Full FeedThat FBI Warning on movies? RealDVD apparently thinks “not so much”.
“The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by up to five years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000.” So says the warning on all movies released since early… Continue Reading »
Free music from Google…in China
Google is trying to increase it’s poor market share in China by offering free legal downloads of licensed songs. According to the Reuters report, Google’s main Chinese competitor, Baidu, is facing lawsuits for allowing copyright infringement through downloading unlicensed songs. The new service from Google will allow Chinese internet users… Continue Reading »
MPAA approves “Military Strength” anti-piracy encryption technology
In an attempt to be more proactive rather than simply reactive, the MPAA has recently approved the DreamStream system and its 2048-bit “military strength” anti-piracy encryption technology to protect content streamed to viewers online. First introduced to the MPAA in March of 2008 by Laura Tunberg, MGM’s former vice president… Continue Reading »
Piracy eats $48 billion revenue sales of software companies
Piracy in the software industry continues to grow, this time slashing $48 billion in the revenue of software companies in 2007. This is in contrast with the dip of piracy rates in most countries. Piracy rates decreased in 67 out of 108 countries. Despite that, an $8 billion overall loss… Continue Reading »
Michael Jackson, other artists attempt to take on The Pirate Bay
With help from the so-called Web Sheriff, Michael Jackson (along with The Village People, UB40, and some folks who have the rights to Bob Marley’s music) are going to take on The Pirate Bay, just like how MPAA did. This all springs from, as you may already know, the fact… Continue Reading »
LA declares piracy ‘detrimental’ to public welfare
Pirates beware – angels are out to get you. Following New York’s lead and the urging of the MPAA and the RIAA, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has declared that piracy “substantially interferes with the interest of the public in the quality of life and community peace, lawful… Continue Reading »
Pulling the plug on piracy
2008 may be the year that the war on piracy really picks up in the UK as the Government has ‘given notice’ that it intends to get tougher on pirates, and to include ISP’s in the solution. One area that could make a significant impact would be the plans to… Continue Reading »
Gadgetell Review: iFill, the modern day tape deck
As if there wasn’t enough piracy on the internet, Griffin Technologies is essentially turning your iPod into a tape deck (I wonder what sort of litigation this is going to bring). With its new program, iFill, you can now record your favorite internet radio stations directly onto your iPod. iFill… Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
Black Friday 2009
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Palm Pre Information & Updates
Palm just introduced their next-gen smartphone, the Palm Pre, and next-gen operating system, Palm webOS. Gadgetell's got the latest Pre and webOS information and news for you right here.
