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Feds Reject Legalizing DVD Cracking, Game Console Modding

Xbox modding. Photo: videocrab Copyright regulators rejected on Thursday proposals to make it lawful for people to copy DVDs for personal use or to jailbreak videogame consoles to run custom software. The ruling hands...

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Thursday, October 25th, 2012 Net News No Comments

It’s Tinkerers v. Hollywood as Copyright Office Mulls New Jailbreaking Rules

Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante. Photo: Wikimedia Commons LOS ANGELES — To jailbreak or not to jailbreak? That was the question on everybody’s mind Thursday as copyright regulators, content creators and digital rights...

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Thursday, May 17th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Spain’s Minister of Culture and Education to Fight Piracy

Jose Ignacio Wert – Spain’s Minister of Culture and Education – has made his position on piracy clear by stating at his first appearance as a minister that he’s planning to fight piracy...

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Monday, January 2nd, 2012 Net News No Comments

US’ Monopoly Must End, Say Pirate Parties

US’ monopoly over the digital entertainment industry may be put at stake as political changes in Europe have become increasingly appreciated and applauded. Originally founded in Sweden, the Pirate Party – a digital...

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Wednesday, October 12th, 2011 Net News No Comments

Videogames Developers Trained against Piracy

Because Internet piracy has grown into uncontrollable proportion, more than 24 percent of the overall data being shared by users in peer-to-peer file-sharing websites, Sony Corp., one of the largest videogame developers and...

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Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 Net News No Comments