http://www.silicon.com Results for pirate en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/agenda-setters-2009/christian-engstrm-39547917.htm The issue of piracy has never been more hotly debated, especially with the recent legal case around the Pirate Bay file-sharing site. So it is apt that the deputy chairman of the Swedish Pirate Party, Christian Engström, should enter the Agenda... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:31:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39429820,00.htm Software companies lost £1.49bn to piracy in the UK last year - and that's before the impact of the economic downturn. More than a quarter of the desktop software installed in the UK last year - 27 per cent - was pirated according to the sixth... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 13 May 2009 11:35:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39424654,00.htm The Pirate Bay outcome could have wide and lasting implications for the likes of Google and YouTube, says lawyer Simon Levine. Last week's verdict that the four founders of The Pirate Bay file-sharing website were guilty of helping to make... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39421934,00.htm Both copyright holders and some Pirate Bay supporters see opportunities to promote their causes as a result of the verdict handed down Friday in the Pirate Bay file-sharing case. I would like to tell the Pirate Bay the same thing everybody has told... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:06:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39386452,00.htm According to trade body UK Electronics Alliance (UKEA), millions of pirate electronic components ranging from CPUs to memory are in danger of being used by businesses and the public sector. Corporate IT systems are at risk from the flood of... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:16:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itpro/0,39024675,39352000,00.htm Here's a USB hub which doubles as a pop-up Pirate game - handy for killing time while waiting for that system reboot. With the festive season looming, here are silicon.com's pick of the presents you might want to consider to keep your friendly... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:04:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/agenda-setters-2008/peter-sunde-and-gottfrid-svartholm-39295145.htm Peter 'brokep' Sunde and Gottfrid 'anakata' Svartholm are two of the operators running Swedish website The Pirate Bay, the world's largest BitTorrent tracker. Throughout its history the Pirate Bay has been subject to repeated legal threats and... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:35:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39282265,00.htm Meanwhile Italy's deputy prosecutor Giancarlo Mancusi has ordered the country's ISPs to block access to notorious Swedish file-sharing site Pirate Bay. In the latest development, users attempting to access the Pirate Bay website are redirected to a... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,39258098,00.htm But when it's [available at] $15 a month, per user, there is no reason to pirate. The future lies in the platform in the cloud, according to Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer. During his keynote yesterday at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:08:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39242024,00.htm You register the device with your character - in this case a pirate - and it responds as you (or your character) enters virtual areas which have been set onto the physical world. HP Labs focuses on research and development of new technology that... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:28:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39170155,00.htm Almost half of respondents (45 per cent) admitted to buying illegal discs, while 18 per cent said they've offered a pirate disc to someone else. The government has unveiled plans to tackle illegal file sharing along with steps to protect... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:39:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39169406,00.htm Meanwhile, an equal and opposite reaction to Microsoft's bold claim is that piracy rates are so much lower for Vista because nobody actually wants to pirate it. "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction," quipped Sir Isaac Newton... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:54:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39168075,00.htm By taking information from various databases, QEDWiki allows the freight company create a mash-up to locate ships, see what the weather is like in the vicinity of the different vessels and monitor pirate activity in the region. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:45:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39167881,00.htm First and foremost is the Mac brand, which is founded to some extent on an anti-corporate image - the pirate flag flying above the Cupertino office where the first Mac was designed is a potent and enduring image. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39166644,00.htm However, for those convinced of the value of DRM, selling songs without restrictions will encourage users to pirate music. Apple and EMI have announced they have taken the first steps towards DRM-free digital music - but only for those who are... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 02 Apr 2007 16:28:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39166074,00.htm For machines that get the new "maybe pirate" reading, a window pops up that says "unable to complete genuine Windows validation". Microsoft has updated its Windows anti-piracy technology, added a new "Yellow state" for times when it just can't tell... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:10:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39164225,00.htm The trade in illegal downloads and pirate DVDs has been boosted significantly by the release of the latest eagerly awaited Bond flick Casino Royale. It seems the British super-spy has met his match in the pirate community with two illegal versions... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 22 Nov 2006 10:05:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39160090,00.htm Nearly 90 per cent of all recordings are illegal in China and pirate music sales in the country total about $400m annually, according to the IFPI. Music industry group the IFPI has said it's going to sue Yahoo! editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 04 Jul 2006 14:10:19 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/crm/0,3800002402,39159014,00.htm Certainly in the enterprise space there is an alternative which could effectively negate the problem of pirate software: stop selling CDs, move everything online and host the software yourself. This week we've seen McAfee, Microsoft and Symantec... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 19 May 2006 15:20:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39159008,00.htm Microsoft has announced that a UK-based software pirate who allegedly traded more than £3.5m of counterfeit Microsoft software has finally ceased trading. William Ling was arrested and prosecuted in May 2005 for the sale of illegal software. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 19 May 2006 12:35:01 +0000