News tagged with pirate software

Would-be buyer of Pirate Bay backpedals in court

(AP) -- The would-be buyer of Web site The Pirate Bay backpedaled in a Dutch court Tuesday, saying that it is uncertain whether the purchase will ever be completed.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 21, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Research Examines Factors That Influence Intention to Pirate Digital Media; People Do Because They Can

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study by information systems researchers at the University of Arkansas shows that as many as three out of four college students may be illegally copying and downloading digital material, including copyright-protected ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 11, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 4




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Thomas Edison inspires the oscar awards you don't see

Thomas Edison's invention of the first motion picture camera in 1891 inspired scientific and technological advances that he never could have imagined.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created 15 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Some file-sharing sites drop the sharing

Caution is spreading among popular file-sharing services known for letting users circulate pirated Hollywood content.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 21

INFLUENCE GAME: Online companies win piracy fight

(AP) -- Outspent but hardly outgunned, online and high-tech companies triggered an avalanche of Internet clicks to force Congress to shelve legislation that would curb online piracy. They outmaneuvered the ...

Technology / Internet

created Jan 22, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 3

Megaupload latest target of US anti-piracy campaign

File-sharing website Megaupload is the most high-profile target yet of a US campaign which has seen the seizure of hundreds of sites accused of offering pirated music or movies or counterfeit goods.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Megaupload: a boon to users but a bane for copyright holders

The website Megaupload.com, which was shut down by US authorities over copyright violations, is among the world's most popular filesharing and streaming websites with a reported 50 million users a day.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Wikipedia editors question site's blackout

Can the world live without Wikipedia for a day? The shutdown of one of the Internet's most-visited sites is not sitting well with some of its volunteer editors, who say the protest of anti-piracy legislation ...

Technology / Internet

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

File sharing group seen as religious in Sweden

(AP) -- A file-sharing group that considers itself a spiritual organization said Thursday that Sweden has recognized it as a religious community.

Technology / Other

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Web giants, film companies at odds over anti-piracy bills

Film director Penelope Spheeris' new comedy, "Balls to the Wall," had barely premiered in Europe when bootleg copies started popping up on the Internet, throwing its U.S. release into jeopardy. A Spheeris assistant sent out ...

Technology / Other

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Apple accepts payment in China's yuan currency

Apple has started accepting payment in China's yuan currency through its online store, opening it up to the biggest Internet market in the world, company officials said Monday.

Technology / Business

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hollywood, Silicon Valley spar over online piracy bill

Hollywood sparred with Silicon Valley in the US Congress on Wednesday at a hearing on a controversial bill intended to crack down on online piracy.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 7


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