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CAD Regarded as Positive Step Towards a Comprehensive and Pan-European Legislation Against Piracy

(30.04.08) - AEPOC, the European Association for the Protection of Encrypted Works and Services, calls on the European Commission to reconsider important sections of the EU Conditional Access Directive (CAD), currently being under review. On the occasion of

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numero: Proposed EU Legislation For Online Retailing Will Require True Pan-European Customer Service Says Numero; Legislation Advocates Consumer Choice and Empowerment

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Software piracy up

Software piracy runs at 57% in Bahrain, costing computer companies $27m last year, according to the annual Global Software Piracy Study. The losses hit both international companies and local distributors and retailers, the report said. Published by Business Software Alliance and Interactive Data Corporation, it said piracy in Bahrain was up from $23m in 2006. Other Gulf States were above the global average for piracy, it said. It reported piracy levels of 51% in Saudi Arabia, 54% in Qatar and 62% in Kuwait. Piracy levels in the UAE remained flat, at 35%.

Software piracy in Asia-Pacific worsens as China buys more PCs

Software piracy is worsening in the Asia-Pacific region, mainly due to rapid growth in computer purchases in economically booming China, with the trend showing no sign of abating, a global software piracy watchdog warned Wednesday. Despite a decline in piracy in most Asia-Pacific economies, including Japan, the software piracy rate in the region rose to 59% last year from 55% in 2006, meaning that more than half the packaged software products that run on personal computers are pirated, the Business Software Alliance said in its latest software piracy study.

Egypt Delivers a Blow to Software Piracy

CAIRO, Egypt, June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Egypt has taken a step forward in combating software piracy according to the fifth annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study where its piracy rating dropped to 60% for 2007, an improvement of 3% year on year. Its rating is now 1% below the global median piracy rating (61%) for 2007.

Egypt Delivers a Blow to Software Piracy

CAIRO, Egypt, June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Egypt has taken a step forward in combating software piracy according to the fifth annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study where its piracy rating dropped to 60% for 2007, an improvement of 3% year on year. Its rating is now 1% below the global median piracy rating (61%) for 2007.

Egypt Delivers a Blow to Software Piracy

CAIRO, Egypt, June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Egypt has taken a step forward in combating software piracy according to the fifth annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study where its piracy rating dropped to 60% for 2007, an improvement of 3% year on year. Its rating is now 1% below the global median piracy rating (61%) for 2007.

Egypt Delivers a Blow to Software Piracy

CAIRO, Egypt, June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Egypt has taken a step forward in combating software piracy according to the fifth annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study where its piracy rating dropped to 60% for 2007, an improvement of 3% year on year. Its rating is now 1% below the global median piracy rating (61%) for 2007.

Industry to Take Lead in Fight against Piracy in EU

Proposals outlined by Charlie McCreevy, the EU Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, put the onus on the private sector in leading the battle against pirated goods and played down talks of legislation to be introduced by the European body.

UK cuts software piracy for first time in three years

The UK's software piracy rate has fallen for the first time in three years – but only by a single percentage point. Unlicensed or illegally-obtained programs accounted for 26 per cent of national market in 2007. Software piracy cost the UK £925m last year, according to the Business Software Alliance. “It’s encouraging that we’re making progress in the battle against software piracy. However, there’s a huge amount yet to be done,” said Julie Strawson, chairwoman of the BSA UK Member Committee.

BSA says piracy down, but questions remain about its data

It's May, that glorious time of year when spring bursts into full flower, the scents and sounds of summer are just around the corner, and when the Business Software Alliance (BSA) shovels (PDF) out its annual global software piracy results. Piracy rates fell slightly in a number of countries, including virtually all of the ones displayed below. This change is mirrored across the BSA's list, as only a bare handful of countries report even a tiny gain in piracy rate, but this doesn't stop the BSA from claiming worldwide piracy rose by four percent. If the BSA's math seems off to you, read on.

Study Finds Canadian Software Piracy Rates Largely Unchanged in Five Years

TORONTO, May 14 /CNW/ - The Business Software Alliance (BSA) today announced that Canada's PC software piracy rate decreased one percentage point from 34 per cent to 33 per cent in 2007. While Canada remains among the top 20 countries with the lowest software piracy rates globally, the average piracy rate has remained above 33 per cent since 2003, and continues to lag behind the United States, where the rate decreased one percentage point to 20 per cent. Losses to the Canadian economy due to software piracy increased from $784 million to $1.07 billion.

Study Finds Canadian Software Piracy Rates Largely Unchanged in Five Years

TORONTO, May 14 /CNW/ - The Business Software Alliance (BSA) today announced that Canada's PC software piracy rate decreased one percentage point from 34 per cent to 33 per cent in 2007. While Canada remains among the top 20 countries with the lowest software piracy rates globally, the average piracy rate has remained above 33 per cent since 2003, and continues to lag behind the United States, where the rate decreased one percentage point to 20?per?cent. Losses to the Canadian economy due to software piracy increased from $784 million to $1.07 billion.

Study Finds Canadian Software Piracy Rates Largely Unchanged in Five Years

TORONTO, May 14 /CNW/ - The Business Software Alliance (BSA) today announced that Canada's PC software piracy rate decreased one percentage point from 34 per cent to 33 per cent in 2007. While Canada remains among the top 20 countries with the lowest software piracy rates globally, the average piracy rate has remained above 33 per cent since 2003, and continues to lag behind the United States, where the rate decreased one percentage point to 20 per cent. Losses to the Canadian economy due to software piracy increased from $784 million to $1.07 billion.

Arxan Takes on Hackers and Pirates in European Software Markets

Arxan Technologies Expands Global Footprint to Europe to Address Software Piracy and Tampering LONDON (CNW) - Arxan Technologies, a leading provider of application hardening solutions designed to protect software from tampering and theft, announces its global expansion into Europe with the appointment of Lance Boyd as Vice President of International Sales. Boyd will be supported by a team based in London dedicated to providing application hardening solutions tailored to the European software industry. Arxan has expanded its global footprint to the European market at a time when levels of global software piracy and tampering have reached unprecedented levels, compliance regulation is demanding close scrutiny of software applications and malware attacks are exponentially increasing.

Trade Unions call for REACH amendment to cover nanomaterials

European labour unions have called on the European Commission to amend the REACH regulation on chemicals to better protect workers against nanomaterials throughout their lifecycle. Their call comes shortly after the EU executive argued that nanotech is already covered by existing EU regulation. "Workers all along the production chain from laboratories through to manufacturing, transport, shop shelves, cleaning, maintenance and waste management" are exposed to nanomaterials manufactured and placed on the market without true knowledge of their potential impacts on human health and the environment, states a resolutionPdf external adopted by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) on 25 June. The confederation calls on the Commission to amend the bloc's chemicals legislation (REACH) to cover nanomaterials manufactured or imported below

Nintendo Strikes Back Against Homebrew, Piracy

Nintendo is fighting back against Wii piracy and the homebrew scene with the latest Wii Menu update, which renders the Twilight Hack inoperable.

Arxan joins European piracy war

US-based application hardening vendor agrees to help The Federation Against Software Theft fight piracy in Europe

Afghanistan take first step towards cricket World Cup

KARACHI (AFP) - Burgeoning cricket talent Afghanistan are confident as they prepare for the first step towards the 2011 World Cup, captain Norooz Khan Mangal was quoted as saying Monday.

Channel nets double victory against piracy

Microsoft has snagged 10 UK retailers in its anti-piracy net, as new figures from the Business Software Alliance (BSA) indicate that UK software piracy rates have dropped for the first time in three years.

You Can Fight Back Against Piracy

According to a report from the U.S. government, the global state of piracy is dismal, with 46 countries on "watch lists" for their weak protections of intellectual property rights. One company, Arxan, is fighting software piracy with the use of Guards, small modules of object code inserted into programs that block tampering attempts.

Banner Day in Auction Software Piracy Fight: SIIA Announces 26th Lawsuit of '08 and Guilty Plea Entered in Auction Site Piracy Criminal Case

Banner Day in Auction Software Piracy Fight: SIIA Announces 26th Lawsuit of '08 and Guilty Plea Entered in Auction Site Piracy Criminal Case

Spain detains 32 Chinese in biggest swoop against music piracy

Madrid - Spanish police have detained 32 Chinese in their biggest swoop against music and movie piracy so far, press reports said Thursday. Most of the detainees were undocumented immigrants working in slave-like conditions in four clandestine production centres in the Madrid region.

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