NEW YORK, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Three New Yorkers accused of DVD piracy were no match for two black Labradors who sniffed out the sham discs, leaving the men to lick their proverbial wounds.

LOS ANGELES, July 13 (UPI) -- Major Hollywood movie studios are suing to stop the Web site ShowStash from allegedly making movie piracy on the Internet easy.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- The California operator of the peer-to-peer Web network "Smoking House" pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy and conspiracy to commit grand theft.

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

MORGANTON, N.C., June 22 (UPI) -- North Carolina state authorities have raided the home and business of a man suspected of illegally providing movies and other materials for internet downloads.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The Motion Picture Association of America is launching civil and criminal actions worldwide against movie pirates in a bid to curb illegal film downloading.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Movie piracy could cost the entertainment industry $15 billion over the next four years, The Hollywood Reporter said Friday.

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