News January 2013 News Archive

New file hosting website Mega appears to be genuinely and effectively processing takedown requests, but this may not allay Hollywood and music industry fears, as a third-party search engine for Mega also launches that allows users to search for pirated downloads ... Read more ...

Check out the US Blu-ray sales stats for the week ending 19th January 2013 ... Read more ...

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending 27 January 2013 ... Read more ...

The government of Antigua and Barbuda plans to launch a website selling U.S owned media without paying copyright fees, a plan that's actually supported by the World Trade Organization ... Read more ...

Can the existing Blu-ray format accommodate 4K or Ultra HD? The Blu-ray Disc Association is already studying the possibilities. ... Read more ...

Check out the US Blu-ray sales stats for the week ending 12th January 2013 ... Read more ...

The new Megaupload, simply known as Mega, adds encryption to prevent prying eyes, but the MPAA and other anti-piracy groups are already lining up to take Kim DotCom's new venture down ... Read more ...

Check out the US Blu-ray sales stats for the week ending 5th January 2013 ... Read more ...

American Assembly's reports attempts to paint the full picture of the copyright culture in the U.S. (and Germany), with some surprising results ... Read more ...

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending 13 January 2013 ... Read more ...

4K is all the rage at this year's CES, with TVs, Blu-rays and even bloopers all feeding into the 4K hype (mathematically 4 times as strong as the HDTV hype) ... Read more ...

Taking down pirated uploads, censoring or seizing domain names, and even the closure of Megaupload have not had any notable effect on cyberlocker piracy, a new study finds ... Read more ...

Check out the US Blu-ray sales stats for the week ending 29th December 2012 ... Read more ...

Derek Khanna, Republican staffer who wrote "sensible" copyright memo, talks about the memo, the backlash from the "content industry" and his subsequent firing ... Read more ...

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending 6 January 2013 ... Read more ...

Sony files patent application for RFID based DRM that would be used to prevent used games from being played on non-authorized consoles ... Read more ...

A new report says Google and Yahoo are financially aiding top piracy websites ... Read more ...

Check out the US Blu-ray sales stats for the week ending 22nd December 2012 ... Read more ...