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Four Convicted in Sweden in Internet Piracy Case

Apr. 17, 2009
The decision gives the music and movie industries a major victory in their campaign to curb online piracy.
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Online piracy bill passes French assembly

PARIS, April 3 (UPI) -- The French National Assembly has passed a controversial bill that creates a so-called three-strikes policy for Internet piracy violators, an official says.

Report studies impact of film piracy

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- New research reveals the far-ranging detrimental effect that motion picture piracy has on numerous U.S. industries, a report out of Texas says.

MPAA sues 250 for online film piracy

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- The Motion Picture Association of America Thursday announced 250 lawsuits against people who illegally downloaded movies over the Internet.

Piracy said to be top movie issue

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The movie industry's top lobbyist sees piracy as Hollywood's most pressing issue, The Hollywood Reporter said Tuesday.

Movie piracy rampant in Europe

PARIS, July 9 (UPI) -- Europeans are the leading offenders among Internet users who are illegally downloading films at a rate that, for the first time, surpasses music piracy.

Music exec: Online piracy 'devastating'

LONDON, March 4 (UPI) -- Recording Industry Association of America head Cary Sherman Thursday called online music piracy "devastating" to the industry at a London conference.

Movie industry combatting internet piracy

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Hollywood is taking steps aimed at stopping online movie piracy, hoping for better results than their peers in the music business.

Movie industry steps up anti-piracy effort

HOLLYWOOD, July 23 (UPI) -- The Motion Picture Association of America has thrown the full weight of the seven major studios behind its strongest and most public anti-piracy campaign.

Software pirate gets record sentence

WASHINGTON, May 17 (UPI) -- John Sankus Jr., identified by the Justice Department as the leader of one of the oldest and largest software piracy rings on the Internet, was sentenced Friday

DOJ targets Internet piracy

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Federal agents have executed about 100 search warrants worldwide against virtually every level of criminal organizations engaged in illegal software piracy over
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler