Swedish man slapped with $650,000 fine for film piracy
A former torrent site moderator uploaded more than 500 films—but he’s only paying for one.
On Dec 17, 2013 by Miles Klee
Thousands of Germans get billed for streaming porn on Redtube
This dubious legal maneuver is nothing short of a scam.
On Dec 13, 2013 by Miles Klee
Why J.D. Salinger’s stories resonate in the Internet age
The iconic author was fixated on the perils of human connection—and now the rest of us are, too.
On Dec 4, 2013 by Miles Klee
Google triumphs in 8-year copyright battle over scanned books
Judge Denny Chin’s decision doubles as a glowing commendation for the library-like project.
On Nov 14, 2013 by Miles Klee
World’s most notorious copyright troll will have to repay its victims
Prenda Law loses another case.
On Nov 9, 2013 by Kevin Collier
MPAA-hired private eye busts camcorder-wielding ‘Gravity’ pirates
At least it wasn’t the P.I.’s last day before retiring.
On Oct 8, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Half a million people pirated the final episode of ‘Breaking Bad’
But 10 million watched it legally.
On Sep 30, 2013 by Joe Kloc
In Spain, just linking to pirated material can now land you in prison
Spain is set to make linking to copyrighted content a punishable offense.
On Sep 25, 2013 by Kevin Collier
24 percent of Internet traffic is devoted to piracy, study says
And digital piracy increased 160 percent between 2010 and 2012.
On Sep 23, 2013 by Aaron Sankin
Journalists hit with criminal complaint for publishing name of pirate site
German book publishers took action against journalists who mentioned the name of ebook piracy site Boox.to.
On Aug 30, 2013 by Tim Sampson
There’s no containing the Pirate Bay
A recent study shows the limitations to cracking down on pirating sites: When one goes down, a dozen others spring up to take its place.
On Aug 28, 2013 by Aaron Sankin
Error 451: When “not found” means “censored”
A new movement demands better access to court orders blocking websites.
On Aug 15, 2013 by Miles Klee
100,000 pirates just found their new favorite browser
Pirate Browser users plan to beat government and ISP website filters.
On Aug 13, 2013 by Kris Holt
Lady Gaga fans become piracy police after new song leaks
Gaga’s Little Monsters are reporting every instance of the leaked song they can find.
On Aug 12, 2013 by Kris Holt
Comcast will invite other major ISPs to join its new anti-piracy system
The system would redirect pirates to legitimate sites for buying and streaming media.
On Aug 6, 2013 by Kevin Collier
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