As reported at the Australian, Microsoft has sought $125,000 in compensation as part of an anti-piracy sting from a software trader who has been selling Microsoft product illegally. To find out , click here.... Read More
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Australian Authorities Confiscate Illegal Game Copiers and Counterfeit Nintendo Products
Australia, 10 March, 2010 – Nintendo confirms that the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service have seized game copiers (commonly referred to as R4 cards) and other counterfeit Nintendo products from an importer attempting to distribute the products in Australia. This is the first Australian customs seizure of game copiers of... Read More
Nintendo Successfully Takes Action Against R4 Cards
Australia, 19 February, 2010 – Nintendo confirms it has successfully taken action against an Australian company in relation to game ing devices, commonly referred to as R4 cards. In September 2009 Nintendo filed proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against RSJ. IT Solutions Pty Ltd which trades as “GadgetGear” – an... Read More
Students at Thornbury High Make Documentary About Supporting Artists and Songwriters
A new documentary has been created by Year 12 students at Thornbury High, Melbourne about supporting artists within the music inudstry. The documentary was created and produced by Year 12 students and los at issues of illegal file-sharing in the context of the need to support artists and songwriters. The students also... Read More
Nintendo Takes Action to Combat Video Game Piracy
Australia, 9 February, 2010 – Nintendo confirms the settlement of a Federal Court action against an individual in Australia for illegally ing and uploading to the Internet the first game file of Nintendo’s highly-anticipated video game, New Super Mario Bros. Wii for the Wii™ console. The game file was first made available... Read More
Rand Report on Film Piracy, Organized Crime, and Terrorism
This report presents the findings of some research into the involvement of organzied crime and terrorist groups in counterfeiting a wide range of products. It presents detailed cases studies into one area of particular interest – film piracy to show how the broader problem of criminal and perhaps even terrorist groups are... Read More
