Recording Artists File Lawsuit to Ban BitTorrent Software Downloads

Recording Artists File Lawsuit to Ban BitTorrent Software Downloads

They want to get a court to prohibit CNET and CBS from offering such applications

RIAA Welcomes Court’s Decision to Sentence Pirate to 15 Years in Prison

RIAA Welcomes Court’s Decision to Sentence Pirate to 15 Years in Prison

Over 10,000 disks containing movies and music have been found by investigators

Chinese Pirates Choose Windows XP over Linux “Because It’s Free”

Chinese Pirates Choose Windows XP over Linux “Because It’s Free”

One of our readers shares more info on how Chinese firms “support” the anti-piracy fight

Microsoft Reveals the Country Where Nearly 90% of Windows Is Pirated

Microsoft Reveals the Country Where Nearly 90% of Windows Is Pirated

But we can’t do anything about this, Microsoft says

Demonoid Tracker Is Back Online, Servers Moved to Hong Kong

Demonoid Tracker Is Back Online, Servers Moved to Hong Kong

The index and the forum are still offline, but it's a first step

  • Windows
  • By Bogdan Popa
  • November 12th, 2012
Windows 7 Pirate Tracked Down by Microsoft’s “Private Detectives”

Windows 7 Pirate Tracked Down by Microsoft’s “Private Detectives”

Company sued for using counterfeited versions of Windows 7

Six Stores Selling Pirated Microsoft Software Busted

Six Stores Selling Pirated Microsoft Software Busted

All six stores admitted to breaching Microsoft’s copyright

Man Faces 45 Years in Prison for Selling Pirated Windows XP

Man Faces 45 Years in Prison for Selling Pirated Windows XP

48-year-old Bruce Alan Edward sold pirated Microsoft software

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • November 5th, 2012
Hotline Miami Developer Loves Creativity, Doesn’t Want Money

Hotline Miami Developer Loves Creativity, Doesn’t Want Money

He will continue to allow players to pirate his games

RapidShare Removes Download Speed Limitations, Finds Other Anti-Piracy Measures

RapidShare Removes Download Speed Limitations, Finds Other Anti-Piracy Measures

No more speed restrictions for users with free accounts

Hotline Miami Understands Why PC Gamers Pirate Content

Hotline Miami Understands Why PC Gamers Pirate Content

The developer believes that everyone should enjoy gaming

Copying DVDs and Modding Game Consoles Still Illegal, Copyright Regulators Say

Copying DVDs and Modding Game Consoles Still Illegal, Copyright Regulators Say

Jailbreaking smartphones is legal, but the exemption doesn't apply to tablets

Unsurprising Study Finds That Pirates Buy More Music Than Non-Pirates

Unsurprising Study Finds That Pirates Buy More Music Than Non-Pirates

Pirates are music fans and they buy more music than everyone else

Microsoft Goes After Halo 4 Pirates

Microsoft Goes After Halo 4 Pirates

The company continues its fight against software piracy

  • Columns
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • October 13th, 2012
Weekend Reading: DRM, Piracy and the PC Market

Weekend Reading: DRM, Piracy and the PC Market

Publishers need to do more to revive the PC game market

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • October 4th, 2012
No Always-On DRM for Total War: Rome 2

No Always-On DRM for Total War: Rome 2

The game will require players to access Steam for authentication

5 Men Suspected of Pirating Hollywood Movies Ordered to Pay $1.4M (€1.1M)

5 Men Suspected of Pirating Hollywood Movies Ordered to Pay $1.4M (€1.1M)

Members of the Carnage and CiNEFOX teams have been sentenced to jail

 
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