U.S. to Australia: “Stop pirating Game of Thrones!”
Hold off on those torrents, Australia. America demands you stop stealing Game of Thrones immediately.
On Apr 25, 2013 by Kris Holt
The Pirate Bay’s world tour stops in Iceland
Has The Pirate Bay finally found a permanent home?
On Apr 24, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Studio threatens to sue hundreds for pirating Seagal flop
615 are accused of downloading Steven Seagal’s Maximum Conviction. They can either pay $30,000 or go to court, where they could be fined $150,000.
On Apr 10, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Indie band uses Times Square billboard to address Internet piracy
Given rare access to a Times Square billboard, Brooklyn’s Ghost Beach is asking the world to throw down its stance: should musicians support or fight Internet piracy?
On Mar 27, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Supreme Court denies final appeal of $222,000 file-sharing fine
Jammie Thomas-Rasset won’t be able to appeal her $222,000 fine for sharing 24 copyrighted songs on a peer-to-peer network.
On Mar 18, 2013 by Kevin Collier
EU says pirates are more likely to pay for music
A new study by the EU’s Joint Research Center has found that any means of acquiring music online—both through piracy and legal streaming—leads to more legal purchases.
Tweetbot pirates accidentally come clean on Twitter
Tweetbot developer Tapbots coded an amusing surprise for anyone who pirates their iPhone app.
On Feb 27, 2013 by Kris Holt
The Copyright Alert System launch is official—and really confusing
With very little fanfare, the controversial Copyright Alert System (CAS) officially launched Monday morning.
On Feb 25, 2013 by Kevin Collier
New anti-piracy system will hit U.S. Internet users next week
The controversial Copyright Alert System will finally arrive for Comcast users Monday, and roll out to other major ISPs throughout the week.
On Feb 22, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Finnish anti-piracy group in trouble for copying Pirate Bay
The Finnish anti-piracy group famous for seizing a child’s Winnie the Pooh laptop is facing a lawsuit for copying the The Pirate Bay’s site design.
On Feb 14, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Publisher of “BitTorrent for Dummies” sues BitTorrenters
Irony for Dummies is the latest release by John Wiley & Sons.
On Feb 5, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy
Copyright monitoring firm flags HBO.com for pirating HBO content
HBO was accused of pirating its own shows due to a mistake by MarkMonitor, the monitoring firm that will power the U.S. Copyright Alerts System.
On Feb 4, 2013 by Kevin Collier
New Zealand copyright group spent $250,000 to fine pirate $616
The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand has spent $250,000 sending out notices to suspected music pirates. So far, they’ve recouped a single $616 fine.
3 unintended effects of the Copyright Alerts System
The so-called “six strikes” policy could make your local coffeeshop a hotbed for piracy and effectively kill the Open Wireless Movement.
On Jan 28, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Antiguan government to pirate U.S. media for profit
Multiple sources with official ties have told TorrentFreak that the Antiguan government intends to set up a website where it will sell copyrighted U.S. media for download as soon as February.
On Jan 25, 2013 by Kevin Collier
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