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The Oatmeal cartoon perfectly captures reality of Web piracy

HBO could learn a lot from Matthew Inman's latest cartoon on file-sharing.

On Feb 21, 2012 by Kevin Collier

Movie piracy caused by foreign availability and premiere schedule, study shows

A new study shows that piracy only coincides with significant box office losses in countries outside the U.S., where Hollywood movies premiere first.

On Feb 21, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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Megaupload data may be permanently deleted this week

Since the Federal shutdown froze the company’s assets, Megaupload no longer can access the money needed to pay for server maintenance.

On Jan 30, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini

IRL

Reddit Digest: Wednesday, December 28

Even on the slowest of news days, Reddit still finds plenty to talk about.

On Dec 28, 2011 by Kevin Morris

Internet Culture

Ahoy! TorrentFreak tracks pirates in House of Representatives

As the U.S. Congress continues to debate the Stop Online Piracy Act, TorrentFreak reports finding everything from softcore porn to self-help books downloaded by representatives.

On Dec 27, 2011 by Lauren Rae Orsini

Tech

RIAA caught redhanded in piracy?

Someone's been downloading files on the home turf of the music industry's copyright cops.

On Dec 21, 2011 by Jennifer Abel

Business

Pirates allegedly found at RIAA and the Dept. of Homeland Security

Despite some concerns regarding dynamic IP addresses, TorrentFreak has used the program YouHaveDownloaded to further highlight the apparent hypocrisy of institutions that support the Stop Online Piracy Act.

On Dec 19, 2011 by Lauren Rae Orsini

Tech

BitTorrent pirates tracked at top entertainment companies

Never mind the Stop Online Piracy Act. Sony Entertainment, Universal Studios, and Fox should be more concerned about what their employees may be downloading.

On Dec 14, 2011 by Lauren Rae Orsini

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