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Article | 19/03/2013 US defense scientist bought pirated software from Russians, Chinese, DOJ says
The former chief scientist at a Kentucky defense contractor has been sentenced to a year in prison for buying pirated software from Russian and Chines...
Article | 31/01/2013 US agencies seize fake NFL gear, websites
Three U.S. investigative agencies, working with state and local police departments across the country, have seized more than 300 websites and US$13.6 ...
Article | 14/01/2013 US DOJ did not entrap Megaupload, the agency says
The U.S. Department of Justice did not mislead a court and attempt to entrap file storage site Megaupload on copyright infringement charges, the agenc...
Article | 13/12/2012 RIM announces first major US government trial for BlackBerry 10
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will begin a pilot deployment of smartphones running Research In Motion's new BlackBerry 10 OS early ne...
Article | 27/11/2012 US, European agencies seize 132 domain names for selling counterfeit merchandise
U.S. and European agencies have seized 132 domain names that were allegedly used to sell counterfeit merchandise online.
Article | 19/11/2012 US lawmaker asks Reddit for ideas on website seizures
A U.S. lawmaker has asked users of Reddit for their ideas about legislation to address the controversial recent practice by two U.S. agencies of seizi...
Article | 9/11/2012 Human rights groups: Telecoms gouging prison callers
U.S. prisons, immigration detention centers and telecom carriers are charging "exorbitant" rates on collect calls made by inmates, and the U.S. Federa...
Article | 21/04/2011 US woman pleads guilty to selling counterfeit software
A Michigan woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge related to selling more than US$400,000 worth of counterfeit software on a website, the U.S. Dep...