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50 Million Megaupload Users Could Lose Their Data
This coming Thursday, 50 million people could lose personal data, according to recent progressions in the federal case against file storage site Megaupload. Continue reading
Next Xbox Rumored to have “Anti-Used Game” Technology
Prepare for gamer outrage in the weeks to come — a “source” has reported that the next Xbox will use technology that prevents used games from being played. Details are scarce, but this rumor has been enough to re-ignite the used game debate among consumers. Continue reading
Internet Users Rejoice — SOPA is Dead
After several months of animated protests by the online community, Lamar Smith, the sponsor of the “Stop Online Piracy Act” has decided to withdraw the bill. Continue reading
Wikipedia Will Be “Blacked Out” for a Day to Protest SOPA
It looks like we’ll be getting a chance to witness history — on January 18th, Wikipedia has announced that it’s going to “black out” its US site for 24 hours. Continue reading
SOPA, The Bill that Could “Kill the Internet” Comes Closer to Passing
H.R. 3261, also known as SOPA has definitely been under scrutiny by the tech world. The concern is that SOPA could bring US internet censorship to dangerously draconian levels. Continue reading
Modern Warfare 3 Disc Stolen, Already Being Pirated Online
A single disc of the 2-disc PC version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has been stolen from a shipping warehouse in California. It didn’t take long for the disc’s contents to begin circulating online on major torrent sites. Continue reading
US Lawmakers Could Pass Controversial Bill that Breaks the Internet
A controversial bill called “COICA” was in the spotlight last year, for its aggressive approach to internet censorship. Though it didn’t pass, it’s been revamped again this year, with a new name and even more potentially devastating internet restrictions. Continue reading
The ‘Top 10 Most Pirated’ Movies Also Have Highest Box Office Earnings
You probably heard that Netflix recently published a list of the “Top Movie Rentals of All Time”. Well, BitTorrent has released its own list, showing the movies that are most frequently pirated. Continue reading
From Counterfeit to Scifi Reverse-Engineering
Reverse the polarity on sneaker piracy and globalization, and you get something like Chinese sneakers hacked into hover shoes. Video after the jump. Continue reading
The Pirate Bay Sold To Software Company
Wow. You know, I was dreaming earlier this morning that I owned a Ferrari F360, but now even that is enough to keep the shock out of me regarding this news. The Pirate Bay, a website famous for pioneering the online torrent market, has been acquired by Global Gaming Factory X (GGF) for $7.7 million. What does this mean for TPB’s users? Bad news, according to TorrentFreak. While the TPB will become a publicly traded company on a Swedish exchange,... Continue reading
