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Joel Tenenbaum must pay RIAA $675,000
Joel Tenenbaum must pay RIAA $675,000
Joel Tenenbaum has lost another appeal this week, and must pay the RIAA $675,000 in statutory damages. The new ruling upheld the original ...... 25 Aug 2012 - 15 comments
Norway blocks law firm from monitoring file sharers
Norway blocks law firm from monitoring file sharers
This week, Norway blocked the only law firm in the country that had rights to monitor file sharers. The firm, Simonsen law, lost their current ...... 25 Aug 2012 - 3 comments
RIAA budget, staff slashed in almost half
RIAA budget, staff slashed in almost half
The RIAA has been struggling. The group's budget, which comes directly from distributors and music labels, has been slashed in almost half, ...... 25 Aug 2012 - 10 comments
Ubisoft: PC games have 95 percent piracy rate
Ubisoft: PC games have 95 percent piracy rate
Ubisoft, always one to bring ridiculous figures to the table, has come out today with a number that should scare any developer looking to create ...... 22 Aug 2012 - 39 comments
R.I.P Demonoid as domain names go up for sale
R.I.P Demonoid as domain names go up for sale
It is now light's out for Demonoid. After being taken down last week in the Ukraine, all of the major Demonoid domains are now up for sale, ...... 13 Aug 2012 - 19 comments
Report: YouTube not included in Google's anti-piracy algorithm update
Report: YouTube not included in Google's anti-piracy algorithm update
According to a report from SEL, Google's recent decision to update its search algorithms to demote sites that promote piracy will not affect ...... 12 Aug 2012
Google updates search algorithms; which is bad news for piracy sites
Google updates search algorithms; which is bad news for piracy sites
Google has updated their search algorithms, which should be really bad news for sites that engage in piracy. Going forward, Google will begin ...... 11 Aug 2012 - 9 comments
Anonymous: We will avenge Demonoid
Anonymous: We will avenge Demonoid
Hacktivist group Anonymous has claimed it will wreak havoc on the Ukranian government for their part in taking down popular torrent tracker Demonoid. ...... 11 Aug 2012 - 49 comments
Demonoid tracker taken down
Demonoid tracker taken down
It appears that the popular semi-private torrent tracker Demonoid has been taken down, again. The tracker was taken down by local authorities ...... 06 Aug 2012 - 37 comments
Is this the end of French anti-P2P agency Hadopi?
Is this the end of French anti-P2P agency Hadopi?
During an interview this week, French minister of culture Aurélie Filippetti made some very interesting comments that imply the country will ...... 05 Aug 2012 - 1 comment
Judge in Kim Dotcom piracy case steps down
Judge in Kim Dotcom piracy case steps down
The judge presiding over the Kim Dotcom case in New Zealand has stepped down following comments he made about the U.S. Judge David Harvey ...... 19 Jul 2012 - 7 comments
Japan: New law could give pirates jailtime
Japan: New law could give pirates jailtime
Japanese legislators are looking to pass a new law that would make piracy a criminal offense with potential jail time. Anyone convicted of ...... 21 Jun 2012 - 14 comments
It's official: 'Game of Thrones' is most pirated show of the year
It's official: 'Game of Thrones' is most pirated show of the year
HBO's blockbuster series 'Game of Thrones' is the most pirated TV show of the year. The show is averaging 3.9 million downloads per episode, ...... 09 Jun 2012 - 9 comments
Google has to remove 1 million infringing links from search engine, monthly
Google has to remove 1 million infringing links from search engine, monthly
Google has revealed the interesting data this week. The search giant has to remove more than 1 million links to infringing content each month, ...... 25 May 2012 - 5 comments
MPAA finally admits piracy is not the same as stealing, kinda
MPAA finally admits piracy is not the same as stealing, kinda
The MPAA's CEO Chris Dodd has finally admitted that the group's tactics of comparing piracy to stealing is a bad choice. Over the last decade ...... 22 May 2012 - 15 comments
Supreme Court declines petition from doctorate student sued by RIAA
Supreme Court declines petition from doctorate student sued by RIAA
The case of Joel Tenenbaum continues. Tenenbaum, the former doctorate student who was convicted of illegally sharing 30 tracks via P2P has ...... 22 May 2012 - 2 comments
Report: 48 percent of EU computer users pirate software
Report: 48 percent of EU computer users pirate software
According to the latest Business Software Alliance (BSA) report, almost half of the EU uses some pirated software. The study found that most ...... 17 May 2012 - 4 comments
You wouldn't steal a car: DVD anti-piracy warning gets updated
You wouldn't steal a car: DVD anti-piracy warning gets updated
The federal government, with help from the Hollywood studios, has updated the iconic DVD/Blu-ray anti-piracy warnings seen on all new releases. ...... 15 May 2012 - 23 comments
Pirate Bay founder requests clemency in eleventh hour
Pirate Bay founder requests clemency in eleventh hour
After being convicted in 2009 and losing appeals, the time has finally come for the founders of the infamous torrent tracker The Pirate Bay ...... 11 May 2012 - 2 comments
'Game of Thrones' quickly becoming the most pirated show on the planet
'Game of Thrones' quickly becoming the most pirated show on the planet
The HBO blockbuster hit show "Game of Thrones" is well on its way to becoming the most pirated TV show in 2012. According to data from P2P ...... 11 May 2012
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