Tech Culture Spoiler alert: Cable company airs pirated version of Avengers: Endgame in the Philippines A local theater has already filed a lawsuit against the provider -- will Disney follow? By Cal Jeffrey, May 2, 2019, 7:35 PM
Security Tech Culture Jailbroken, malware-infested pirate streaming devices are being sold on eBay, Craigslist, and the dark web 'Free' shows and movies may come at a cost By Cohen Coberly, April 29, 2019, 3:03 PM
Tech Culture The Web Game of Thrones season 8 debut was pirated 55 million times in one day In contrast, only 17.4 million watched it legally across all of HBO's platforms By Humza Aamir, April 18, 2019, 12:35 PM 23 comments
Tech Culture The Web Game of Thrones piracy accounted for 17 percent of malware-infested show downloads in 2018 20,934 users fell victim to infected downloads By Cohen Coberly, April 3, 2019, 5:11 PM
The Web Tech Culture Streaming services are 'killing' piracy, New Zealand study claims Most consumers don't want to break the law By Cohen Coberly, February 28, 2019, 3:45 PM 15 comments
Industry The Web AT&T is about to cut internet service to customers accused of piracy More than a dozen users will lose their internet By Greg Synek, November 7, 2018, 9:12 AM 66 comments
The Web Over one-third of music listeners still pirate tracks Stream ripping being the most popular method By Rob Thubron, October 11, 2018, 8:27 AM 15 comments
Gaming Sony sues man after he allegedly sold jailbroken PS4 consoles loaded with pirated games Sony is sending a message to the pirates By Rob Thubron, October 9, 2018, 7:43 AM 9 comments
Industry Tech Culture Judge orders Cloudflare to turn over identifying data in copyright case Copyright trolls want personal information of operators behind ShowBox, Popcorn Time, and YTS websites By Cal Jeffrey, September 20, 2018, 5:05 PM
The Web US Court of Appeals: An IP address isn't enough to identify a pirate Copyright owners will need more if they want a successful legal case By William Gayde, August 29, 2018, 6:13 AM 27 comments
Gaming Industry DRM maker Denuvo gets Bulgarian cracking group Revolt shutdown Leader Voksi facing prosecution calls it quits By Cal Jeffrey, July 25, 2018, 4:34 PM
Industry Microsoft Man tries to reduce e-waste but is facing prison time over dispute with Microsoft Duplication of restore discs remains contested By Greg Synek, February 20, 2018, 10:21 AM 57 comments
Security Gaming The latest version of Denuvo DRM has been cracked This is only a bypass crack so Denuvo still runs in the background By William Gayde, January 22, 2018, 1:04 PM 9 comments
The Web Industry IFPI report reveals stream ripping is on the rise Licensed services are also a concern By Cal Jeffrey, September 21, 2017, 4:00 PM 9 comments
Electronics Roku sales banned in Mexico over widespread use of pirate channels Pirates charge a small fee for access to live broadcasts, premium networks and pay per view events By Jose Vilches, July 3, 2017, 1:15 PM
Software Denuvo allegedly protected its own anti-piracy software with pirated anti-piracy software You can't make this stuff up By Cal Jeffrey, June 5, 2017, 12:15 PM 13 comments
News Around the Web Weekend tech reading: Google previews London HQ, hack Android for $200k, Walmart workers to deliver packages By Matthew DeCarlo, June 4, 2017, 10:00 AM
Industry EU court rules it's illegal to sell streaming boxes pre-configured for piracy Europe cracks down on "Kodi boxes" By Jose Vilches, April 26, 2017, 11:00 AM
Tech Culture Suspects caught recording Fate of the Furious in cinema heading for trial, face jail time and fines Was it worth it? By Rob Thubron, April 20, 2017, 1:45 PM 23 comments
Google The Web Google and Bing to demote piracy websites in UK search results But will it have much of an impact? By Rob Thubron, February 21, 2017, 8:00 AM
Industry The Web Controversial 'six strikes' Copyright Alert System laid to rest in the US By Shawn Knight, January 29, 2017, 5:00 PM 17 comments
The Web Game of Thrones (not The Grand Tour) was the most torrented TV show of 2016 By Shawn Knight, December 30, 2016, 9:15 AM 12 comments
The Web The Grand Tour unseats Game of Thrones as the most pirated TV show ever By Shawn Knight, December 12, 2016, 12:30 PM 12 comments
The Web Netflix can now be streamed to PCs in 4K (just not your PC) Blame Hollywood By Shawn Knight, November 22, 2016, 7:30 AM 18 comments
The Web Popular music torrent site What.cd gets shut down French police have seized the site's servers By Tim Schiesser, November 18, 2016, 6:15 AM