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As Piracy Spikes, So Do High-Tech Solutions

(Nov. 18) -- When the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama was seized by Somali pirates in April, the ship's captain was held captive for five days, and the crew complained that all they had to defend themselves were knives. But when pirates tried to attack the cargo ship again Wednesday morning, the U.S. Navy reports, the Maersk...

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Harold Feld: Europe's ACTA Freak Out: How Hollywood Holds Back the Trade Agenda

For years, Hollywood has used the negotiation of international trade agreements to push for heavy regulation of the Internet in the name of "fighting online piracy."

MMA FIGHTING

UFC Issues Statement in Response to Website Hack

For a company that's adopted an aggressive stance toward fighting online piracy of its pay-per-view events and other content, the UFC seems relatively unconcerned about its website getting hacked over the weekend.

TECHCRUNCH

Craigslist Ad Looks For Undercover âPiracy Surveillance Investigator'

You are the sword and shield of the party!

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07/27/11 Fighting piracy Source: Metro Canada A research team from Dalhousie University may not be battling Blackbeard, but they are undertaking a similar quest: preventing piracy.
05/15/11 Anti-Piracy Gone Wrong Source: GMR (Ziff Davis) While I am against piracy in all forms of media I am just as much against most organizations that fight piracy.
01/14/11 Piracy costs the world $12bn a year Source: IOL Somali pirates have driven up shipping costs in the Indian Ocean, resulting in world economic losses estimated at $7-$12 billion (R48-R80 billion) a year, according to a study by One Earth Future Foundation released on Thursday.

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