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G8 Summit Aims To Kill International Piracy

arcticstoat writes "Next week, the G8 summit will discuss proposals for new international piracy laws, which include border controls and cooperation from ISPs to identify pirates. The laws will also prevent ISPs from being liable for copyright infringement. If the G8 summit were to agree on these measures and enforce them through international cooperation, could they really cut down piracy, or would they be impractical to enforce?"

International Group Studies Mars Sample Return Mission

Until humans can actually set foot on the Red Planet, the next best thing would be a sample return mission, to bring Martian soil samples back to Earth. A sample return would exponentially increase our knowledge and understanding Mars and its environment. And in order to pull off a mission of this magnitude, international cooperation might be required, and in fact, may be preferred. The International Mars Exploration Working Group (IMEWG), organized an international committee to study an international architecture for a Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission concept. After several months of collective work by scientists and engineers from several countries worldwide, the “iMARS� group is ready to publish the outcome of its deliberations and the envisioned common architecture for a future international MSR mission, and they will discuss thei

Google aims for business mainstream with Taylor Woodrow win

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Reducing Software Piracy Could Have Exponential Effect on Channel Profitability, Says New White Paper

HOUSTON, July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A new white paper by IDC released today at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2008 highlights the collateral damage that software piracy is causing to companies across the technology industry. Sponsored by Microsoft Corp. and the International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners (IAMCP), the white paper shows that every dollar Microsoft loses to software piracy translates to $5.50 in lost opportunity for other companies in the partner ecosystem. The white paper points to a stark reality not often highlighted in industry discussions: Software piracy is a wide-ranging problem that deeply affects small companies as well as large software vendors.

G8 outline piracy agenda

Protecting IP has featured strongly in G8 talks in Hokkaido Japan with the formulation of the much-debated Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). It is hoped negotiations for the agreement will be finalised by the end of the year, introducing a framework for tackling internet copyright infringement as well as the international trade in counterfeit goods.

Guest author, Adrian Lovett: G8 Summit Diary - Discussions, dancing, fireworks and Japanese tea

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Guest author, Douglas Alexander MP: After the summit, the G8 must turn words into actions

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Piracy Threatens to put French Film Industry Out of Business

French anti-piracy association, the Association Against Audiovisual Piracy (ALPA), claims that piracy in France is so rampant that it threatens to put the entire French movie industry out of business.

International competition of scientific papers in nanotechnology for young researchers

August 8, 2008: The First International Competition of Scientific Papers in Nanotechnology for Young Researchers will be held within the framework of the Nanotechnology International Forum RusNanoTech'2008, lead by the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies on December 3-5, 2008 in the International Exhibition Center of Moscow - "The Expocenter."

The First International Competition of Scientific Papers in Nanotechnology for Young Researchers

The First International Competition of Scientific Papers in Nanotechnology for Young Researchers to be held within the framework of the Nanotechnology International Forum RusNanoTech'2008, lead by the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies on December 3-5, 2008 in the International Exhibition Center of Moscow - "The Expocenter".

NASA MEPAG: Preliminary Planning for an International Mars Sample Return Mission

The international Mars Architecture for the Return of Samples (iMARS) Working Group was chartered by the International Mars Exploration Working Group (IMEWG) in mid-2006 to develop a potential plan for an internationally sponsored and executed Mars sample return (MSR) mission. Its purpose is to outline the scientific and engineering requirements of such an international mission in the 2018-2023 time frame. The Terms of Reference of iMARS are given in Appendix I.

Study shows reducing piracy benefits Microsoft VARs, some experts disagree

A recent study shows that reducing piracy will benefit Microsoft VARs, arguing that the VARs' income will increase as a result. The IDC study, which was sponsored by Microsoft and the International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners, says that VARs, rather than retailers, would be the biggest beneficiary from a reduction in piracy.

Amadeus boosts Air China's International E-Commerce Strategy

Amadeus has now implemented Air China’s international e-business in 25 international markets. Air China turned to Amadeus for a fully hosted and customized internet booking engine solution that will help them manage the intensified international online traffic due to the Olympic Games in Beijing this summer.

Correction: BC-EU--Britain-Internet Piracy

In a July 24 story on Internet piracy, The Associated Press misspelled the acronym for the international recording industry trade body, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. The organization goes by the acronym IFPI, not IFTI.

Correction: BC-EU--Britain-Internet Piracy

In a July 24 story on Internet piracy, The Associated Press misspelled the acronym for the international recording industry trade body, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. The organization goes by the acronym IFPI, not IFTI.

Correction: BC-EU--Britain-Internet Piracy

LONDON: In a July 24 story on Internet piracy, The Associated Press misspelled the acronym for the international recording industry trade body, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. The organization goes by the acronym IFPI, not IFTI.

Amadeus Boosts Air China's International e-Commerce

Amadeus reports the successful implementation of Air China’s international e-business in 25 international markets and strong growth in online bookings. Air China turned to Amadeus for a fully hosted and customized internet booking engine, which will help Air China manage the intensified international online traffic due to the Olympic Games in Beijing this summer.

Study says reducing piracy enriches Microsoft's partners

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PC Manufacturers See Piracy As A Hidden Benefit, Says id Software

Todd Hollenshead, CEO of id Software (think Doom and Quake), accuses PC hardware manufacturers of implicitly supporting piracy of all kinds because they see it as a "hidden benefit" when you buy a PC. This came up in an interview with Gamesindustry.biz, and was part of a larger point aimed at answering the question of why PC manufacturers aren't doing more to stop piracy with hardware measures. When asked if these companies are secretly happy about piracy, Todd says:

AT&T Revamps International iPhone Data Plans - For the second time in less than a year...

It appears that AT&T has yet again revamped their international data plan prices for the iPhone. In a plan unveiled last November, customers shelled out $24.99 for 20MB or $59.99 for 50MB when traveling in 67 AT&T-approved countries. Starting Wednesday, AT&T users can add (and drop) two new international traveling plans to their current plan at any time: 100MB for $120, and 200MB for $200. "AT&T has worked diligently to provide affordable options for international roaming because the feature-rich mobile experience of iPhone is indispensable to users," insists AT&T. That, and many customers were having to take out second mortgages to pay their vacation iPhone bills.

Companies Coming Around To Piracy's Upside?

traycerb writes "The Economist has an article detailing how numerous companies are finding piracy's silver lining: 'Statistics about the traffic on file-sharing networks can be useful. They can reveal, for example, the countries where a new singer is most popular, even before his album has been released there. Having initially been reluctant to be seen exploiting this information, record companies are now making use of it. This month BigChampagne, the main music-data analyser, is extending its monitoring service to pirated video, too.' The kicker is Microsoft's tacit endorsement of Windows piracy in developing markets, namely China. The big man himself, Bill Gates, says it best in an interview with Fortune last year: 'It's easier for our software to compete with Linux when there's piracy than when there's not.

Flaws In a BSA Software Piracy Report?

Ian Lamont writes "The Business Software Alliance has just released its state piracy study (full PDF also available). The BSA says that one in five pieces of software in use in the United States is unlicensed, and notes that piracy rates are highest in Ohio (27%). However, as noted by the Industry Standard, there are problems with the state study, and the way the BSA is presenting the data: the study only includes eight states, and it is making some questionable connections, including the claim that lost state and local tax revenue from piracy would have been enough to 'hire nearly 25,000 experienced police officers.'"

Google counts more than 1 trillion unique Web URLs

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Report: Tech giants forming 'patent troll' alliance

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Six-month anti-piracy strategy delays Dark Knight piracy for just 38 hours

July 29, 2008 Warner Bros. devoted six months to an extensive anti-piracy strategy for the release of "The Dark Knight", and have deemed the 38 hour period between the film's premiere screening and the first appearance on file-sharing sites to be a success - keeping bootleg DVDs off the streets as the film racked up a record-breaking US$158.4 million on its all important opening weekend.

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