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  • Optus@Home moves to outlaw pirates

    Cable & Wireless Optus is planning to abolish pirate activity on its broadband service, terminating customers caught in the act of downloading copyright material and unlicensed software.

  • Hollywood, Microsoft align on new Windows

    As Microsoft readies the next version of its Windows operating system, called Vista, the software giant is building in unprecedented levels of safeguards against video piracy.

  • Why telecoms back the pirate cause

    Telecommunications lobbyists are lining up to oppose Hollywood's demands for new copyright laws. Verizon lawyer Sarah Deutsch explains what's behind this confrontation.

  • Sony, Warner license anti-piracy standard

    Two major film studios have agreed to license a technology standard that protects copyrighted movies from being digitally copied en masse for illegal distribution.

  • Tech, Hollywood heavyweights create content coalition

    Several high-profile technology companies and movie studios are expected to announce Wednesday that they have formed a coalition to ensure that high-definition video and other content cannot be pirated in home networks.

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