Tag Archives: piracy

This coming Thursday, 50 million people could lose personal data, according to recent progressions in the federal case against file storage site Megaupload.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Reverse the polarity on sneaker piracy and globalization, and you get something like Chinese sneakers hacked into hover shoes. Video after the jump.

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 ...