News June 2013 News Archive

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending 30 June 2013 ... Read more ...

BitTorrent Inc again tries to distance itself from its name being associated with web piracy ... Read more ...

Check out the US Blu-ray sales stats for the week ending 15th June 2013 ... Read more ...

Has Nintendo reconsidered its widely criticized move to claim revenue from Let's Play videos? ... Read more ...

Warner's anti-piracy boss says piracy data is useful in predicting consumer demands, and says the studio wants to give a 'wide berth' to allows fans to use copyrighted content in creative ways ... Read more ...

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending 23 June 2013 ... Read more ...

A new report from the White House calls for more industry action on online piracy and more scrutiny of innovations in the field of cloud computing, mobile apps and 3D printing ... Read more ...

Blu-ray spending up, despite average title prices going down to less than $20 ... Read more ...

PS3 firmware version 4.45 is bricking consoles, preventing the XMB from loading, and Sony has officially acknowledges the problem pending a fix ... Read more ...

Microsoft does a 180 and abandons plans for controversial Xbox One DRM and used game restrictions ... Read more ...

Check out the US Blu-ray sales stats for the week ending 8th June 2013 ... Read more ...

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending 16 June 2013 ... Read more ...

Nintendo have their say on the Xbox One DRM debate, along with developers CD Projekt Red, Volition and former Epic developer Cliff Bleszinski ... Read more ...

Game of Thrones manages to break another piracy record as season 3 ends, with Australians yet again punching above their weight when it comes to illegal downloads ... Read more ...

Check out the US Blu-ray sales stats for the week ending 1st June 2013 ... Read more ...

Sony launches PS4 at $100 cheaper than the Xbox One, with more powerful hardware and and without used game restrictions. Look inside to see pictures of the PS4 ... Read more ...

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending 9 June 2013 ... Read more ...

Warner Bros. targeting those who use ISPs that are not participating in the U.S. six-strikes program, asking suspected infringers to pay a $20 fine or risk $150,000 in damages ... Read more ...

The latest edition of our annual feature taking a look at Blu-ray sales performance over the last 12 month ... Read more ...

Microsoft finally releases the details about changes to game licensing, authentication, used games and Kinect privacy ... Read more ...

Copy protection arms races ratchets up a notch as new ARM video processor adds Hollywood hardware DRM for video playback ... Read more ...

Check out the US Blu-ray sales stats for the week ending 25th May 2013 ... Read more ...

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending 2 June 2013 ... Read more ...

Sony make DRM jokes at Microsoft's expense, while Xbox's Major Nelson says Microsoft will listen to gamer's concerns about the Xbox One's online DRM system and restrictions on used game sales ... Read more ...

The Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property recommends using malware techniques to fight software piracy, and also asks funding to the World Health Organization to be cut if they do not prioritize IP protection ... Read more ...