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Microsoft is accidentally sending takedown requests for OpenOffice
Poorly programmed auto-takedown bots are casting too wide a net in trying to take down pirated software links.
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AT&T threatens pirates with account termination through Copyright Alert System
The “six strikes” Copyright Alert System that went into effect earlier this year was sold to US consumers as an educational measure. It took years of negotiation and a promise that no subscribers […]
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Google took down 213,000,000 infringing URLs this year
In 2013, Google received around 235,000,000 takedown requests this year from copyright holders. 91% of those were acted upon — meaning about 213 million URLs were removed from Google’s index as a...
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Massive celebrity nudes leak causes 4chan to introduce DMCA policy
As you likely know by now, last weekend was host to a massive leak of stolen nude celebrity photos. Though an obvious illegal and immoral breach of privacy, celebrity photos leak all the […]
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Copyright police lodge complaint against 127.0.0.1 for sharing Jurassic World
The MPAA and its members have managed to shut down a number of prominent filesharing sites. One of their new targets may prove a bit trickier, however. Universal want to bring the hammer […]
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Columbia Pictures copyright claim results in own Pixels trailer being taken down
The new Adam Sandler movie Pixels is currently being savaged by critics and moviegoers alike with a Rotten Tomatoes score of 17%. Still, Columbia Pictures is apparently worried that someone might have...
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Museums can now legally jailbreak game consoles, and you can crack abandoned...
When a game developer abandons a game or console, that can mean a lot of digital content is lost forever. Games are increasingly becoming an expression of art and culture, and many feel […]
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Cox ordered to pay $25 million for its customers’ pirate downloads
Chalk up another victory for the copyright police. A federal jury in Virginia has declared that Cox Communications must pay $25 million for allowing its customers to download pirated works. Things...
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Nintendo takes down Metroid II fan remake released for 30th Anniversary
Nintendo celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the Metroid series in a weird way- by not even mentioning it. For a company so steeped in nostalgia it was a bizarre move, to say the least. […]
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