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Somebody cracked Windows XP activation for offline use
Wes Davis
May 27
Culture
Culture
You can watch Pluto TV in VLC, and the MPA considers this piracy
Chris Person
Feb 28
Policy
Policy
Feds arrest Russians allegedly behind ‘world’s largest’ pirated ebook library
Emma Roth
Nov 20, 2022
Tech
Tech
‘Former pirate’ hit with $19.5 million fine for piracy
Emma Roth
Mar 1, 2022
Tech
Tech
The Pirate Bay seems to be testing a streaming option again
Aliya Chaudhry
Dec 10, 2019
Tech
Tech
Tweet complaining about DMCA takedown abuse gets hit with DMCA takedown
Jon Porter
Apr 15, 2019
Culture
Culture
HBO, Netflix, other Hollywood companies join forces to fight piracy
Kwame Opam
Jun 13, 2017
Tech
Tech
It's illegal to sell streaming boxes with piracy add-ons, EU court rules
Adi Robertson
Apr 26, 2017
Tech
Tech
Google and Microsoft will stop showing piracy sites on the first page of results in the UK
Chaim Gartenberg
Feb 20, 2017
Tech
Tech
'Six strikes' anti-piracy initiative ends after failing to scare off 'hardcore' pirates
Jacob Kastrenakes
Jan 31, 2017
US & World
US & World
Rogue lawyers made $6 million shaking down porn pirates, Feds say
Russell Brandom
Dec 16, 2016
Web
Web
KickassTorrents resurfaces online, as all piracy sites do
James Vincent
Jul 22, 2016
Apps
Apps
Android pirates who distributed 4 million apps plead guilty
James Vincent
May 3, 2016
Web
Web
The Pirate Bay now lets you stream torrents from your browser
James Vincent
Feb 8, 2016
Google
Google
Google now receives more than 2 million piracy takedown requests a day
James Vincent
Nov 23, 2015
Gaming
Gaming
It's still illegal to jailbreak your video game console because of piracy
Nick Statt
Oct 27, 2015
Apps
Apps
A brief history of Popcorn Time, the piracy service everyone’s watching
Jacob Kastrenakes
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James Vincent
Oct 23, 2015
StoryStream
StoryStream
Popcorn Time: the 'Netflix for piracy' that refuses to die
Adi Robertson
Oct 23, 2015
Web
Web
Piracy service Popcorn Time now has a legal alternative called Butter
Adi Robertson
Oct 23, 2015
Web
Web
Netflix’s 4K video reportedly cracked, Breaking Bad episode posted online
Adi Robertson
Aug 28, 2015
Gaming
Gaming
How to stem the piracy of classic games: follow Rare Replay's playbook
Chris Plante
Aug 3, 2015
Policy
Policy
Authors Guild lobbies Congress to make internet providers monitor for pirated ebooks
Colin Lecher
Jul 14, 2015
Web
Web
A fight over domain names killed one of internet's biggest pirate sites
Adi Robertson
May 19, 2015
Apps
Apps
Periscopes, pirates, and pugilists: the battle between TV and live streaming apps
Ben Popper
May 8, 2015
Policy
Policy
Piracy app Popcorn Time to be blocked in the UK
James Vincent
Apr 29, 2015
TL;DR
TL;DR
An amazing, insanely comprehensive collection of home video anti-piracy PSAs
Adi Robertson
Apr 24, 2015
Apps
Apps
HBO says Periscope could be a tool for 'mass copyright infringement'
Jacob Kastrenakes
Apr 14, 2015
Apple
Apple
Piracy app Popcorn Time sneaks onto iPhones and iPads
Jacob Kastrenakes
Apr 8, 2015
Report
Report
Inside the purgatory of SXSW music marketing panels
Luke Winkie
Mar 21, 2015
Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft will let pirates update to Windows 10, but it likely still wants them to pay
Jacob Kastrenakes
Mar 19, 2015
Microsoft
Microsoft
Windows 10 will be free for software pirates
Tom Warren
Mar 18, 2015
Tech
Tech
Adobe is suing Forever 21 for pirating Photoshop
Russell Brandom
Jan 29, 2015
Film
Film
Chuck Norris vs. Communism: how VHS piracy started a political revolution
Bryan Bishop
Jan 24, 2015
Apps
Apps
Netflix says piracy service Popcorn Time is a real competitor
Jacob Kastrenakes
Jan 21, 2015
Policy
Policy
The MPAA has a new plan to stop copyright violations at the border
Russell Brandom
Jan 2, 2015
Policy
Policy
MPAA decries Google's 'shameful' attack on its anti-piracy program
Adi Robertson
Dec 19, 2014
Policy
Policy
Google condemns Hollywood's secret anti-piracy program
Adi Robertson
Dec 18, 2014
Policy
Policy
Sony leaks reveal Hollywood is trying to break DNS, the backbone of the internet
Russell Brandom
Dec 16, 2014
Web
Web
Project Goliath: Inside Hollywood's secret war against Google
Russell Brandom
Dec 12, 2014
Tech
Tech
The MPAA tried to hide a piracy subreddit, but only made it more popular
Jacob Kastrenakes
Jun 26, 2014
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