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Petition Asks White House To Investigate MPAA Bribery Claim

The MPAA's Chris Dodd may have inadvertently admitted to bribery on national TV, when threatening to "stop writing checks" to politicians coming out against SOPA
Posted by: Sean F, 23:23 EST, Thu January 26, 2012

White House's petition website used again, this time to call for an investigation into MPAA's Chris Dodd for bribery claims, after the former senator threatened to stop writing checks for politicians that did not come out to support SOPA/PIPA ... More


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Xbox 720 Rumours: Blu-ray Drive, Radeon 6000 GPU, Kinect 2, But No Used Games

Posted by: Andrew K, 00:59 EST, Fri January 27, 2012

Xbox 720 rumours abound, including Kinect 2, Blu-ray drive, and banning second-hand games! ... More


Megaupload's new Megabox service threatened to cut major music labels out of the loop by giving 90% of the revenue directly to artists

Was Megaupload's New Pro-Artist Distribution Model The Real Reason Behind Shut Down?

Posted by: Sean F, 00:27 EST, Fri January 27, 2012

Megaupload's intentions to launch a new service that would see artists sell directly to fans, and cutting out the major music labels, might have given the music industry extra reason to be happy to see Megaupload shut down by the FBI ... More


Ubisoft's DRM forces reactivation after graphics card change

Hardware Upgrades Not Welcomed By Ubisoft DRM, Ubi Says It's Normal

Posted by: Andrew K, 20:43 EST, Tue January 24, 2012

Ubisoft caught in new DRM controversy, as change of graphics card for the game Anno 2070 will mean using up one of only three reactivations ... More



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News Icon Music Piracy Falls in 2011, But Revenue Also Drops, As Digital Distribution Grows

posted by: Sean F, 19:26 EST, Tue January 24, 2012

Despite a possible 46% drop in the number of music pirates compared to a year ago thanks to the shut down of LimeWire, the music industry still recorded a 3% decline in revenue

News Icon Anger From Users Of Megaupload's Legitimate Service, While Fear Grips Industry

posted by: Sean F, 22:57 EST, Sat January 21, 2012

Users who used Megaupload's services legitimately are shocked and angered by the closure of the website on Thursday

News Icon SOPA, PIPA Votes Postponed, Indefinitely

posted by: Sean F, 21:51 EST, Sat January 21, 2012

A victory for opponents of SOPA/PIPA, with votes scheduled for January 24 now delayed indefinitely

News Icon Megaupload Shuttered By US Government, Site's Founder Arrested

posted by: Sean F, 14:11 EST, Fri January 20, 2012

Popular file hosting website Megaupload is shut down, with its founder, and others, arrested in a multi-national operation

News Icon Anti-SOPA 'Blackout' Forces Political Back Downs, As MPAA Attacks 'Dangerous Gimmick'

posted by: Sean F, 18:04 EST, Thu January 19, 2012

Thousands of websites take part in a planned day of action, protesting the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act, as politicians start to distance themselves from the bill

News Icon Murdoch Attacks Obama, Google For Supporting Open Web

posted by: Sean F, 17:38 EST, Tue January 17, 2012

Rupert Murdoch has controversially attacked President Obama and Google on Twitter, for their stance on the equally controversial Stop Online Piracy Act

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