The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) announced that the The Copyright Board of Canada has issued an interim Private Copying Tariff for 2012-2013.
Archive of posts filed under the Anti-Piracy category.
CD and DVD Counterfeiters Head to the Big House
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced that two individuals were sentenced this week in Atlanta for their involvement in a counterfeit DVD and CD ring.
paysafecard Targets Music Pirates
IFPI announced that the paysafecard group is working with the City of London Police and the recording industry to prevent paysafecard’s services from being used by websites that sell copyright infringing music.
Fortium Selects Civolution for Video Watermarking
Civolution announced that Fortium has integrated Civolution’s NexGuard forensic video watermarking technology into its PIN-Play content protection system for digital files and DVDs.
US Cracks Down on Online Counterfeiters
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) announced that it has seized 150 website domain names that were allegedly selling and distributing counterfeit merchandise.
IIPA Reports on US Copyright Industries
The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) announced that it has published its 2011 study on the economic contributions of the copyright industries in the United States.
Irdeto Acquires BayTSP
Irdeto announced that it has acquired BayTSP, a search, discovery and anti-piracy company based in Santa Clara, California.
Disc Packaging Adds DNA Security
Applied DNA Sciences (APDN) announced that Disc Graphics will employ APDN’s botanical DNA marking technology on all of the DVD and other packaging it produces.
Canada Inks Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
The Government of Canada announced that it has signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), which is aimed at combatting the spread of counterfeit and pirated goods.
