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Witcher 2 developer swears off DRM, says it's ineffective

Witcher 2 developer swears off DRM, says it
  • Posted March 13, 2012, 7:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, Software
  • After a lousy experience with The Witcher 2's DRM, developer CD Projekt Red has pledged against the use of such schemes in its future games. Speaking at GDC 2012, CEO Marcin Iwinski dismissed DRM as an effective anti-piracy tool, noting that the SecuROM-"protected" version...

Witcher 2 developer apologizes for pay-or-else scheme

Witcher 2 developer apologizes for pay-or-else scheme
  • Posted January 12, 2012, 4:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, The Web
  • More than a year after announcing its legal assault against pirates of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, developer CD Projekt Red is rethinking its approach. In November 2010, the studio said it was prepared to  track and threaten folks allegedly caught torrenting The Witcher 2...

USCG drops "The Expendables" suit, plotting new strategy

USCG drops "The Expendables" suit, plotting new strategy
  • Posted August 26, 2011, 5:29 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in The Web
  • Nu Image has withdrawn its case against the remaining defendants accused of downloading "The Expendables." Represented by the US Copyright Group (aka the law firm of Dunlap, Grubb and Weaver), the studio received subpoenas to shakedown 23,322 alleged pirates earlier…

Judge: Over 99% of 'Expendables' pirates are untouchable

Judge: Over 99% of
  • Posted August 2, 2011, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in The Web, Industry News
  • US District Court Judge Robert Wilkins has all but dismissed the massive piracy case brought against some more than 23,000 alleged infringers. In early May, the now infamous US Copyright Group (front name for the law firm Dunlap, Grubb &…

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