Whistleblower gets $20,000 reward for reporting illegal software use to BSA

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has issued a warning to consumers about buying cheap counterfeit computing products after seizing malicious software from resident in Lyndhurst, Victoria.

U.S. President Barack Obama's administration will seek to aggressively enforce its intellectual property laws by putting pressure on countries that don't shut down piracy Web sites and by requiring all government contractors to check for illegal software, the White House announced.

Irish ISP Eircom launched a three-month pilot program on Monday that will see those who repeatedly share files under copyright cut off from their Internet service.

Despite the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), last year was surprisingly positive in the fight against software piracy, according to a new study.

Expanding PC sales in emerging market is increasing the rate of software piracy, according to a recent study by industry watchers.

A legal firm which has accused a number of Brits of illegally file-sharing, is being investigated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).

The number of office workers using their corporate network to illegally file-share has increased, says ScanSafe.

While the buzz topics at the 2010 Game Developers Conference are primarily related to the social and casual gaming space, two issues in traditional PC gaming are driving a lot of conversation among big names in the games industry.

You might not realize it, but two out of every 10 of your co-workers might be using pirated software, according to industry statistics. You might be, too, for that matter, particularly if you work in manufacturing or at a small or midsize company with 100 to 500 PCs. You just might not know it.

With all the outrage over The Pirate Bay going legit, I think it's time to reconsider the merits of illegally media sharing. The world has changed since Napster introduced peer-to-peer file sharing in 1999, and the culture that made the practice seem necessary has transformed.