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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Anti-piracy agency scores logo own goal

It seems that those working at France's new internet piracy agency may have to brush up on copyright theft rules before attempting to throw the book at anyone. The agency, called Hadopi, is facing legal action over using, you guessed it, a copyrighted design for its logo. The typeface used belongs to France Telecom, owner of mobile phone network Orange. A case of pot, kettle, black in round one of the state vs pirates?

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