Tag: Piracy

Torrent Files Traced Back to Canadian Parliament
So, it's simple to catch Internet pirates, eh? You just grab their IP address when they download stuff from Torrent sites, trace it back to the source and click the cuffs on those...
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Roger Ebert Doesn’t Blame Piracy For Movie Industry Woes
While famed movie critic Roger Ebert's perspective on the movie industry isn't directly related to the piracy acts that have been dominating Internet news, the fact that he doesn't...
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SOPA Is Draconian, Anticonstitutional Says MythBuster Adam Savage
Okay. So far, the proponents of the Stop Online Piracy Act (PROTECT IP) have heard opposition from big time tech names...
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Add RIAA And DHS To List Of Internet Pirates
Nearly 2,000 years ago the Roman poet Juvenal coined the now-famous phrase, Quis custodiet ipsos custodes, commonly translated “Who watches the watchmen?” For centuries th...
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Exclusive: YouTube Responds to UMG vs. Megaupload
This morning we brought you a story concerning the conflict between Megaupload...
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Piracy Uncovered At French President’s Palace
A new Russian website continues to prove a source of embarrassment for high-level opponents of music and movie downloading. The site, Yo...
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Piracy May Actually Help Artists
With all the controversy over SOPA, there has been a lot of attention lately on the so-called “piracy” of music and movies. The...
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BitTorrent Use Uncovered at Major Entertainment Companies
TorrentFreak, a news site devoted to all things BitTorrent, has published the results...
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Fight SOPA Censorship with Censorship!
It's clear the SOPA/PIPA hubbub has been a polarizing issue, one that stretches far beyond mere web chatter. Big name industry giants have thrown their hats into the ring very lou...
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Megaupload Sues Universal Over Takedown of Viral Video
Popular file hosting site Megaupload has filed suit against Universal Music Group today over claims that UMG abused YouTube’s automated copyright infringement reporting system to t...
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The MegaUpload Song: A Strange Gathering Of Celebrity Filesharing Advocates
The RIAA and MPAA, in their push to rid the internet of what they dub rampant piracy, have set internet storage locker sites like MegaUpload firmly in their crosshairs as well. Wh...
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Two Hundred Tech Entrepreneurs Sign Letter In Opposition To SOPA
Engine Advocacy, a entrepreneurial coalition whose mission is to "create an environment where technological innovation and entrepreneur...
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Serious Sam 3 Shows The Correct Way To DRM
Digital rights management is still a concept of contention, which only gets exacerbated when companies like EA decide to block a consumer's access to games they've already purchase...
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Swiss Government Declares Downloading for Personal Use Legal
The government of Switzerland has issued a statement declaring that it will not take action to alter current copyright laws allowing the downloading of music and movies for persona...
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Elvis Costello Thinks His New Box Set Costs Too Much, Would Rather You Download It
The Return of the Spectacular Spinning Songbook is a limited edition, 3-disc box set that comes complete with autographed memorabilia, rare photos, posters and more. The content w...
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