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Angry Birds Dev: Piracy May Help Us

Angry Bird's developer says that piracy, as long as it doesn't hurt the Angry Birds brand, can be benefitial
Posted by: Sean F, 18:42 EST, Tue January 31, 2012

The CEO of Rovio, the company behind the mega-hit Angry Birds, says that piracy may help to generate revenue, and described the music industry's way of handling web piracy as a good example of "what not to do" ... More


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Ubisoft's controversial DRM strikes again, with half a dozen games expected to not work, online or offline, during a network hardware transition next week

Ubi DRM Strikes Again: Games Will Be Unplayable Due To DRM Server Switch

Posted by: Sean F, 14:38 EST, Sat February 4, 2012

Ubisoft's controversial DRM strikes again - games including Assassin's Creed won't be playable at all during a planned transition of web services infrastructure next week ... More


Music legend Neil Young says web piracy can help to promote music just like radio - as long as better quality downloads are made available

Neil Young: Piracy Is The New Radio

Posted by: Sean F, 18:16 EST, Thu February 2, 2012

Neil Young refuses to cast web piracy as the biggest problem facing the music industry, instead, compares it to the promotional potential of radio ... More


Far from piracy killing the entertainment industry and creativity, the last decade has seen tremendous growth in all sectors of the industry

New Reports Highlights Entertainment Industry's Massive Gains in the Age of Piracy

Posted by: Sean F, 17:52 EST, Thu February 2, 2012

New report shows that the entertainment industry has had an amazing decade of growth, despite the constant complaints about web piracy ... More



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posted by: Sean F, 18:12 EST, Tue January 31, 2012

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News Icon EMI's VP: SOPA is 'incorrect', Piracy Is A Service Issue, Not A Price One

posted by: Sean F, 15:40 EST, Sun January 29, 2012

EMI's VP breaks ranks with the rest of the music industry by saying that SOPA isn't the way forward, and echoing the thoughts of Valve's Gabe Newell, says that piracy is a service issue more so than a pricing one

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

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News Icon 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

News Icon Petition Asks White House To Investigate MPAA Bribery Claim

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

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