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Just about all searches for the shipwrecks of pirates center on finding their booty – the treasure kind, not their derriere. However, a discovery off the coast of Massachusetts may qualify for a double-booty score in Pirate Scrabble (patent pending) with the announcement that six skeletons were recently recovered from the wreck of the Whydah Gally – the ship belonging to Captain Samuel “Black Sam” Bellamy, considered by many to be the most successful pirate in history because of the dozens of ships he plundered 300 years ago. One of those skeletons may belong to Black Sam himself and a team of researchers with the DNA of a bloodline relative aims to find out. ....
Panel recommends death for pirates February 11, 2021 × The External Affairs Standing Committee of Parliament, headed by veteran BJP MP PP Chaudhary has recommended that the maximum punishment for a pirate should be death penalty. In its report on the Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill, the panel said though the Bill is drafted in accordance with UN provisions, if a pirate causes death, his or her maximum punishment should also be death. The panel observed that the Bill has been drafted in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) adopted by India in 1982 and ratified in 1995. “The committee further observed that countries such as the US, Australia, Italy and Sri Lanka do not provide for death penalty in spite of passing anti-maritime law similar to India. Under this, if a person while committing an act of Piracy causes or attempts to cause death, he will be punished by death,” it noted. ....
Siemens demands unmasking of Comcast pirates in bid for damages 10-02-2021 12-09-2016 A Siemens unit plans to sue unidentified users who illegally downloaded its software via the internet service provider Comcast for damages of up to $150,000 and has demanded the handover of their personal details. In its complaint, the Texas-based subsidiary said that 142 Comcast users had downloaded and/or used its unlicensed software, and while it had been able to match their ISP IP address to infringing activity, it had been unable to confirm their identities. “To protect its investment in the software and its IP rights, SISW investigates unauthorised downloads. Through this process, SISW can identify certain IP addresses associated with each illicit use and download,” noted the company. ....