Japanese electronics conglomerate Hitachi Ltd. (6501.T) and U.S. software firm Oracle Corp. will jointly market wireless tags in China that can be used to identify counterfeit goods, the Nikkei business daily said on Sunday. Piracy of branded and copyright goods has been a source of trade friction between China and several of its trade partners, and the Chinese government is taking steps to crack down on counterfeiting and protect intellectual property rights.Hitachi and Oracle expect increasing demand for so-called IC, or integrated circuit, tags for a wide range of products, including cash vouchers, [more]

While using the internet some of your most personal and sensitive information is sent across an Internet Service Provider (ISP) network.. This click stream data includes: every URL you visit search terms you enter in URLs URLs from search engines you enter I recently discovered that government(US) standards now require that ISPs equip their networks to keep a record(s) of real-time surveillance of a target's e-mails, VOIP calls and internet usage -- as well as data like IP address assignment and web URLs. [more]

Any student on any campus in the country (United States) who is illegally downloading music from the internet may receive an email stating - they will be sued - in the coming months. F or using the school's computer network and a program called Ares. However, they will have a chance to settle out of court. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) sent out a batch of 413 pre-litigation settlement emails to 22 universities. At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a student was accused of illegally downloading 381 songs by the (RIAA). The student said she could not imagine that [more]

Google plans to make a tool for television and film studios to get copyrighted video clips quickly removed from its superstar website YouTube.Google bought YouTube last year for 1.65 billion dollars. Back then there were many issues, connected with copyright.Now Google plans to integrate Claim Your Content system, where copyright owners can claim their authorship. [more]

Steve Jobs, the boss of Apple, said the abolition of copy protection software would be good for consumers and music suppliers, and that copyright protection had failed to tackle piracy. They has been under pressure to make its iTunes music store compatible with other music players."We welcome Apple taking this problem seriously, and addressing it at such a high level," said Torgeir Waterhouse, senior adviser to Norway's Consumer Council. [more]

Soccer club "Bavaria" lays a claim to YouTube for placing unlicensed games on the net.President of "Bavaria" says that free videos disturb functioning of the official Bavaria website, where similar game videos can be downloaded. Thus, actions of YouTube are illegal.Bavaria wants to sue YouTube for piracy. [more]