piracy
B.C. file-sharing website IsoHunt to pay Hollywood $110 million
Also: isoHunt has $110 million?!
Google plans to block funds to websites based on piracy allegations
Google’s plans come at the expense of its own users’ interests, writes Jesse Brown
Google fights piracy… except its own?
The new search algorithm seems exceedingly kind toward YouTube
SOPA, theft and the new Cold War
People’s justifications for stealing are part of human nature
How Louis CK won the Internet
He circumvented the entertainment industry, and made $200,000 in four days
Freedom to hyperlink has copyright consequences
How a recent Supreme Court ruling could impact torrent sites
How Steve Jobs rescued old media
Music was free online, until Jobs showed that people still wanted to pay
A sweeter sound
How good can laptops and MP3s get? Digital music gets a rethink.
Blackbeard still lives
Two hundred attacks, over $18 million in ransom: 2008 may be a record year for pirates
Night vision technology vs. the eye-patch — harrrrrrrrr!
This year Toronto’s festival-goers have developed a curious ritual. At the beginning of every film, before the string of sponsorship trailers, there’s a stern panel of black-and-white text warning the audience about penalties for video piracy, preceded by an announcement that “night vision technology” may be used during the screening to detect anyone trying to pirate a film with a camera. Which brings on a chorus of mock pirate yells from the audience — “Aaaaaaargh!“