- Web Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 27th, 2012
![Portuguese Authorities Say It’s OK to Share Copyrighted Movies and Music Portuguese Authorities Say It’s OK to Share Copyrighted Movies and Music](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Portuguese-Authorities-Say-It-s-OK-to-Share-Copyrighted-Movies-and-Music-1.png)
Portuguese Authorities Say It’s OK to Share Copyrighted Movies and Music
A complaint filed against 2,000 P2P websites has been dismissed
- General Business
- By Bogdan Popa
- September 24th, 2012
![Microsoft Joins Forces with Beijing to Stop Piracy Microsoft Joins Forces with Beijing to Stop Piracy](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Microsoft-Joins-Forces-with-Beijing-to-Stop-Piracy-1.png)
Microsoft Joins Forces with Beijing to Stop Piracy
The company seeks help for its anti-piracy efforts from state authorities
- General Business
- By Bogdan Popa
- September 20th, 2012
![Microsoft Asks Chinese Government to Stop Piracy at Four Large Companies Microsoft Asks Chinese Government to Stop Piracy at Four Large Companies](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Microsoft-Asks-Chinese-Government-to-Stop-Piracy-at-Four-Large-Companies-1.png)
Microsoft Asks Chinese Government to Stop Piracy at Four Large Companies
The Redmond-based giant discovers unlicensed software in state-owned firms
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 17th, 2012
![Boss of Lithuanian Anti-Piracy Outfit Suspected of Drugs Trade Boss of Lithuanian Anti-Piracy Outfit Suspected of Drugs Trade](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Boss-of-Lithuanian-Anti-Piracy-Outfit-Suspected-of-Drugs-Trade-1.jpg)
Boss of Lithuanian Anti-Piracy Outfit Suspected of Drugs Trade
He might be sentenced to as many as 8 years in prison
- Web Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- September 15th, 2012
![The Pirate Bay Is 9 Years Old Today The Pirate Bay Is 9 Years Old Today](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/The-Pirate-Bay-Is-9-Years-Old-Today-1.jpg)
The Pirate Bay Is 9 Years Old Today
The site is one of the longest running in the BitTorrent world
- Games
- By Andrei Dumitrescu
- September 10th, 2012
![PlayStation Vita Is Still Immune from Piracy Despite Hack PlayStation Vita Is Still Immune from Piracy Despite Hack](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/PlayStation-Vita-Is-Still-Immune-from-Piracy-Despite-Hack-1.jpg)
PlayStation Vita Is Still Immune from Piracy Despite Hack
The homebrew enabler is personally opposed to pirating games
- Digital Rights/Piracy
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 10th, 2012
![MediaFire Account Suspension of Researcher Following DMCA Notice Raises Controversy MediaFire Account Suspension of Researcher Following DMCA Notice Raises Controversy](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/MediaFire-Account-Suspension-of-Researcher-Following-DMCA-Notice-Raises-Controversy-1.jpg)
MediaFire Account Suspension of Researcher Following DMCA Notice Raises Controversy
Abusive DMCA claims are once again in the spotlight
- Games
- By Andrei Dumitrescu
- September 5th, 2012
![Ubisoft Drops Always-On DRM from PC Games Ubisoft Drops Always-On DRM from PC Games](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Ubisoft-Drops-Always-On-DRM-from-PC-Games-1.jpg)
Ubisoft Drops Always-On DRM from PC Games
The company says that it has listened to customer reactions
- Internet Life
- By Lucian Parfeni
- August 29th, 2012
![Doctor Who Will Be Put Online One Week Sooner in Australia to Thwart Pirates Doctor Who Will Be Put Online One Week Sooner in Australia to Thwart Pirates](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Doctor-Who-Will-Be-Put-Online-One-Week-Sooner-in-Australia-to-Thwart-Pirates-1.jpg)
Doctor Who Will Be Put Online One Week Sooner in Australia to Thwart Pirates
The show normally runs one week after its premiere on BBC
- Web Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- August 25th, 2012
![The Surge in Google Search URL Removals Is Driven by “Adult Entertainment” Companies The Surge in Google Search URL Removals Is Driven by “Adult Entertainment” Companies](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/The-Surge-in-Google-Search-URL-Removals-Is-Driven-by-quot-Adult-Entertainment-quot-Companies-1.png)
The Surge in Google Search URL Removals Is Driven by “Adult Entertainment” Companies
These companies are responsible for a 500 percent increase in requests in three months
- Google News
- By Lucian Parfeni
- August 25th, 2012
![Google Removes 1.5 Million URLs in a Week, Up from 1.2 in a Month in May Google Removes 1.5 Million URLs in a Week, Up from 1.2 in a Month in May](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Google-Removes-1-5-Million-URLs-in-a-Week-Thanks-to-quot-Adult-Entertainment-quot-Companies-1.png)
Google Removes 1.5 Million URLs in a Week, Up from 1.2 in a Month in May
The number of takedown requests Google sees is growing exponentially
- Web Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- August 24th, 2012
![US Court Confirms That $675,000 for Sharing 30 Songs Is Fair US Court Confirms That $675,000 for Sharing 30 Songs Is Fair](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/US-Court-Confirms-that-675-000-for-Sharing-30-Songs-Is-Fair-1.jpg)
US Court Confirms That $675,000 for Sharing 30 Songs Is Fair
This is why people think the "war" on piracy is a farce
- PC Games
- By Andrei Dobra
- August 23rd, 2012
![PC Piracy Rate Is Around 95 Percent, Ubisoft Says PC Piracy Rate Is Around 95 Percent, Ubisoft Says](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/PC-Piracy-Rate-Is-Around-95-Percent-Ubisoft-Says-1.jpg)
PC Piracy Rate Is Around 95 Percent, Ubisoft Says
The company is now focusing on free-to-play products for the PC platform
- Internet Life
- By Lucian Parfeni
- August 14th, 2012
![British Link Site Operator Sentenced to Four Years British Link Site Operator Sentenced to Four Years](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/British-Link-Site-Operator-Sentenced-to-Four-Years-1.png)
British Link Site Operator Sentenced to Four Years
SurfTheChannel hosted no infringing videos, rather it linked to existing content online
- Digital Rights/Piracy
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 14th, 2012
![Anonymous Calls Out to the Community to Fight Music Censorship Anonymous Calls Out to the Community to Fight Music Censorship](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Anonymous-Calls-Out-to-the-Community-to-Fight-Music-Censorship-1.png)
Anonymous Calls Out to the Community to Fight Music Censorship
A statement that may announce the start of a new operation against the recording industry
- Games
- By Andrei Dumitrescu
- August 6th, 2012
![Dead Trigger Creator Says Piracy Cannot Be Stopped Dead Trigger Creator Says Piracy Cannot Be Stopped](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Dead-Trigger-Creator-Says-Piracy-Cannot-Be-Stopped-1.jpg)
Dead Trigger Creator Says Piracy Cannot Be Stopped
The hardware creators need to help out the developers
- Security
- By Ionut Arghire
- July 26th, 2012
![Android Is Built for Piracy, App Developer Says Android Is Built for Piracy, App Developer Says](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Android-Is-Built-for-Piracy-App-Developer-Says-1.jpg)
Android Is Built for Piracy, App Developer Says
He proposes a more closed approach, to reduce piracy levels on Android