle with the recording and publishing industries shows that although SOPA may be dead, the struggle for individual freedom on the web is far from over.
  by davidamerland / on Mar 18, 2012
• in Politics
  Why Any Future Anti-Piracy Legislation Must Not Regulate Search Engines
  Why Congress Should Listen to Internet Giants When Crafting a SOPA Alternative
  by annemadison / on Feb 25, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “piracy”

 

• New Google data show Microsoft’s piracy problems

  
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  Google’s Internet search engine receives more complaints about websites believed to be infringing on Microsoft’s copyrights than it does about material produced by entertainment companies … Continue reading → Read the full story: New Google data show Microsoft’s piracy problems from: Technology News ...
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• Dear Morons: Piracy isn’t the issue

  
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  This is hardly new information. People have actually being saying this for years. When Top Gear was the number 1 downloaded show on earth, you could not even buy it on DVD. You were only able to purchase 2 best of DVD’s. But the lawyers and Hollywood do not want to listen. They would rather [...]
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• Summary Box: Google opens window on online piracy

  
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  ONLINE PIRACY INSIGHTS: Google has released data detailing the volume of complaints that the company’s search engine has received about websites hosting content that violates … Continue reading → Read the full story: Summary Box: Google opens window on online piracy from: Technology News | ElectroGeek
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• Google adds copyright takedowns to Transparency Reports, 1.2 million a month and growing

  
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  Google has been publishing what its dubbed Transparency Reports for some time now -- detailing things like government requests to remove content from search results or requests for users information -- and its now added another big chunk of data to them in the interest of full disclosure. Starting today, you can see ...
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• Google adds copyright takedowns to Transparency Reports, 1.2 million a month and growing

  
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  Google has been publishing what its dubbed Transparency Reports for some time now -- detailing things like government requests to remove content from search results or requests for users information -- and its now added another big chunk of data to them in the interest of full disclosure. Starting today, you can see ...
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• As Usual, Media Outlets Mindlessly Parrot BSA Press Releases Wit...

  
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  When the BSA released its annual report on software piracy, Mike dubbed it "Bogus Stats Again" , because as usual it employs plenty of ridiculous methodologies and unfounded assumptions to inflate the supposed economic loss. The BSA doesnt have to worry, though, because most members of the media just obediently ...
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• Google Purges 1.2 Million Links a Month from Its Searches [Google]

  
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  Google just released a report today showing just how many links the search giant rips down from its searches a month because of copyright complaints and its a doozy: 1.2 million a month. That comes from over a 1,000 copyright owners whove targeted 25,000 web sites. More »
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• RIAA Thinks It’s Still Owed $72 Trillion By Limewire

  
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  The RIAA (The Recording Industry Association of America) has made some extremely outrageous claims in the past when it come to making up figures, but this one truly beats them all. According to their guesstimates, they are still owed a staggering $72 Trillion (£46 trillion) by the now defunct filesharing site ...
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• Non-Sequiturs: 05.24.12

  
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  * And then Reagan said, “Take this, all of you, and drink from it: for this is the chalice of my blood, the blood of the new and eternal covenant, which will be auctioned off for you, by PFC Auctions, right after I sign this legislation outlawing Russia forever.” [WSJ Law Blog] * It’s time for another “If ...
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• Non-Sequiturs: 05.24.12

  
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  * And then Reagan said, “Take this, all of you, and drink from it: for this is the chalice of my blood, the blood of the new and eternal covenant, which will be auctioned off for you, by PFC Auctions, right after I sign this legislation outlawing Russia forever.” [WSJ Law Blog] * It’s time for another “If ...
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• Who says Google promotes piracy?

  
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  Perhaps the question should be: Who doesnt? Google search is a powerful tool for finding content of any kind, including copyrighted material posted without permission. Today Google sets the record straight, by releasing the URLs copyright holders request removed from search: 1,246,713 over the last month. These came ...
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• NYs Proposed Anonymous Web Speech Ban: Is It Related to a 1974 U.S. Supreme Court Ruling?

  
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  Yesterday, the Voice reported on pending legislation in Albany that would ban anonymous online speech. We took the time to catch up with New York State Sen. Thomas F. OMara and Assemblyman Dean Murra
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• New Google data shows Microsoft’s piracy problems

  
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  Google’s Internet search engine receives more complaints about websites believed to be infringing on Microsoft’s copyrights than it does about material produced by entertainment companies … Continue reading → Read the full story: New Google data shows Microsoft’s piracy problems from: Technology ...
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• Weekly Piracy Report: Maersk Texas Fends Off Attack

  
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  HOA Pirate Activity, 17– 23 May Weekly Incidents By Region: May 17-23 RED SEA General cargo vessel MAERSK TEXAS fired upon while underway on 23 May at position 25:29 N – 057:16 E, approximately 28 nm west-southwest of Bandar-e-Jask, Iran. Duty Officer onboard the cargo ship noticed a group of 10 skiffs ...
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• Supreme Court declines to hear $675,000 file-swapping case

  
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  Supreme Court declines to hear $675,000 file-swapping case : infoneer-pulse : The Supreme Court this morning declined to hear the appeal of admitted file-swapper Joel Tenenbaum, who recently asked the court to consider the proper process for slashing his $675,000 damage award. The trial judge in Tenenbaum’s ...
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• Google faced with a million requests a month to remove copyright searches

  
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  http://www.guardian.co.uk Google faced with a million requests a month to remove copyright searches Figures from Google’s transparency report reveal huge increase on 2009 as growth comes from rise in ‘enforcement vendors’Google is receiving more than a million requests a month from copyright owners ...
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• The Lede Blog: Iran Takes Credit for Thwarting Pirate Attack on U.S.-Flagged Vessel

  
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  http://www.nytimes.com/ The Lede Blog: Iran Takes Credit for Thwarting Pirate Attack on U.S.-Flagged Vessel Iran is saying one its warships scared pirates away from a United States-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman, but the Danish company operating the ship is saying its armed guards prevented a ...
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• Google faced with a million requests a month to remove copyright searches

  
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  Figures from Googles transparency report reveal huge increase on 2009 as growth comes from rise in enforcement vendors Google is receiving more than a million requests a month from copyright owners seeking to pull their content from the companys search results, the web giant has revealed. The number requests has ...
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• Iran Takes Credit for Thwarting Pirate Attack on U.S.-Flagged Vessel

  
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  Iran is saying one its warships scared pirates away from a United States-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman, but the Danish company operating the ship is saying its armed guards prevented a possible attack.
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• The Lede Blog: Iran Takes Credit for Thwarting Pirate Attack on U.S.-Flagged Vessel

  
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  Iran is saying one its warships scared pirates away from a United States-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman, but the Danish company operating the ship is saying its armed guards prevented a possible attack.
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