- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 14th, 2012
![Recording Artists File Lawsuit to Ban BitTorrent Software Downloads Recording Artists File Lawsuit to Ban BitTorrent Software Downloads](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Recording-Artists-File-Lawsuit-to-Ban-BitTorrent-Software-Downloads-1.png)
Recording Artists File Lawsuit to Ban BitTorrent Software Downloads
They want to get a court to prohibit CNET and CBS from offering such applications
- Digital Rights/Piracy
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 13th, 2012
![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](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/RIAA-Welcomes-Court-s-Decision-to-Sentence-Pirate-to-15-Years-in-Prison-1.png)
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
- General Business
- By Bogdan Popa
- November 13th, 2012
![Chinese Pirates Choose Windows XP over Linux “Because It’s Free” Chinese Pirates Choose Windows XP over Linux “Because It’s Free”](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Chinese-Pirates-Choose-Windows-XP-Over-Linux-Because-It-s-Free-1.png)
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
- Software Blog
- By Bogdan Popa
- November 12th, 2012
![Microsoft Reveals the Country Where Nearly 90% of Windows Is Pirated Microsoft Reveals the Country Where Nearly 90% of Windows Is Pirated](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Microsoft-Reveals-the-Country-Where-Nearly-90-of-Windows-Is-Pirated-1.jpg)
Microsoft Reveals the Country Where Nearly 90% of Windows Is Pirated
But we can’t do anything about this, Microsoft says
- Digital Rights/Piracy
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 12th, 2012
![Demonoid Tracker Is Back Online, Servers Moved to Hong Kong Demonoid Tracker Is Back Online, Servers Moved to Hong Kong](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Demonoid-Tracker-Is-Back-Online-Servers-Moved-to-Hong-Kong-1.jpg)
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”](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Windows-7-Pirate-Tracked-Down-by-Microsoft-s-Private-Detectives-1.jpg)
Windows 7 Pirate Tracked Down by Microsoft’s “Private Detectives”
Company sued for using counterfeited versions of Windows 7
- Software Blog
- By Bogdan Popa
- November 9th, 2012
![Six Stores Selling Pirated Microsoft Software Busted Six Stores Selling Pirated Microsoft Software Busted](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Microsoft-Catches-Six-Stores-Selling-Pirated-Software-1.jpg)
Six Stores Selling Pirated Microsoft Software Busted
All six stores admitted to breaching Microsoft’s copyright
- General Business
- By Bogdan Popa
- November 9th, 2012
![Man Faces 45 Years in Prison for Selling Pirated Windows XP Man Faces 45 Years in Prison for Selling Pirated Windows XP](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Man-Faces-45-Years-in-Prison-for-Selling-Pirated-Windows-XP-1.jpg)
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](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Hotline-Miami-Developer-Loves-Creativity-Doesn-t-Want-Money-1.jpg)
Hotline Miami Developer Loves Creativity, Doesn’t Want Money
He will continue to allow players to pirate his games
- Digital Rights/Piracy
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 29th, 2012
![RapidShare Removes Download Speed Limitations, Finds Other Anti-Piracy Measures RapidShare Removes Download Speed Limitations, Finds Other Anti-Piracy Measures](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/RapidShare-Removes-Download-Speed-Limitations-Finds-Other-Anti-Piracy-Measures-1.jpg)
RapidShare Removes Download Speed Limitations, Finds Other Anti-Piracy Measures
No more speed restrictions for users with free accounts
- Games Blog
- By Andrei Dumitrescu
- October 29th, 2012
![Hotline Miami Understands Why PC Gamers Pirate Content Hotline Miami Understands Why PC Gamers Pirate Content](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Hotline-Miami-Understands-Why-PC-Gamers-Pirate-Content-1.jpg)
Hotline Miami Understands Why PC Gamers Pirate Content
The developer believes that everyone should enjoy gaming
- Digital Rights/Piracy
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 26th, 2012
![Copying DVDs and Modding Game Consoles Still Illegal, Copyright Regulators Say Copying DVDs and Modding Game Consoles Still Illegal, Copyright Regulators Say](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Copying-DVDs-and-Modding-Game-Consoles-Still-Illegal-Copyright-Regulators-Say-1.png)
Copying DVDs and Modding Game Consoles Still Illegal, Copyright Regulators Say
Jailbreaking smartphones is legal, but the exemption doesn't apply to tablets
- Internet Life
- By Lucian Parfeni
- October 16th, 2012
![Unsurprising Study Finds That Pirates Buy More Music Than Non-Pirates Unsurprising Study Finds That Pirates Buy More Music Than Non-Pirates](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Unsurprising-Study-Finds-that-Pirates-Buy-More-Music-too-1.jpg)
Unsurprising Study Finds That Pirates Buy More Music Than Non-Pirates
Pirates are music fans and they buy more music than everyone else
- Software Blog
- By Bogdan Popa
- October 15th, 2012
![Microsoft Goes After Halo 4 Pirates Microsoft Goes After Halo 4 Pirates](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Microsoft-Goes-After-Halo-4-Pirates-1.png)
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](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Weekend-Reading-DRM-Piracy-and-the-PC-Market-1.jpg)
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](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/No-Always-On-DRM-for-Total-War-Rome-2-1.jpg)
No Always-On DRM for Total War: Rome 2
The game will require players to access Steam for authentication
- Digital Rights/Piracy
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 28th, 2012
![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)](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/5-Men-Suspected-of-Pirating-Hollywood-Movies-Ordered-to-Pay-1-4M-1-1M-1.jpg)
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