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FileSoup torrent admins walk free after prosecution drops case
FileSoup torrent admins walk free after prosecution drops case
FileSoup admins ‘TheGeeker’ and ‘Snookered’ are now free, after the prosecution in their file-sharing case dropped the charges. The site ...... 26 Feb 2011 - 3 comments
Rumor that won't go away: Sony working on hack-proof PS3?
Rumor that won't go away: Sony working on hack-proof PS3?
First reported by the relatively unknown blog EverythingHQ, Sony may be creating a new model of the PlayStation 3, one that is 'hack-proof.' ...... 25 Feb 2011 - 24 comments
PC piracy is declining, says PC Gaming Alliance
PC piracy is declining, says PC Gaming Alliance
The PC Gaming Alliance (PCGA), a trade body, has said this week that PC piracy continues to decline, thanks mainly to the industry's move towards ...... 22 Feb 2011 - 15 comments
SIIA paid out $57,000 to piracy whistleblowers last year
SIIA paid out $57,000 to piracy whistleblowers last year
Last year, the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA), paid out $57,000 to piracy whistleblowers, rewarding 16 reports. Overall, ...... 14 Feb 2011 - 2 comments
Crysis 2 complete game 'beta' leaked
Crysis 2 complete game 'beta' leaked
A full version of the upcoming game, Crysis 2, has been leaked on the Internet this weekend, a full 5 weeks before its official release on March 22nd. ...... 13 Feb 2011 - 22 comments
Studios aim to shut down piracy from award show DVD screeners
Studios aim to shut down piracy from award show DVD screeners
Every year, starting usually in November and lasting into February, DVDs of movies that are up for award considerations are sent out to Academy, ...... 29 Jan 2011 - 37 comments
Tiny group of pirates responsible for most of unauthorized file sharing
Tiny group of pirates responsible for most of unauthorized file sharing
Spanish researchers at the Carlos III University of Madrid have posted interesting results today in regards to filesharing. The researchers ...... 25 Jan 2011 - 17 comments
The Pirate Bay's Music Bay is 'coming soon'
The Pirate Bay's "Music Bay" is 'coming soon'
A few years ago, the infamous torrent tracker The Pirate Bay registered The Music Bay domain, but did nothing with it. It appears now, however, ...... 24 Jan 2011 - 12 comments
Steve Ballmer says only 1 in 10 users in China pay for software
Steve Ballmer says only 1 in 10 users in China pay for software
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, during a panel discussion about intellectual property protection, has made sure to tell Chinese President Hu Jintao ...... 23 Jan 2011 - 18 comments
PS3 custom firmware creator Waninkoko issues warning on bricking consoles
PS3 custom firmware creator Waninkoko issues warning on bricking consoles
Waninkoko, infamous for his ISO loader on the Wii console, has issued a warning this week for gamers attempting to install his PlayStation 3 ...... 20 Jan 2011 - 34 comments
Music industry has lost a third of its value since 2003
Music industry has lost a third of its value since 2003
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry's (IFPI) latest Digital Music Report has painted a bleak picture for the music industry, ...... 20 Jan 2011 - 67 comments
Piracy drives billions of visits to file locker websites
Piracy drives billions of visits to file locker websites
Anti-fraud firm MarkMonitor has said that file locker and easy file-sharing sites like RapidShare, Megaupload and Megavideo, receiving enormous ...... 11 Jan 2011 - 6 comments
Mac App Store applications already being pirated and modifed
Mac App Store applications already being pirated and modifed
Launched on January 6th, the Mac App Store is already seeing its apps pirated or modified, thanks to lax security from developers and Apple. ...... 08 Jan 2011
'Lost' was most pirated TV show of 2010
'Lost' was most pirated TV show of 2010
TorrentFreak has released their list of the most pirated TV shows for 2010, and the now-concluded mystery drama "Lost" topped the list. At ...... 03 Jan 2011 - 1 comment
The most pirated video game of 2010? Call of Duty: Black Ops
The most pirated video game of 2010? Call of Duty: Black Ops
TorrentFreak has posted their list of the most pirated video games of the year, and unsurprisingly the top title is Call of Duty: Black Ops. ...... 29 Dec 2010 - 3 comments
L.A. anti-piracy task force seizes $4.06 million in pirated goods
L.A. anti-piracy task force seizes $4.06 million in pirated goods
Los Angeles' very own anti-piracy task force, under Operation Chimney Sweep, has arrested 10 people and seized over $4 million worth of pirated ...... 23 Dec 2010 - 24 comments
Avatar is most pirated film of 2010
Avatar is most pirated film of 2010
Not surprisingly, the world's all-time highest grossing film was also the most pirated in 2010. According to figures from TorrentFreak, the ...... 21 Dec 2010 - 13 comments
MasterCard will cut off piracy websites
MasterCard will cut off piracy websites
MasterCard has said it will cease processing payments to websites that offer illegal copies of movies, music and other content for download. ...... 18 Dec 2010 - 12 comments
BPI wants Google, search engines to censor illegal downloads
BPI wants Google, search engines to censor illegal downloads
The British Phonographic Industry (BPI), besides posting huge piracy numbers for the UK, has also taken shots at Google, claiming the search ...... 17 Dec 2010 - 11 comments
BPI: 1.2 billion illegal music downloads in UK in 2010
BPI: 1.2 billion illegal music downloads in UK in 2010
The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) trade group has once against highlighted the level of Internet music piracy in the UK in its annual report. ...... 17 Dec 2010 - 5 comments
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