Bahrain is a very small Arabic country located in the Persian Gulf to the east of Saudia Arabia.

The population sits at just under 800,000 but that hasn’t stopped the country from gaining the attention of what are being described as “international companies” – a veiled reference to the big players in the worldwide music and movie industries.

This week Bahrain’s telecom watchdog (Telecommunications Regulatory Authority) “declared war” on Internet piracy.

TRA said it would work with the country’s Culture and Information Ministry to protect the rights of the aforementioned media companies, although chairman Dr Mohammed Al Amer said it would be inappropriate to name the companies making the complaints at this time.

TRA general director Alan Horne said they have hired a former head of British Telecom’s Internet security department as an advisor.

“We have taken this move because we recognize the importance of safeguarding the Internet and many aspects to do with content,” he said, adding, “Over the next year, we will be addressing many issues dealing with intellectual property rights and international best practice.”

Article from: FreakBits