Free Talk Live - piracy

HBO exec: piracy of ‘Game of Thrones’ is a ‘compliment’

PC Harris — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 02:23:26 +0000

So, if the conventional wisdom about piracy holds true, why aren't HBO’s president of programming and the show’s creators more upset about this? Probably because the conventional wisdom on the cost of piracy is almost entirely bogus, and there’s recent scientific studies to back that claim up.

Web Sites Will Shut Down to Protest Antipiracy Bills

Deslock Darkstar — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:12:46 +0000

With a Web-wide protest on Wednesday that includes a 24-hour shutdown of the English-language Wikipedia, the legislative battle over two Internet piracy bills has reached an extraordinary moment — a political coming of age for a relatively young and disorganized industry that has largely steered clear of lobbying and other political games in Washington.

Ron Paul on SOPA: "They want to take over the Internet!"

delelles — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:04:49 +0000

"Can you imagine how much we're going to be curtailed in the spreading of our information if we lose the Internet?!"

Google vows to fight antipiracy bill even if passed

jitgos — Fri, 20 May 2011 01:28:52 +0000

Google has signaled that the company is prepared to oppose the major film and music companies as well as Congress and the president of the United States on a controversial bill designed to thwart online piracy.

Student faces three years in prison for modifying Xbox 360

Takeshi Kovacs — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 08:50:32 +0000

UPDATE: Judge suspends Xbox modder's trial, admonishes prosecution