1.   Brazilian cops have a tool to help fight piracy in a new federal law that grants software programs the same copyright protection as books.

2.   But it has not been perceived as a friend of the record industry, because it has not been avid in fighting Internet piracy.

3.   Corporations and nonprofit groups are being forced to spend a lot of time, money and energy to fight piracy of high-profile .com and .org addresses.

4.   Kruger said BSA has sought less than a dozen search warrants in the past two years, mainly becuase raids are a time-consuming and expensive way to fight piracy.

5.   Microsoft, however, responded that the provision is designed to fight piracy of Windows.

6.   Software industry representatives, however, said China has made substantial progress in fighting piracy and most software companies support MFN renewal.

7.   The movie and recording industries instead are taking the path set by software companies, which fight piracy through a combination of consumer education and selective enforcement.

8.   The thorniest problems are getting enough shows worth watching and the related concern in Hollywood about copyright protection, to fight piracy of top-notch digital versions of network products.

9.   The U.S. ambassador to Beijing, Jim Sasser, said China must do more to fight piracy of American copyrighted products.

10.   To fight piracy, Microsoft wants you to activate your copy of XP over the Internet.