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• MySpace to block pirated audio and video clips
  Thursday 2 November 2006 – 12:11
  MySpace is partnering up with the Gracenote CD database to block pirated audio and video clips from member pages. The new system will scan uploaded content in addition to content already on member pages. Unauthorized files will be blocked and serious offenders will have their MySpace accounts deleted.
• Pirated software used to create help content in Microsoft's Windows XP
  Monday 15 November 2004 – 07:54
  Members of a former software cracking group have discovered that audio files created with one of its cracked programs are distributed with each copy of the Windows XP operating system, possibly exposing Microsoft to a large-scale copyright infringement lawsuit.
• Philips watermark tech traces pirated TV content
  Friday 13 April 2007 – 05:21
  Philips today announced a "forensic" watermarking tool for video content which allows copyright holders to follow the path of pirated content back to a specific PayTV subscriber.
• No more updates for pirated Windows copies
  Wednesday 26 January 2005 – 06:29
  Microsoft announced that it will broaden its anti-piracy effort by limiting access to most software updates to users who authenticate their Windows software. A pilot program that currently encourages mainly US users to reveal the identity of their operating system will be extended to 20 new languages in February.
• Microsoft Corrects: No XP SP2 for Pirated Copies
  Tuesday 11 May 2004 – 05:19
  Despite reports indicating that Microsoft Corp.