Have "anti piracy" measures stopped people downloading?

In response to online protests on Wednesday, several key Congressional lawmakers withdrew support for two anti-Web piracy measures - the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect Intellectual Property Act - both of which have the backing of powerful commercial lobbies.

In fact, the chances are good - this is Leo now - that Adobe didn't make this technology, but licenses it, as most piracy measures are, from another company.

Online protests against anti-Web piracy measures sent lawmakers scrambling.

Online protests against anti-Web piracy measures sent lawmakers scrambling, but what's the alternative?

The FAC aims to provide a direct campaigning voice for featured artists, both established and new, on commercial issues (such as the deals done between major content providers and record labels) and policy issues (such as copyright term extension and anti piracy measures).