PIRACY
NEW PLATEAUS Is Copying the Same as Theft?
Recently, a Rutgers professor wrote a New York Times article saying that copying--as in downloading a song for free--is not the same thing as stealing. This is significant, because it helps validate ...
Posted on 4/16/12 at 8:49 AM
Areavoices: Is copying the same as theft?
Recently, a Rutgers professor wrote a New York Times article saying that copying -– as in downloading a song for free –- is not the same thing as stealing. This is significant, because it helps validate the hesitation people had when being spoon-fed the notion of online “piracy”. I mean, how can you “take” a song, anyway?
By Areavoices , April 24, 2012
Following Internet protest, Congress puts off movie piracy bill 
The demise, at least for the time being, of the anti-piracy bills was a clear victory for Silicon Valley over Hollywood, which has campaigned for a tougher response to online piracy. The legislation also would cover the counterfeiting of drugs and car parts.
By Jim Abrams , January 20, 2012
File-sharing site Megaupload.com shut down by federal prosecutors
Federal prosecutors in Virginia have shut down one of the world's largest file-sharing sites, Megaupload.com, and charged its founder and others with violating piracy laws.
By Matthew Barakat , January 19, 2012
Wikipedia, Google, Reddit protest U.S. antipiracy proposals (VIDEO)
VIDEO: Watch at bottom of article.January 18 is a date that will live in ignorance, as Wikipedia started a 24-hour blackout of its English-language articles, joining other sites in protesting pending U.S. legislation aimed at shutting down sites that share pirated movies and other content.
By Peter Svensson , January 18, 2012
FAKE TO THE CORE: Entire Apple stories pirated in China
China, long known for producing counterfeit consumer gadgets, software and brand name clothing, has reached a new piracy milestone — fake Apple stores.
By Louise Watt , July 21, 2011
Somali pirates hijack oil tanker going to U.S.
Somali pirates seized a tanker carrying more than $20 million of crude oil from Saudi Arabia to the United States in the increasingly dangerous waters off East Africa, an official said today, an attack that could pose a huge environmental or security threat.
By Malkhadir M. Muhumed , November 30, 2009
French forces detain 11 suspected pirates
A French naval vessel intercepted 11 suspected pirates traveling off the Somali coast today in two assault vessels and a so-called “mothership” loaded with Kalashnikovs and rocket launchers, the French Defense Ministry said.
By Katharine Houreld , May 03, 2009
Somalis in Minnesota react to barrage of bad news
MINNEAPOLIS — Sometimes Dahir Mohamed, who works behind the counter at a music shop at a Minneapolis Somali mall, winces when he turns on the news.
By Associated Press , April 25, 2009
Pirate prosecution is tricky
When U.S. prosecutors brought piracy charges against a teenager from Somalia, they dusted off a law that has been on the books since George Washington was president and used only sparingly since then.
By Larry Neumeister , April 22, 2009
Few good options: Ending piracy proves tougher than it looks
Stamping out Somalia’s piracy scourge using U.S. warships or military force will be virtually impossible, according to maritime experts who said Tuesday the real problems lie ashore in the ashes of Somalia’s failed state.
By Todd Pitman , April 18, 2009
Pirates seize Belgian ship; NATO frees 20 hostages
Somali pirates attacked two ships off the Horn of Africa on Saturday, capturing a Belgian dredger and its 10 crew. NATO forces intervened in the other assault, chasing the pirates down and freeing 20 fisherman on a Yemeni dhow.
By Associated Press , April 18, 2009
COLUMNIST THOMAS FRIEDMAN: Diplomacy in an age of piracy
We have four problem countries at the heart of U.S. foreign policy today that we don’t have the will or ability to ignore but seem to lack the leverage or the allies to decisively change.
By Thomas Friedman , April 15, 2009
US considers charges against captured pirate
The Justice Department is reviewing evidence and considering whether to file criminal charges against a Somali pirate captured in a hostage standoff on the high seas.
By Associated Press , April 12, 2009
U.S. ship arrives in Kenya minus kidnapped captain
MOMBASA, Kenya — An American ship whose captain is still being held hostage by Somali pirates has arrived in a Kenyan port with the 19 remaining crew members.
By Associated Press , April 11, 2009
Seafarers official: Pirates hijack US tugboat
NAIROBI, Kenya — The head of a Kenyan seafarers’ program said today that Somali pirates had hijacked an American-owned tugboat with 16 crew in the Gulf of Aden.
By Associated Press , April 11, 2009
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