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FBI Charges Seven With Online Piracy

Devlin Barrett, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 19 at 12:11 pm PT

The Federal Bureau of Investigation shut down Thursday one of the world’s most popular file-sharing websites, MegaUpload.com, and announced the arrest of four of the people behind it in a global crackdown against the suspected online pirates.

House Members Voice Piracy-Bill Support

Amy Schatz, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 16, 2011 at 2:27 pm PT

Many lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee expressed support Wednesday for new legislation aimed at cutting off funding to foreign websites offering pirated movies or counterfeit goods, despite opposition from Silicon Valley companies.

Ganging Up on Internet Pirates

Ethan Smith and Geoffrey A. Fowler, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Media on July 8, 2011 at 4:30 am PT

Internet users who share pirated movies and music online may soon be getting an unpleasant surprise: Warnings from their cable and phone providers that detail alleged copyright infringement and threaten to slow their Web connections if they don’t stop.