- Wed May 26 2004 'Pirate Act' raises civil rights concerns
The Senate could vote as soon as next week on legislation that would let federal prosecutors file stiff civil lawsuits against suspected copyright infringers.
- Tue May 29 2007 Arrgh...Movie pirates nabbed with night-vision goggles
The Motion Picture Association is training Malaysian theater workers to strap on night-vision goggles and catch pirates in the act of filming.
- Fri Oct 2 2009 Google: Pirate Bay booted off search by mistake
Site is unavailable on Google's search pages for while Friday, but Google says it was just a mistake. The controversial BitTorrent search engine is being indexed again.
- Fri Jun 25 2004 Senate OKs antipiracy plan
Pirate Act would let feds sue suspected pirates--raising worries about an onslaught of legal action against file swappers.
- Wed Dec 23 2009 A year out, where's RIAA's promised ISP help?
The recording industry stopped suing fans for copyright violation in favor of partnering with Internet service providers. But the latter isn't happening, yet.
- Fri Dec 18 2009 The 17 best iPhone games of 2009
After much ruminating, meditation, and consulting of the game gods, I have put together a list of my favorite iPhone games for 2009. There's something for everyone here, so find a game that fits your interests and start downloading!
- Tue Dec 16 1997 Short Take: Clinton signs NET Act
President Clinton signed Rep. Bob Goodlatte's (R-Virginia) No Electronic Theft Act, according to Bloomberg Online News. Under the new law, parties could be found guilty of online piracy even if they never profit from sharing, bartering, or exchanging unauthorized copies of software, music, or literature over the Net. The so-called NET Act makes it a federal crime if the value of the pirated material is $2,500 or more.
- Wed Aug 25 2004 Justice Dept. probes for pirates
Agents search homes, ISP in criminal investigation that could portend greater scrutiny of casual downloads.
- Fri Jul 31 1998 Software pirate facing jail
A North Carolina retailer accused of replicating and then renting pirated software applications may spend up to five years in prison.
- Fri Nov 29 2002 Week in review: Scuttling the pirates
The file-swapping seas are getting rougher for digital music pirates, with potential blockades coming from Internet service providers and the courts.



