Piracy

Following a wave of criticism for supporting the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), domain registar and hoster GoDaddy announced that it is no longer support the bill it helped draft over the past few years. GoDaddy Reconsiders, Decides to No Longer Support SOPA : Read more

A recent statement by Registrar and domain hoster GoDaddy supporting the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has resulted in quite a frenzy on news aggregation service Reddit today. Support For SOPA Gets GoDaddy in Hot Water : Read more

Researchers at Rice University and Duke University said that the level of piracy in digital music could possibly be decreased if intrusive copy protection features were removed. Removal of DRM May Prevent (Some) Music Piracy : Read more

File hosting service Hotfile has sued Warner Bros. for abusing its anti-piracy tool. TorrentFreak reports that Warner Bros. apparently removed "hundreds of titles" from Hotfile, even if they did not hold the copyrights to them. Hotfile Sues Warner Bros Over Abuse of Anti-Piracy Tool : Read more

A Spanish computer store owner is battling Nintendo over the sale of M3 DS Real memory cards. Man Takes On Nintendo in Piracy Lawsuit : Read more

Not to advocate piracy, but this seems like a great way to store bootleg NES ROMs. Gold Edition Zelda Catridge Doubles as HDD : Read more

The entertainment industry wants Google to do more in fighting piracy. Google Will Gladly Help Fight Piracy... for a Fee : Read more

Anonymous is fighting back against the anti-piracy lobby. RIAA Continues to Be Attacked from DDoS Flood : Read more

Nintendo is fighting piracy on the Wii and DSi through updated firmware. Nintendo Nukes Homebrew, Piracy on DSi : Read more

Can't get a torrent site to remove files? DoS attack the site. Hollywood Hiring Cyber Hitmen To Combat Piracy : Read more

Nintendo's CEO offers a glimpse into 3DS digital distribution and piracy. Iwata Offers Glimpse into 3DS Distribution Service : Read more

The general consensus is that industries claiming to lose millions on piracy are merely inflating numbers. Experts: Losses Due to Piracy Are Exaggerated : Read more

President Obama is reportedly considering a three strikes law similar to what's already in effect in France. Obama Contemplating Three-Strikes Piracy Law : Read more

The UK government has proposed a Digital Economy Bill which could result in the death of open WiFi hotspots. UK Piracy Bill Could Kill Public WiFi Hotspots : Read more

Hollywood is striking back against a judgment that would allow ISPs to turn a blind eye at piracy. Hollywood Says Court Ruling Bad, ISPs Are Evil : Read more

Warner, Sony BMG, EMI and Universal are facing up to $6 billion in damages for piracy. Warner, Sony BMG, EMI, Universal Sued for Piracy : Read more

Microsoft has reportedly banned as many as one million users from Xbox Live because of piracy. Report: 1 Million Xbox Users Banned for Piracy : Read more

A recent survey conducted by games industry representative TIGA discovered that 40-percent of its developers aren't affected by piracy. Report: 40% of Developers Not Affected by Piracy : Read more

Fishlabs experienced a whopping 95-percent piracy rate the day Rally Master Pro 3D was released. iPhone Game Saw 95% Piracy Rate on Day 1 : Read more

Pirating and downloading movies means studios can't make more, Sony claims. Sony: We Can't Make More Movies Thanks to Piracy : Read more