Sentences with phrase «laws against piracy»

What I had in mind was something closer to the laws against piracy — a crime whose intrinsic international - ness makes it analogous to science, which is also an international (dare I say universal?)

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Apparently, yesterday's mass Internet protests (from the likes of Google, Wikipedia and Reddit) must have had an effect: Many of the Senators who previously supported the controversial Stop Internet Piracy and Protect IP Acts — including some previous co-sponsors of the bills — have now come out in opposition against the proposed laws...
While efforts have been limited in the offending nations mentioned above, this year the association was successful in spurring five law enforcement raids against large piracy operations in the state of California, resulting in seizure of piracy materials and numerous arrests.
Yet as The Connecticut Law Tribune reports, Kent Johnson, the sole owner of Compatible Computers, did just that: He stood up to accusations of computer piracy and trademark infringement in a lawsuit Microsoft filed against his company, and prevailed.
Having examined the foundational weaknesses of the Bell coalition's website blocking plan (existing Canadian law, weak piracy evidence, limited impact) and its negative effects (lack of court orders, overblocking, ineffectiveness, violation of net neutrality, vulnerability on freedom of expression grounds, higher Internet costs, privacy risks), the case against the plan enters the final phase with several posts on how it fails to meet the requirements under the Telecommunications Act.
«In a setback to DirecTV's fight against satellite piracy, a federal appeals panel on Tuesday ruled unanimously that the company can not sue people under a wiretapping law just because they possess cards allowing them to intercept its signal.»
To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offenses against the Law of Nations;
But then copyright law works against the copyright holder's potential profits (and might also encourage piracy).
A South Wales law firm has secured a major contract from a multinational software company, to support its strategy on protecting its Intellectual Property and lead its fight against international piracy of its products.
As with music, film is also no stranger to piracy, and it is often a costly battle for movie studios, distributors, and even law enforcement agencies to fight against piracy.
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