In North Carolina, for example, construction site thefts are now a felony offense rather than a misdemeanor, and carry stiffer penalties, including jail time, restitution and community service.
As well as cyber espionage, it pointed out that most IP theft took place the "old-fashioned way", through bribed employees, on-site theft and re-engineering.
As of September, Georgia had the sixth-highest foreclosure rate of any state in the country, according to RealtyTrac's U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, cited by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. It's not uncommon for foreclosed homes to become the site of theft.
The creeping attempts at legislation are down to the power of what he calls the "copyright monopoly", and although the US record industry and Hollywood studios view file-sharing sites as theft, and this week succeeded in having the founders of one site, Megaupload.com, charged with racketeering, Falkvinge is clear that it's no such thing.
The Shura Council, Egypt's upper house of Parliament, has asked the government to issue new regulations to protect archaeological heritage sites from theft and smuggling.
Disconnect Mobile, a freemium app (the premium version is $5/month or $50/year) that has been built for both iOS and Android, says it is specifically designed to protect against malware sites, identity theft by way of malicious tracking, and "malvertising threats" that are disguised as ads.
After he is refused help from an "important person", he dies, but comes back to haunt the site of the theft, ripping the overcoats off the backs of random passers-by.
A real estate lawyer by training, he employs data — on his Web sites he documents theft at state-run companies — and relentless, paint-stripping contempt.
The agency has copious warnings on its Web site about identity-theft scams, which typically involve the use of someone else's Social Security number.
