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Scammers Accused of Uploading Copyrighted Movies Just to Blackmail Downloaders
Piracy is a crime, and downloading copyrighted material or using it without the owner’s permission, as I’m pretty sure that the vast majority of you know, is against the law. This is, incidentally, no judgment of any of you who do involve yourselves in such activities. It’s just a fact.…
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Research Concludes that Anti-Piracy Advertising Only Likely Encouraged It!
We all know that piracy is a crime. No matter how you choose to morally wrap it up, it does ultimately boil down to theft. – And if you were to tell me that you’d never engaged in it at some point in your life, you’d have to forgive me…
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Kaspersky Issues Warning Over James Bond Download/Stream Links!
You wouldn’t steal a handbag. You wouldn’t steal a car. Piracy is a crime, etc., etc. – No, we’re not going to patronise you by starting off with a ‘holier than thou’ declaration of the problems that can be created if you choose to dabble in the more buccaneering aspects…
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Researchers Find Pirate TV Devices Crammed With Malware
Piracy & Malware In recent years, the ability to pirate films or TV online has become more than a little difficult. This is largely due to crackdowns on various websites and countries internet service providers looking to limit access available to the more dubious aspects of the internet. This is,…
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Thor: Ragnarok HD Rip Surfaces After iTunes Mix-Up
Pirates had a field day recently when the high-definition version of Marvel‘s Thor: Ragnarok leaked out a month early. The third installment from the series was originally slated for a February 20 release date. In fact if you search for it on iTunes it has a pre-order button available. However,…
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Movie Pirates in Ethiopia are Using ATM-Style Kiosks
Movie pirates in Ethiopia are using what appears to be ATM-style self-service kiosks to distribute content, allowing users to download software into their own USB drives rather than using disc-based media. Enforcing copyright laws in that region are not exactly the top priority with over 90% of the population living…
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AM2R – A Fan Remake of Metroid II That Took 8 Years to Make
When fans love games, they find so many ways to bring life back into their favourite series. Some fans will create HD remakes of their favourite games, some will use the latest game to recreate the original through modding and editor tools. One such series that has now garnered its…
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Pirates Identify Booty by Hacking Shipping Company
When people talk about “pirates” and “hacking” together, it usually refers to those who release versions of software with the digital rights management systems removed or disabled. In this case, it was different. Revealed as part of Verizon’s 2015 Data Breach Investigation Report, Verizon’s RISK security response team were called in…
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MPAA Considering Pulling out of UK Pirate Notice Program
Earlier this year the MPAA entered an agreement with the UK government to begin sending out warning notices to Internet pirates. However, it seems that they don’t really believe in them and probably much rather want dangle huge fictive settlement fees in front of us and hunt the pirates with…
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Australian Police Commissioner Thinks Metadata Should Be Used to Prosecute Pirates
Australian’s, are you a little bit afraid that your metadata details could be used to prosecute you in a court of law? Well, a new and in-depth interview with the Australian Federal Police Commissioner has revealed that you should be. Australia’s Federal Police Commissioner Andrew Colvin let loose in an interview with…
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Goonies Sequel!? Take My Money…NOW!
Hey, you GUYYYSSS!!! Someone slap me! It sounds too good to be true! According to Director Richard Donner he is working on bringing the original cast together for the sequel. Can you just imagine how amazing this will be? To see Chunk, Mouth, Data, Mikey….and SLOTH on the big screen…
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Assassin’s Creed Pirates Launches On Mobile Devices This December
Ubisoft have announced that the next game from their award-winning Assassin’s Creed franchise, Assassin’s Creed Pirates, will be available for high end smartphones and tablets from December 5 on the App Store, on Google Play and on the Amazon Appstore for £2.99. Featuring naval combat, Caribbean exploration and an epic quest for legendary treasure the…
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