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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 14th, 2012
US Government Issues Two New Anti-Piracy Warnings for DVD and Blu-Ray

US Government Issues Two New Anti-Piracy Warnings for DVD and Blu-Ray

Paying customers will have to look at the new banners for 10 seconds each

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 9th, 2012
The Pirate Bay: We Do Not Encourage DDOS Attacks

The Pirate Bay: We Do Not Encourage DDOS Attacks

The torrent site's representatives propose other methods of protest

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 4th, 2012
IP Address Not Enough to Accuse Users of Piracy, Judge Rules

IP Address Not Enough to Accuse Users of Piracy, Judge Rules

This may be the end of copyright trolls and blackmailers

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 14th, 2012
Student Bay Admin Acquitted After 3-Year Trial

Student Bay Admin Acquitted After 3-Year Trial

Prosecutors couldn't prove that he was involved in copyright infringement

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 13th, 2012
Anonymous “Charge Lazors” Against Dutch Anti-Piracy Group

Anonymous “Charge Lazors” Against Dutch Anti-Piracy Group

Hackers to attack BREIN and its sponsors on April 19

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 22nd, 2012
Megaupload Users Targeted with “Pay-Up-or-Else” Scams

Megaupload Users Targeted with “Pay-Up-or-Else” Scams

In some cases even pieces of malware are being used

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 16th, 2012
July 12, 2012: US ISPs to Aid Copyright Holders Against Piracy

July 12, 2012: US ISPs to Aid Copyright Holders Against Piracy

None of the ISPs agreed to terminate services completely, but it's an option

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 1st, 2012
Authorities Convict Adobe and Microsoft Software “Backup” Salesman

Authorities Convict Adobe and Microsoft Software “Backup” Salesman

A man allegedly made close to $1 million (700,000 EUR) by selling bootlegged software

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 1st, 2012
Controversial Irish SOPA Becomes Law

Controversial Irish SOPA Becomes Law

Despite massive protests, the statutory instrument was signed

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • January 23rd, 2012
Upload.To and FileSonic Take Measures Following Megaupload Closure

Upload.To and FileSonic Take Measures Following Megaupload Closure

File-sharing sites monitored by authorities are desperate to clear their names

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • January 19th, 2012
Programmer Steals $9.5 Million (€6.6 Million) Source Code from NY Federal Reserve Bank

Programmer Steals $9.5 Million (€6.6 Million) Source Code from NY Federal Reserve Bank

The software is used to keep track of the US government's finances

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • January 3rd, 2012
French Ministry of Culture: We Are Not Pirates, but We Are Investigating Accusations

French Ministry of Culture: We Are Not Pirates, but We Are Investigating Accusations

There's a lot of controversy in the country where the three-strike law is most successful

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • December 28th, 2011
Indian ISPs Forced to Block File-Sharing Sites SOPA-Style

Indian ISPs Forced to Block File-Sharing Sites SOPA-Style

A lot of controversy caused to protect a single motion picture

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • December 21st, 2011
RIAA Claims Another Company Is Using Their IPs for Pirating

RIAA Claims Another Company Is Using Their IPs for Pirating

The Recording Industry quickly denied their involvement in illegal practices

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • December 20th, 2011
Ireland Replaces Thee-Strike Law with Website Blockades

Ireland Replaces Thee-Strike Law with Website Blockades

The three-strike law doesn't work well in all the countries that try to adopt it

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • December 19th, 2011
RIAA and DHS Join the Ranks of BitTorrent Pirates

RIAA and DHS Join the Ranks of BitTorrent Pirates

Two other high-profile organizations were caught downloading illegal content

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • December 15th, 2011
French President Caught Illegally Downloading ‘Beach Boys’ Album (Updated)

French President Caught Illegally Downloading ‘Beach Boys’ Album (Updated)

Another anti-piracy supporter caught off-guard by YouHaveDownloaded

 
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