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China shuts down top video piracy Web site
Authorities shut down Siluhd.com, one of the country's top sites offering pirated content, and other video Web sites during the 13th World Intellectual Property Day last week.
Indonesia's music industry loses $1.65M a day from online piracy
Illegal music downloads are causing the country's record companies to bleed with lower CD sales and local artistes are not helped by a complex copyright registration system.
China urges dialogue on charging for music downloads
Country's watchdog says regardless of whether music providers and Web sites decide to charge for music downloads or offer it free via ads, they must seek permission from composers and pay them.
Alibaba partners 5 govt agencies to tackle piracy
Chinese e-commerce giant wants rid of the "cancer" that is counterfeit goods in the local market, and is joining forces with local government agencies to help enforce local intellectual property laws.
Spotify: Free access to 'stamp out' Asia's music piracy
Music streaming service launches in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong, and is betting legally-free music will subsequently compel users to pay for content and eradicate music piracy in the region.
EU anti-piracy law overhaul under attack; ISPs warn against site blocking, censorship
An industry group representing ISPs in Europe warns that technical measures such as website blocking are "possibly repressive" and would not effectively combat piracy.
Spain develops tough anti-piracy laws
The Spanish Education and Culture Minister hopes that new, unforgiving piracy laws will be enough to satisfy the United States.
Torrent search website IsoHunt owner demands trial by jury
The owner of file-sharing website IsoHunt has demanded that a federal appeals court grant its case a trial by jury.
Korea's KT to hire retirees to educate youth on IT
The telco will rope in 1,000 retirees as IT-service related teachers over next three years as part of CSR efforts.
Stupid Skynet snares serving soldier
If the fight against online piracy involves winning the hearts and minds of the general public, then I despair for the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.
Cloud, mobility to drive DRM uptake
Digital rights management will continue to thrive with consumers looking to access content on the go and on demand, but this means vendors will need to customize their offerings to meet clients' needs.
Building dependencies on free apps and services is bad practice
How many times have you seen free services disappear, switch to non-free, restrict you too much or have no value — even free of charge? I've seen it more than I want to admit to.
The hybrid bombshell podcast
On this week's Technolatte podcast, the Australian team looks at whether hybrid mobile application development is set to take off, The Pirate Bay's hoax move to North Korea, and the ATO's security approach.
France's anti-piracy watchdog ponders evolution, faces extinction
The French anti-piracy authority Hadopi recently published a report outlining possible measures to fight copyright infringement online that could see the organisation facing an overhaul. Others would rather it disappeared altogether.
Do not cheer the 'fact' we moved to North Korea: Pirate Bay
Torrent site confirms that its move to North Korea was a hoax, and advises users to be more cynical.