An independent game developer wants to know "why people pirate my games,"He's not angry or anything, he just really wants to know why it happens. The reasoning, the logic behind it. He promises pirates to not divulge...
In an article from New Delhi, the author repeats the Indian Navy and says that maritime terrorism has gained roots and expanded in the Indian Ocean region. Though the Indian Navy's chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta denied...
Internet providers in the UK have joined together to tackle music piracy online, however the first 'big step' for the industry is apparently to - write letters?That's right, thousands of letters will be sent out to users who the movie and music industry believe to be pirating...
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/Internet-Service-Providers-In-Major-Crackdown-On-Illegal-Music-And-Film-Downloads/Article/200807415052126?f=vg According to Sky News - British Internet Service Providers will be monitoring clients usage and warning those it beleives...
"NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge's order to Google Inc (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) to turn over YouTube user data to Viacom Inc (VIAb.N: Quote, Profile, Research) sparked an outcry on...
Somalian captors of the German couple & French boat captain have demanded a hefty $1 million ransom for releasing them. Kidnappings have become a thriving business in Somalia. Highjackers have got huge ransom in the past. " A government minister says...
Christine Albanel, the Culture Minister, plans to reduce internet piracy thanks to HADOPI law. "We can't irradicate 100% of internet piracy. But reduces internet piracy from 70 to 80% should be great." she said. ADA...
France has become the first country to implement the controversial new law that anyone who persists in illicit downloading of music or films will be barred from broadband access.So a country that has long led the way...
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Opinion: The following is an email reply to my concernes about the implications of the ACTA. I do not believe that our politicians understand the nature of intellectual property rights in the Internet Age. New, more modern, revenue models are emerging and this kind of...
" Malaysia's plan to use dogs to sniff out pirated DVDs suffered a setback after one of two Labradors trained for the task died of an unknown cause, officials said Monday.Authorities were investigating the cause of...
Film piracy may be a primary source of funding for terrorists and other organized crime groups. This is according to chairman of the Philippines' Optical Media Board (OMB) Eduardo "Edu" Manzano, who came up with the conclusion after his group yielded illegal drugs and...
I love these guys, proud pirates that they are."“The record companies can go screw themselves,” said Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg in response to a compensation and damages law suit filed against him...
Two members of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society were bailed out of jail yesterday by anti-sealing advocate Paul Watson, who paid the $10,000 bond partly in toonies! "Watson posted the bail at the Cape Breton...
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The Attorney General of the US has made a frankly bizarre claim that terrorist organizations are financing their operations via software piracy. This may have been somewhat plausible if he had a shred of proof, but...
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"The last find about that improbable digital distributor called Qtrax happened here at Musicblob this morning: there’s apparently pirate music in Qtrax (!)."
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