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Tuesday, 2nd April 2013

Not Even 6-Second Vine Videos Are Safe From The Copyright Police

Not Even 6-Second Vine Videos Are Safe From The Copyright Police

Vine just got its first DMCA copyright takedown notices for hosting six-second clips of Prince songs. This is crazy.

Play John Paul Titlow comments

Tuesday, 12th March 2013

How Your ISP Will Take Six Strikes At Suspected Pirates [Pictures]

How Your ISP Will Take Six Strikes At Suspected Pirates [Pictures]

Unclear on how your ISP might inflict the new "six strikes" anti-piracy system hatched by Hollywood on you? Wonder no more — check out this handy infographic, then let us know what you think.

Adam Popescu comments

Saturday, 9th March 2013

SimCity Launch Disaster Should Spell The End For Online-Only DRM

SimCity Launch Disaster Should Spell The End For Online-Only DRM

SimCity's launch disaster should signal to Electronic Arts that its DRM strategy is wildly off the mark.

Play Nick Statt comments

Monday, 4th March 2013

The Pirate Bay: Moving To North Korea? Nope, They Were Just Kidding

The Pirate Bay: Moving To North Korea? Nope, They Were Just Kidding

The Pirate Bay admits to pranking the Internet with claims it moved hosting to North Korea.

Nick Statt comments

Monday, 25th February 2013

4 Ways Google Has Already Appeased Big Copyright

4 Ways Google Has Already Appeased Big Copyright

As content becomes an increasingly important part of Google's business, the company is cracking down on piracy in subtle but significant ways. The changes aren't as drastic as the recording industry and Hollywood want, but they're getting more serious. Here are four notable changes.

John Paul Titlow comments

Friday, 22nd February 2013

RIAA Slams Google For Anti-Piracy Fail

RIAA Slams Google For Anti-Piracy Fail

The RIAA slams Google for failing to hamper access to alleged pirate sites. But is that really Google's job?

Brian Proffitt comments

Wednesday, 20th February 2013

Get Ready For The Next Big Copyright Fight: 3D Printing

Get Ready For The Next Big Copyright Fight: 3D Printing

Downloading 3D images to print on your shiny new MakerBot printer will soon be as easy as torrenting The Hurt Locker. That will spark yet another round of vicious copyright battles.

John Paul Titlow comments

Tuesday, 19th February 2013

Kim Dotcom Boasts About Mega's First-Month Milestones

Kim Dotcom Boasts About Mega's First-Month Milestones

Kim Dotcom's new file sharing service, Mega, has reached 3 million users and 125 million files.

Cloud Nick Statt comments

Tuesday, 5th February 2013

App Development

Tetris Wins Copyright Judgment Against Copycat App Mino

Tetris Wins Copyright Judgment Against Copycat App Mino

Tetris's win over a copycat app could be good news for app developers trying to fight piracy and copycats.

Mobile Dan Rowinski comments

Wednesday, 23rd January 2013

Should You Use Mega, Kim Dotcom's Megaupload Replacement?

Should You Use Mega, Kim Dotcom's Megaupload Replacement?

Mega is faster, more secure and sports more storage space than the old Megaupload did. But potential privacy loopholes and Kim Dotcom's history might make some users queasy.

John Paul Titlow comments

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