Blizzard Nukes Popular HTML5 Version of StarCraft Game Blizzard has taken down a browser-based version of the classic game StarCraft, citing multiple copyright infringements. The game and dozens of forks were hosted on… October 10, 2015, 20:30 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Slamdance Festival Co-Founder Has Creative Views on Piracy Dan Mirvish is an American filmmaker and co-founder of the Slamdance Film Festival. While frustrated over piracy of his latest movie, Mirvish holds some interesting… October 10, 2015, 11:23 by Andy Maxwell
Chrome and Firefox Block KickassTorrents Over “Harmful Programs” Chrome and Firefox are actively blocking direct access to the popular torrent site KickassTorrents. According to Google's Safe Browsing diagnostics service the site contains "harmful… October 9, 2015, 22:14 by Ernesto Van der Sar
KickassTorrents Warns Users of “Malicious” Copycats KickassTorrents, the largest torrent site on the Internet, is warning its users to be vigilant in order to avoid scammy and malicious copycats. The KAT… October 9, 2015, 18:28 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Megaupload Defendants Don’t Need Expert Witnesses, U.S. Argues Kim Dotcom and his Megaupload co-defendants don't need to hire expert witnesses in the United States, the U.S. government argued today. Refuting claims that around… October 9, 2015, 10:10 by Andy Maxwell
Large Movie Distributor Grabs Popcorn Time Trademark Dutch Filmworks, a large movie distributor based in the Netherlands, has successfully registered the logo and word trademarks for Popcorn Time. The company used Popcorn… October 8, 2015, 19:33 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Rightscorp Granted Australian Patent to Chase Pirates Rightscorp has been awarded a patent by the Australian Patent Office which should protect it from competitors looking to muscle in on its business model… October 8, 2015, 09:09 by Andy Maxwell
New York Judge Puts Brakes on Copyright Troll Subpoenas A judge in New York has placed dozens of Malibu Media subpoenas on hold after serious questions were raised about the nature of the copyright… October 7, 2015, 18:35 by Andy Maxwell