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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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iTunes Match is generating money "out of thin air" and by "magic", says music licensing firm TuneCore

iTunes Match Monetizing Piracy By 'Magic'

Posted by: Sean F, 18:36 EST, Fri February 10, 2012

iTunes match is creating money for rightsholders "out of thin air", and now allows them to "get something" when they were previously "getting zero", says CEO of rights handling firm TuneCore ... More


RapidShare has turned from piracy bad boy, into a model for the file hosting industry to follow in the wake of Megaupload's take down

RapidShare: The Path Forward For File Hosting Websites?

Posted by: Sean F, 18:18 EST, Fri February 10, 2012

RapidShare has managed, in only a year, to get themselves removed from the RIAA/MPAA's "notorious markets" piracy list, and their attorney explains how this was done ... More


Real Steel was the best selling Blu-ray title of the week, despite Paranormal Activity being a Blu-ray exclusive, for the week ending 28th January 2012

Blu-ray sales stats for the week ending 28th January 2012

Posted by: Sean F, 19:39 EST, Wed February 8, 2012

Check out the US Blu-ray sales stats for the week ending 28th January 2012 ... More



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News Icon Blu-ray sales stats for the week ending 21st January 2012

posted by: Sean F, 19:34 EST, Wed February 8, 2012

Check out the US Blu-ray sales stats for the week ending 21st January 2012

News Icon Do You Really Own Your Steam Games? One Gamer Finds Out: Maybe Not

posted by: Sean F, 14:06 EST, Wed February 8, 2012

Most gamers may love Steam, but wait until your account gets banned, then that love may soon turns to hate

News Icon 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

News Icon 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

News Icon 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

News Icon Blu-ray sales stats for the week ending 14th January 2012

posted by: Sean F, 18:20 EST, Tue January 31, 2012

Check out the US Blu-ray sales stats for the week ending 14th January 2012

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