The Americans call it piracy. The Antiguans call it justice. The islands of Antigua and Barbuda are threatening to strip intellectual property protections from American goods in retaliation for a U.S. embargo on the tiny Caribbean nation’s online gambling industry. U.S. officials say that the proposed copyright haven — whose broad outlines were approved Monday […]
Hackers Retaliate Against DOJ in Raging Online Piracy Fight
Last week, the Justice Department shut down a popular website called Megaupload. The company was charged with storing and distributing pirated material, and thus robbing copyright holders of more than $500,000. This is one of the largest criminal copyright cases ever brought. The action is part of the U.S. government’s battle over online piracy. Megaupload is a heavily […]
