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PIRACY MAY COST COMPANIES IN INDIA’S MANUFACTURING SECTOR UPTO 40 TIMES THEIR SAVING ON LEGAL SOFTWARE COSTS, SAYS IDC

Reduction in software piracy by 10 % points can generate $1.6 billion revenue for India New Delhi – June 26, 2014 – Against the backdrop of the Law Against Unfair Competition in the United States, International Data Corporation (IDC) today unveiled a whitepaper on the possible risk for India’s manufacturing sector due to non-compliance with …

Greenpeace International rejects piracy allegations, demands access to detained activists

Amsterdam, September 24, 2013 – Russian authorities today released a new statement (1) regarding Greenpeace International activists on board the ship Arctic Sunrise. The Greenpeace International ship is currently being held outside the port city of Murmansk. The statement announces that the Northwestern Federal District Investigations Directorate has ‘opened a criminal case’ into possible piracy …

Greenpeace International dismisses Russian allegations of piracy as ‘unjustified and desperate’

Amsterdam, September 21, 2013 – Greenpeace International has strongly rejected an allegation of piracy leveled at its ship Arctic Sunrise in the Russian Arctic, describing it as a desperate attempt to justify the illegal boarding of its ship in international waters. Thirty activists remain under armed guard and without legal representation after the ship was …

Unreported acts of piracy distort overall figures

Figures showing a reduction in Somalian piracy mask the threat that plagues the Gulf of Aden Somalian piracy still poses a significant threat as numbers remain high and criminals remain heavily armed, say experts. While International Maritime Bureau (IMB) statistics covering the 2012 depict a reduction in Somalian piracy, now relegating the country to second …