Articles Related to Internet piracy

Mix the thundering clash of two huge U.S. industries with the threat of government intervention and the potential for consumer rights violations, and what do you get? The debate over digital copy protection that is playing out in Hollywood, Silicon Valley and, most recently, Washington, D.C.

While online piracy has most notably wreaked havoc on the entertainment industry, a recent survey sponsored by the Business Software Alliance (BSA) shows that makers of professional software are also suffering from unauthorized distribution of files across the Internet.

Microsoft Corp. said this month that it has joined with law enforcement and several software companies to fight software piracy and on-line fraud around the world.