piracy – Techcitement*

He Connects… He Shares… Strike!

Tom Wyrick — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 19:27:55 +0000

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. […]

Steve Wozniak Shows Kim Dotcom Love As MegaBox Music Sharing Returns

Tom Wyrick — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 20:12:31 +0000

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 Goes 3D (No Glasses Required)

Tom Wyrick — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:31:47 +0000

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 […]

Adventurous French Teenager, Pirates, And Bugs In Apple App Store

Mordechai Osdoby — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:45:58 +0000

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, […]

Apple’s New OS Resists Being Pur-Lioned

Mordechai Osdoby — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:00:54 +0000

That Lion OS 10.7 you’re uploading disk images for? It has your Apple ID attached to it.