piracy

Russian President Vladimir Putin called the detention of the ship “piracy” and said the move was meant to distract from France’s difficult domestic political situation.

The 150 passengers hail from a wide-range of countries, including Turkey whose foreign ministry called the intervention "a grave violation of international law" and "an act of piracy".

His vision was to find a way to fight against music piracy by offering a platform where consumers could pay to stream music.

The region was once considered the world's most dangerous area for maritime piracy, surpassing the waters off Somalia.

ACE chairman Charles Rivkin said it was a "resounding victory in its fight to detect, deter, and dismantle criminal perpetrators of digital piracy".