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RIAA Now Bullying Fully Licensed, Zero Revenue Music Site
Earlier this week it was reported how the RIAA had decided to turn the licensing thumbscrews on a site offering decades-old radio archives for download. Now another archival site, one that pays thousands of dollars in license fees to BMI, ASCAP and SoundExchange yet makes not a cent, is now in the RIAA spotlight.
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Pirate Bay Traffic Doubles Despite ISP Blockades
In recent years the entertainment industries have pushed hard to get The Pirate Bay blocked in various countries. Despite these efforts the notorious torrent site has managed to double its visitors. The United States remains the most popular traffic source while roughly 9% of all users access the site through a proxy.
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Expendables 3 Leaks Online, 100K+ Copies Down in Hours
The Expendables 3, featuring every action hero known to man, was set for an August 15 debut but has appeared online in near DVD quality. In just 12 hours, more than 100,000 copies have been downloaded. It's worth bearing in mind, however, that production company Nu Image sued those who downloaded the original movie.
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Ford and General Motors Sued Over 'CD Ripping Cars'
The Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies has launched a class action lawsuit against Ford and General Motors over the CD-ripping capability of their cars. The music industry group claims that the car companies violate federal law and demand millions of dollars in damages.
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Netflix's Orange is the New Black got pirated more than 60 million times
Netflix’s prison drama Orange is the New Black is resonating with file sharers worldwide, but the streaming company is still trailing traditional broadcasters when it comes to piracy levels.
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'Australia tax' and Foxtel monopoly mean consumers pay 400 per cent more for digital programs
Australians are paying up to 400 per cent more than viewers in the US and UK to watch popular digital programs, consumer group Choice says. Choice said the mark-up on Foxtel for programs like Orange Is The New Black and The Walking Dead is between 300 and 400 per cent more than accessing the programs on the US streaming-service Netflix.
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Copyright Holders Want Netflix to Ban VPN Users
If copyright holders get their way it will soon be impossible to access Netflix though a VPN service. The entertainment industry companies are calling for a ban on privacy services as that opens the door to foreign pirates.
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The Pirate Bay Runs on 21 "Raid-Proof" Virtual Machines
With several million daily visitors The Pirate Bay is one of the 100 most-visited websites on the Internet. Despite its massive presence the website does not have a giant server park. Instead, it operates from the cloud, on 21 virtual machines that can be quickly moved if needed.
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Bugging out: How rampant online piracy squashed one insect photographer
Here is a true story about how copyright infringement costs my small photography business thousands of dollars every year.
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Court Orders Warner Bros. to Reveal Flawed Anti-Piracy Technology
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams has ordered Warner Bros. to unseal documentation detailing its flawed anti-piracy technology. The records are part of the now closed case between Hotfile and the MPAA, and are expected to shed some light on the movie studio's inaccurate takedown policy.
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Photographer Who Sued Imgur Now Has a Pirate Bay Problem
Last month Seattle-based photographer Christopher Boffoli sued Imgur claiming the popular image hosting site had failed to remove a few dozen of his photos. Before the case gets well underway the photographer is facing a much bigger problem, as 20,754 of his photos are now being shared on The Pirate Bay.
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Who knew? MPAA concerned online pirates are exposed to malware
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) said Monday it's concerned that intellectual property pirates are being exposed to malware and other dangers.
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Pirate Bay founder faces jail term
Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Warg has been found guilty of hacking into computers and illegally downloading files in Denmark. The Danish court found Mr Warg and his co-defendant guilty of breaking into computers owned by technology services giant CSC.
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Man Rowing Across Atlantic Claims He Was Attacked By Pirates
A New Yorker trying for the fourth time to row across the Atlantic Ocean was raided by pirates who left him stranded without food or water near Haiti, according to his publicist.
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Pirate Bay Is Still Online, Even Though All of Its Founders Are in Custody
Despite all three Pirate Bay founders being in custody, the torrent tracker had over 48 million connected users yesterday and shared nearly 7 million torrents.
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Pirate Bay Founder Peter Sunde Released From Prison
Former Pirate Bay spokesperson Peter Sunde is a free man again. After more than five months he was released from prison this morning. Peter is expected to take some time off to spend with family and loved ones before he continues working on making the Internet a better place.
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Far Cry 4 Tricks People Into Revealing They'd Pirated The Game
If your copy of Far Cry 4 on PC doesn't have FOV (Field Of View) options, and you complained about this on a forum, you might want to go and delete your comments. Because there's a very good chance you've just outed yourself as someone who pirated the game.
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Megaupload's Dotcom says extradition fight leaves him bust
Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom, one of the world's most wanted cyber fugitives, says his nearly three-year fight against extradition to the United States to face online piracy charges has left him broke. Dotcom, the New Zealand resident who once flaunted a fleet of vintage cars, a fully staffed rented mansion and globe-trotting holidays, said that his wealth had evaporated due to mounting legal fees...
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Kim Dotcom declares he is 'broke'
Kim Dotcom, the founder of the seized file-sharing site Megaupload, has declared himself "broke". The entrepreneur said he had spent $10m (£6.4m) on legal costs since being arrested in New Zealand in 2012 and accused of internet piracy. Mr Dotcom had employed a local law firm to fight the US's attempt to extradite him, but his defence team stepped down a fortnight ago without explaining why.
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Pinterest Sued Over Pirated Photos, Imgur Off The Hook
When it comes to online piracy most attention usually goes out to music, TV-shows and movies. However, photos are arguably the most-infringed works online. While most photographers spend little time battling piracy, Seattle-based artist Christopher Boffoli has taken some of the largest web services to court for aiding infringement.
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