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Tuesday, February 09, 2010 4:31 PM

Federation Against Software Theft

Federation Against Software Theft
Federation Against Software Theft
Type: Organization
Name: Federation Against Software Theft
First Reported 01/19/2010 - Updated 01/19/2010 - 1 Documents (in Politics)
House of Lords
House of Lords
FAST backs the "Future-Proofing" clause in the Digital Economy Bill Copyright law is being discussed in the law-making bodies of the UK Government with contention having arisen over the controversial clause 17 designed to enable the bill to be amended ... [Pro Security Zone - 01/19/2010]
First Reported 01/16/2010 - Updated 01/16/2010 - 1 Documents (in Politics)
Copyright infringement is having a serious impact on employment opportunities for the British creative workforce and the promotion of emerging talent. Without the action proposed by the government in the digital economy bill (DEB), job losses will be ... [Guardian.co.uk - 01/16/2010]
First Reported 01/25/2010 - Updated 01/25/2010 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Matt Barnes
Matt Barnes
The Federation Against Software Theft has made a statement to clear the confusion surrounding the organisation and the similarly named FAST Ltd which offers licence management consultancyThe Federation Against Software Theft and Investors in Software ... [Pro Security Zone - 01/25/2010]
First Reported 01/18/2010 - Updated 01/18/2010 - 1 Documents (in Intellectual Property Rights)
ScanSafe Inc
ScanSafe Inc
With ScanSafe research indicating large growth in the use of employee workstations for the illegal downloading of software and other materials, The Federation Against Software Theft is advising companies that they face prosecution for allowing this to ... [Pro Security Zone - 01/18/2010]
First Reported 01/08/2010 - Updated 01/08/2010 - 3 Documents (in Corporate Deals)
Federation Against Software Theft
Federation Against Software Theft
The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) has launched a legal advisory group to de-mystify digital law for software. FLAG Digital Group is comprised of representatives from law firms including: Beachcroft, DMH Stallard, Lovells, Palmer Biggs Legal ... [Computer Business Review - 01/08/2010]
First Reported 08/27/2009 - Updated 08/27/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)
New laws that will see file sharers cut off from the internet have been welcomed. John Lovelock, chief executive of the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST), approved the proposed changes, claiming that it was a step further than Lord Carters' Digital ... [SC Magazine UK - 08/27/2009]
First Reported 01/08/2010 - Updated 01/08/2010 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)
The newly installed chairman of the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) is aiming to clean up the cloud services provision space, but some channel onlookers have questioned the bodys validity. CIF is a self-regulating body and is a sub-group of the Federation ... [Computing.co.uk - 01/08/2010]
First Reported 10/30/2009 - Updated 10/30/2009 - 1 Documents (in Intellectual Property Rights)
FAST questions the politicians behind the government’s IP policyLord Mandelson’s much hyped announcement on the Government’s intended ‘3-strikes-and-you-are-out’ policy over IP infringement and illegal file-sharing, is at odds with the intellectual property ... [releases feed from realwire - 10/30/2009]
First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 1 Documents
The government will press ahead with plans to restrict internet access for illegal filesharers, it was confirmed in the Queen's Speech today. As expected, a Digital Economy Bill will aim to compel ISPs to penalise those persistently observed infringing ... [The Register - 11/18/2009]

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John Lovelock continued: "Our own research indicates that the overwhelming majority of businesses believe that the Government has lost the battle against software piracy. When we polled companies in 2009 some 67% said that it was easy to secure unlicensed software via the Internet or peer-to-peer file-sharing. What was more shocking was that a third of the sample - some 32% -admitted that they would even download illegal software themselves!" he continued...
...laid unless parliament has had a previous period of 60 days for scrutiny of proposals for such an instrument under the super-affirmative procedure. "On behalf of an industry that is estimated by Intellect to be 10% of our entire GDP we are calling on all political parties in Parliament to give their full backing to the Clause 17 measures which will ensure that now and for years to come entrepreneurs will be able to thrive and consumers will be able to enjoy a rich choice of content in the digital economy" he concluded. Read more news for

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Are you sure you're not a pirate? [Computing.co.uk - 4 hours ago]
Know your software rights [Education Business - 02/02/2010]
No commercial link between the Federation and F... [Pro Security Zone - 01/25/2010]
FAST backs the "Future-Proofing" clau... [Pro Security Zone - 01/19/2010]
FAST comments on litigation risk for companies ... [Pro Security Zone - 01/18/2010]
Letters: Don't let theft ruin our digital future [Guardian.co.uk - 01/16/2010]
Where Does the Ownership Lie? [IT Backbones - 01/11/2010]
FAST launches digital software group [Computer Business Review - 01/08/2010]
FAST Flies The FLAG – New Legal Advisory Group ... [Business Computing World - 01/08/2010]
CIF strives for clearer skies in cloud computin... [Computing.co.uk - 01/08/2010]
Legal group created at FAST for assistance on d... [Pro Security Zone - 01/08/2010]
Anti-filesharing laws are go [The Register - 11/18/2009]
A contradiction at the heart of government on c... [releases feed from realwire - 10/30/2009]
Proposed internet disabling law welcomed by FAST [SC Magazine UK - 08/27/2009]
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You decide: should you report your employer's p... [Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - 09/25/2009]
Is it better to hang on to a job, or report illegal use of software?After what feels like a million interviews, you've finally gotten a job. You're still on probation, ...
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