The Copyright Alert System (CAS) is here! Brainchild of such industries as the RIAA and MPAA, this new method to curtail illegal content sharing went live last week. An outline for the system began in July 2011, as the recording and movie businesses realized individual lawsuits weren’t accomplishing their goal of reducing or eliminating piracy. […]
If there’s one thing you can say about Kim Dotcom, it’s the fact that the guy just keeps getting back up when he’s knocked down. As soon as the Megaupload founder’s restrictions on internet access were restored, he created a new Twitter account. His tweets thank all of his supporters and promise a revival of […]
The Pirate Bay announced yesterday they’re adding a new content category called “Physibles”, enabling the swapping of data used by 3D printers to create physical objects. Three-dimensional printing is quickly coming down in price, with such products as the MakerBot Replicator available for $1,749.00. The Pirate Bay operators view this trend as a fundamental leap […]
Two stories regarding the Apple App store caught our eyes this morning. Comic book news site Bleedingcool reports that the recently released Complete Tintin App, selling for a mere $5, is nothing of the sort. Instead, it’s allegedly an unofficial app, and the copies are pirated scans. With the Steven Moffat-penned movie due out soon, […]
That Lion OS 10.7 you’re uploading disk images for? It has your Apple ID attached to it.
