Brazilian author goes topless to fight book piracy
Author Vanessa de Oliveira traveled to Peru to stage a shocking protest against online book piracy.
On Jul 24, 2012 by Kevin Collier
Internet Defense League unveils cat signal
Like Batman’s Bat-Signal, this light is meant to be a beacon to Internet advocates in times of crisis.
On Jul 20, 2012 by Kevin Collier
Politician pushes extreme anti-piracy bill in the Philippines
The SOPA-like bill’s author, Irwin Tieng, has an uncle who owns a Filipino media conglomerate.
On Jul 18, 2012 by Kevin Collier
Anonymous attacks Japanese government sites over strict anti-piracy law
In a statement, the hacktivist collective called the law the “wrong approach,” a criticism that could also be applied to Anonymous.
On Jun 27, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Japan’s new penalties could severely limit YouTube viewership
A revision to the country’s Copyright Law introduces major fines and possible jailtime for illegally downloading copyrighted material, and YouTube videos could be caught in the crossfire.
On Jun 21, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
BitTorrent site Filesoup shuts down
After nine years, one of the Web’s first torrenting sites bites the dust.
On Jun 5, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Micro Focus seeks $10 million from Australian police for pirated software
U.K. company Micro Focus is filing suit against the New South Wales police departed for alleged software piracy over the last decade.
On Apr 25, 2012 by Kevin Collier
France’s harsh anti-piracy showing mixed results, study says
The “three strikes and you’re out” has cut back on piracy but hasn’t helped the industries it aims to protect.
On Apr 2, 2012 by Kevin Collier
The Oatmeal cartoon perfectly captures reality of Web piracy
HBO could learn a lot from Matthew Inman’s latest cartoon on file-sharing.
On Feb 21, 2012 by Kevin Collier
Movie piracy caused by foreign availability and premiere schedule, study shows
A new study shows that piracy only coincides with significant box office losses in countries outside the U.S., where Hollywood movies premiere first.
Megaupload shuts down after indictments
Opponents of draconian antipiracy laws have their first martyr.
On Jan 19, 2012 by Jordan Valinsky
Redditors seek a new target for their SOPA rage: politicians
Redditors, basking in victory over getting GoDaddy to reverse its support of the Stop Online Piracy Act, are now honing in on a new target—in the U.S. Senate.
On Dec 28, 2011 by Kevin Morris
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