International Business News - Piracy http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif A jury found Thursday that a company that makes encryption technology for DirecTV violated federal and state piracy provisions, but awarded rival Dish Network Corp. just $1,500 of the $1 billion it sought. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/jury-rejects-dish-networks-1b-piracy-claim.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 15:41:34 EDT A jury has largely rejected claims that a company that makes encryption technology for DirecTV engaged in hacking and piracy of rival Dish Network Corp. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/jury-rejects-dish-network-1b-piracy-claim.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 15:03:12 EDT Bootleggers beware: New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo wants to toughen the penalty for film piracy to include jail time. With actress Tina Fey at his side, Cuomo proposed state legislation Monday that would make it a misdemeanor to illegally record a film or live performance, or to sell such footage for commercial purposes. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080505/ny-ag-cuomo-pushes-for-stronger-film-piracy-penalties.htm Mon, 05 May 2008 12:51:16 EDT Spanish fishermen whose ship was hijacked off the coast of Somalia returned home Wednesday with harrowing tales of being fired on by rocket-propelled grenades and held at gunpoint during a week of captivity on the high seas. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/43076-spain-somalia-trawler-hijacked.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/crew-of-spanish-ship-home-after-hijacking-off-somalia.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/crew-of-spanish-ship-home-after-hijacking-off-somalia.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:38:01 EDT The United States and France are introducing a U.N. resolution that would allow countries to arrest pirates off Somalia's coast so they can be prosecuted. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080428/us-france-circulate-un-resolution-to-battle-pirates.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:05:39 EDT The Bush administration is accusing China, Russia and seven other nations of failing to protect American producers of movies, computer software and other copyrighted material from widespread piracy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080425/us-targets-china-russia-7-other-nations-on-copyrights.htm Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:07:39 EDT Edmund Yazzie was playing in a hard rock Christian band three years ago when he got a call telling him a company was selling his band's CDs over the Internet and on the Navajo Nation. While such bo... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080418/navajo-lawmaker-attempts-to-outlaw-piracy-on-reservation.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:21:14 EDT Officials defended China's efforts to stop rampant copying of movies and other goods, saying Thursday that 4,322 people were convicted of product piracy last year and promising special efforts t... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080417/china-defends-anti-piracy-efforts.htm Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:53:05 EDT A Chinese movie download Web site has sued a Hollywood industry group for libel over a statement that it says implies that the company admitted to piracy as part of a legal settlement. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080327/chinese-movie-site-sues-hollywood-group.htm Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:09:35 EDT Five Hollywood studios have reached a settlement with a Chinese Internet company accused of providing cybercafes with illegal copies of their movies, an industry group said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080306/hollywood-studios-settle-piracy-case.htm Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:30:11 EST Five Hollywood studios have reached a settlement with a Chinese Internet company accused of providing cybercafes with illegal copies of their movies, an industry group said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080306/mpa-studios-settle-internet-piracy-case.htm Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:09:04 EST