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Gears of War 3 Leaks - Unfinished Developer Copy
Gears of War 3 Leaks - Unfinished Developer Copy
Biggest Xbox 360 game of the year in major, and very early leak. A development copy of Epic's Gears of War 3 has leaked onto the Internet ...... 03 Jul 2011 - 10 comments
Scottish man convicted of recording in movie theater
Scottish man convicted of recording in movie theater
Christopher Clarke has become the first person in Scotland to be convicted of illegally filming in a movie theater then uploading the movie for profit. ...... 01 Jul 2011 - 14 comments
Piracy is like a carjacking, says Prince
Piracy is like a carjacking, says Prince
Prince, the influential musician, has said today that he will not release any new music until piracy is less of a factor. The artist says ...... 27 Jun 2011 - 52 comments
Irish 'three strikes' system in doubt following false accusations
Irish 'three strikes' system in doubt following false accusations
As many as 300 incorrectly accused of Internet piracy. Up to 300 Irish Internet users were incorrectly sent "first strike" notices warning ...... 25 Jun 2011 - 1 comment
Hip-Hop sites, blogs caught up in anti-piracy mess
Hip-Hop sites, blogs caught up in anti-piracy mess
Popular hip-hop sites and blogs on advertisement blacklist. Advertising firm GroupM revealed a few weeks ago that it had adopted a new anti-piracy ...... 25 Jun 2011 - 3 comments
Texas man pleads guilty to software piracy charges
Texas man pleads guilty to software piracy charges
Man pleads guilty to copyright infringement after being nabbed in raids against software piracy ring. James Clayton Baxter of Wichita Falls, ...... 24 Jun 2011 - 19 comments
UK plan to block streaming websites criticized
UK plan to block streaming websites criticized
Consumer groups attack proposals to block websites that offer illegal video streams. The Open Rights Group (ORG) revealed earlier this week ...... 24 Jun 2011 - 2 comments
Germans who leaked Dr Dre tracks are sentenced
Germans who leaked Dr Dre tracks are sentenced
Hackers are given deterrent sentences. Two men who allegedly targeted music artists including Dr Dre and Lady Gaga have been handed down ...... 20 Jun 2011
Scottish woman given probation for sharing music
Scottish woman given probation for sharing music
Anne Muir gets three years probation sentence for sharing music online. She is the first person in Scotland to ever be convicted of illegally ...... 01 Jun 2011 - 10 comments
Record label visits schools to combat piracy
Record label visits schools to combat piracy
Independent label in the UK visits schools to educate kids about the work that goes into making music, and how illegal downloading threatens ...... 26 May 2011 - 8 comments
Pirate Bay movie uploader gets $28,200 fine
Pirate Bay movie uploader gets $28,200 fine
Danish man in his 20s pays high cost for uploading DVD Screener because he was "bored". In February of last year, anti-piracy group Antipiratgruppen ...... 26 May 2011 - 2 comments
Lawsuit against Hurt Locker sharers hits 24,583 users
Lawsuit against Hurt Locker sharers hits 24,583 users
The widely reported mass suing of sharers of the Oscar-winning Hurt Locker movie has bloated to include 24,583 file sharers. This new number ...... 25 May 2011 - 8 comments
BSA: Software piracy hits all-time high
BSA: Software piracy hits all-time high
According to a new study from the BSA (Business Software Alliance), worldwide software piracy hit an all-time high in 2010, up to $59 billion worth. ...... 12 May 2011 - 12 comments
DRM in games leads to piracy, says Good Old Games
DRM in games leads to piracy, says Good Old Games
Good Old Games, the retro games site has made some interesting comments regarding DRM (digital rights management) this week, claiming that instead ...... 14 Apr 2011 - 14 comments
$625.5 million patent suit against Apple is overturned
$625.5 million patent suit against Apple is overturned
A federal judge has overturned a $625.5 million verdict against Apple over patent violations this week. The jury had ruled in favor of small ...... 07 Apr 2011 - 2 comments
Grooveshark pulled from Android Market
Grooveshark pulled from Android Market
Google has pulled the popular Grooveshark music app from the Android Market, following accusations from the record labels that the service facilitates ...... 07 Apr 2011 - 2 comments
Saudi airline caught playing pirated copy of movie
Saudi airline caught playing pirated copy of movie
TF has posted a picture today that shows a Saudi airline running a pirated Blu-ray copy of the movie "Killers" as its in-flight film. The ...... 05 Apr 2011 - 5 comments
P2P piracy drops significantly following LimeWire shut down
P2P piracy drops significantly following LimeWire shut down
The NPD Group reported earlier this week that P2P piracy in the United States declined significantly in 2010. The market research firm said ...... 28 Mar 2011 - 10 comments
The Nintendo 3DS is self-aware, knows when you're a pirate
The Nintendo 3DS is self-aware, knows when you're a pirate
Eurogamer posted an interesting article today, pointing to the Enterking shop when claiming that the Nintendo 3DS may be able to tell when gamers ...... 10 Mar 2011 - 21 comments
Limewire finally settles with music publishers
Limewire finally settles with music publishers
LimeWire has finally settled a long-standing lawsuit brought by major music publishers, months after the service was shutdown for good. The ...... 09 Mar 2011
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