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Google, Facebook and other companies considering an anti-SOPA blackout
Imagine you wake up one day and turn on your computer, as we both know you and I do each day. You wait patiently for the system to boot while sipping a hellishly hot coffee. You then open your favorite browser to get your day started, to catch with what the world has been doing while you were asleep... Read more05 Jan 2012 - 127 reads
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Crysis 2, the most pirated PC game of 2011
No one can deny that last year was a great year for the gaming industry. Several highly-anticipated titles were released, new and exciting games were announced and even records were broken. Sadly for the developers, not all of the records were necessarily a good thing. Among the many problems the i... Read more04 Jan 2012 - 124 reads
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Kopism: how file sharing became a religion in Sweden
What do Jedis, Ed Wood, soccer legend Diego Maradona, heavy metal, euthanasia, apathy and a spaghetti monster have in common? That’s a really weird question, isn’t it? The answer is as strange as the question, since all of the above have devoted cults following them, which are organized ... Read more05 Jan 2012 - 127 reads
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Wikipedia joined blackout to protest SOPA
You probably don’t need me to tell you about SOPA. The “Stop Online Piracy Act” has been discussed everywhere lately. You probably already know that if this bill passes, ISPs will be accountable for any allegedly pro-piracy site. Any website will be responsible for content posted b... Read more17 Jan 2012 - 127 reads
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Megaupload killed by the FBI
We’ve been talking a lot about piracy lately, and for a good reason. Yesterday, the Internet went dark to protest SOPA and PIPA, the two bills that will be voted soon and, in the name of copyright protection, will censor webpages. Today, the popular file-sharing site Megaupload.com was closed ... Read more19 Jan 2012 - 127 reads
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The RIAA follows the same piracy book it despises
There are many people supporting antipiracy laws and a wide number of organizations that benefit from the current copyright-centered status of entertainment. But if there’s one main supporter among them that has characterized for its vehement efforts to bring pirates down, that definitely has ... Read more22 Dec 2011 - 69 reads
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YouTube acquires company to ensure artists are being paid
This year will be remembered as the year in which the fight over copyright got fiercer and harsher. SOPA, Protect-IP, Google’s blacklists, lawsuits and complaints are but a few of all the discussions surrounding piracy, copyright and artists’ right to get paid. In such environment, one ... Read more13 Dec 2011 - 101 reads
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Google blacklists The Pirate Bay and other file-sharing sites
The ongoing war against piracy (which includes unbelievable bills, millionaire lawsuits and discussions all over the Web) is roaring, as companies and organizations are taking sides. But some of them are somewhat caught in the middle. Oh, don’t misunderstand me, those companies aren’t pr... Read more25 Nov 2011 - 127 reads
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The Witcher 2 reaches 4.5 million illegal downloads
What would you do if something that took your time, money and effort to achieve was swept away from you by anonymous hands? Let’s face it, not only would you be pissed but you’d also be shouting curses and claiming for everybody’s (anybody’s) head. Well, if you can relate to ... Read more01 Dec 2011 - 123 reads
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Swiss government says it’s OK to pirate movies and music
It might have sounded like a joke to most copyright devotees but this is oh so very true. Switzerland, one of the most developed countries in the world, has dismissed the entertainment industry complaints over their allegedly dramatic profit losses in the hands of digital pirates. Given the country... Read more03 Dec 2011 - 127 reads
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