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Olympic Website Features Pirated Video Game While Promising 'Harsh Penalties' For Pirates

By JohnnyMar 10th 2008 – 7:16PM

Human rights violations, genocide in Darfur, poor air quality, these are just a couple reasons why China has come under scrutiny in the lead up to the Summer Olympics. And China is trying very hard to make the Beijing Olympics their coming out party. But with every step forward they make, they take two steps back. So what...

SoftwarePiracy News From the Web

  • 01/17/12 Police target piracy rate Source: The Nation of Thailand The Economic Crime Investigation Division of the Royal Thai Police aims to reduce the country's software-piracy rate among businesses and organisations from 73 per cent in 2011 to 70 per cent this year.
  • 03/02/11 Creative economy needs protection Source: The Nation of Thailand His comments were yet another sign of growing support for invention in Thailand.
  • 12/03/10 China mounts fight against piracy Source: TMCnet China has rolled out concrete measures to reinforce its fight against the infringement of intellectual property (IPR).
  • 11/25/10 SAP faces tough choice after losing piracy lawsuit to... Source: The Denver Post - Denver CO On the losing end of a $1.3 billion jury verdict for stealing a rival's intellectual property, software maker SAP is facing the difficult decision about whether to double down — by appealing — or folding.

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