Piracy

publicvoit, 6 months ago

"If buying isn't owning, #piracy isn't stealing"
https://pluralistic.net/2023/12/08/playstationed/#tyler-james-hill by @pluralistic

Absolutely!

Although I have to say that I would never buy this #DRM-"protected" content in the first place.

#LockIn #Platforms

wendyg, 6 months ago

This week's net.wars, "Property is theft", sees the entertainment industry turn the old anarchist slogan into a business model: https://netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2023/12/08/property-is-theft/ #NetWars #copyright #piracy #sony

itnewsbot, 6 months ago

File-Sharing Giant Uloz Bans File-Sharing Citing EU's Digital Services Act - TorrentFreak: File-sharing and hosting giant Uloz has announced a radical change t... - https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/11/25/0156229/file-sharing-giant-uloz-bans-file-sharing-citing-eus-digital-services-act?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #piracy

itnewsbot, 7 months ago

Disney Pulls TV Channels From Vietnam, Govt 'Concerned' Piracy Will Run Riot - An anonymous reader writes: A newspaper run by the Communist Party of Vietnam is r... - https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/11/15/167251/disney-pulls-tv-channels-from-vietnam-govt-concerned-piracy-will-run-riot?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #piracy

itnewsbot, 7 months ago

Brazil Regulator Claims '80% of Pirate TV Boxes' Were Blocked Last Week - An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: Brazil's telecoms regulator... - https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/10/30/2053217/brazil-regulator-claims-80-of-pirate-tv-boxes-were-blocked-last-week?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #piracy

itnewsbot, 7 months ago

Record Labels Shut Down FileWarez, Brazil's Oldest Pirate Forum - An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: As far as we know, Brazil-b... - https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/10/27/0035239/record-labels-shut-down-filewarez-brazils-oldest-pirate-forum?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #piracy

itnewsbot, 7 months ago

Private Torrent Tracker FileList to Shut Down After 16 Years - One of the world's largest private BitTorrent trackers, Filelist, has announced it... - https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/10/18/0045247/private-torrent-tracker-filelist-to-shut-down-after-16-years?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #piracy

itnewsbot, 9 months ago

Plex Will Block Media Servers at Abuse Prevalent Hosting Company - Plex informed some users this week that it will no longer allow users to run serve... - https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/09/15/188214/plex-will-block-media-servers-at-abuse-prevalent-hosting-company?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #piracy

itnewsbot, 9 months ago

Sports Leagues Ask US For 'Instantaneous' DMCA Takedowns and Website Blocking - An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Sports leagues are urging t... - https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/08/29/2055240/sports-leagues-ask-us-for-instantaneous-dmca-takedowns-and-website-blocking?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #piracy

itnewsbot, 9 months ago

Amazon Sues Online Stores Selling Pirated DVDs - Amazon has filed a lawsuit against a group of online stores that sell pirated DVDs... - https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/08/23/2230246/amazon-sues-online-stores-selling-pirated-dvds?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #piracy

itnewsbot, 9 months ago

File-Hosting Icon AnonFiles Throws In the Towel, Domain For Sale - An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: Founded in 2011, AnonFiles.... - https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/08/19/020256/file-hosting-icon-anonfiles-throws-in-the-towel-domain-for-sale?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #piracy

itnewsbot, 10 months ago

Court Orders SportsBay To Pay Almost Half a Billion Dollars For Violating DMCA - An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: In the summer of 2021, DISH... - https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/08/15/2037221/court-orders-sportsbay-to-pay-almost-half-a-billion-dollars-for-violating-dmca?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #piracy

itnewsbot, 10 months ago

Z-Library Rolls Out Browser Extensions In Anticipation of Domain Name Troubles - Pirate eBook repository Z-Library has launched browser extensions that should make... - https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/08/04/1924258/z-library-rolls-out-browser-extensions-in-anticipation-of-domain-name-troubles?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #piracy

itnewsbot, 10 months ago

Reddit Beats Film Industry, Won't Have To Identify Users Who Admitted Torrenting - An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Film companies lost another... - https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/08/01/2053255/reddit-beats-film-industry-wont-have-to-identify-users-who-admitted-torrenting?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #piracy

itnewsbot, 10 months ago

Italian Pirate IPTV Customers Risk a 5,000 Euro Fine Starting August 8, 2023 - An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: Italy's brand new anti-pira... - https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/07/29/0445205/italian-pirate-iptv-customers-risk-a-5000-euro-fine-starting-august-8-2023?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #piracy