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The Avengers: Why Pirates Failed To Prevent A Box Office Record

A week before its premiere in US movie theaters, a camcorded version of The Avengers appeared online. Immediately thousands of fans jumped on the release and according to figures collated by TorrentFreak, in...

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Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Google Defends Hotfile (and Megaupload) in Court

In February 2011, the MPAA announced a lawsuit against Hotfile, one of the Internet’s most popular cyberlocker services. The site’s popularity is “a direct result of the massive digital theft that Hotfile promotes,”...

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Monday, March 19th, 2012 Net News No Comments

BitTorrent Piracy Doesn’t Effect US Box Office Returns, Study Finds

With their unconditional support for SOPA, PIPA and ACTA, Hollywood is pressing hard for new legislation to curb piracy. The studios want ‘rogue’ websites to be censored and are calling on Google and...

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Friday, February 10th, 2012 Net News No Comments

BitTorrent Piracy Doesn’t Affect US Box Office Returns, Study Finds

With their unconditional support for SOPA, PIPA and ACTA, Hollywood is pressing hard for new legislation to curb piracy. The studios want ‘rogue’ websites to be censored and are calling on Google and...

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Friday, February 10th, 2012 Net News No Comments

White House Petitioned to Investigate MPAA Bribery

Responding to the mass protests against the PIPA and SOPA bills on Wednesday, the MPAA has revealed its true nature. First, MPAA CEO Chris Dodd described the blackouts of Wikipedia, Reddit and others...

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Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 Net News No Comments