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Microsoft Hounds Google for Piracy Takedowns, but Some Bing Results Remain

If you're trying to search the web for pirated copies of Xbox games, Microsoft's Bing is apparently the way to go.

No Supreme Court Relief for Joel Tenenbaum’s $675K Piracy Fine

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The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to hear the case of Joel Tenenbaum, who illegally downloaded music during college and now faces a $675,000 fine.

You Are Not an IP Address, Rules Judge

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An IP address is not a Social Security number or a fingerprint. It, in the words of Judge Gary Brown, “provides only the location at which one of any number of computer devices may be deployed, much like a telephone number can be used for any number of telephones.”

British Court Orders ISPs to Block Pirate Bay — Is the U.S. Next?

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Britain’s High Court — not the highest, but well up the ladder — has officially ordered Internet service providers to block Sweden-based file-sharing site The Pirate Bay. Is the U.S. next?

Navy Looking to Use Helicopter Drones to Hunt Pirates

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Keeping tabs on ships in any section of the sea is no easy task, let alone busy coastal areas with tons of commercial traffic. That’s why the U.S. Navy has decided to enlist the help of robots to root out pirates.

BitTorrent Index BTjunkie Bites the Dust

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BTjunkie.org, a popular site that indexed BitTorrent files for all kinds of legal and illegal content, is waving a white flag.

Is Music Piracy Really ‘The New Radio’? Yes and No

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Canadian folk-rocker Neil Young is making waves this week after telling reporters at a conference that piracy is “the new radio,” but is it really that simple?

Megaupload: User Data Has Two Weeks to Live

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Despite the government’s indications that the Megaupload user data could be deleted by Thursday, Megaupload’s data hosting services, Carpathia Hosting and Cogent Communications, have agreed to preserve users’ files for a minimum of two weeks, Ira Rothken, Megaupload’s attorney in the United States, told CNet.

Rovio CEO Says ‘Piracy May Not Be a Bad Thing’ for Angry Birds Brand

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With the phenomenal success of Angry Birds, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Rovio would be anxiously protecting its core product from every instance of piracy imaginable. As the company’s CEO explains, however, the opposite is actually the case.

Next Frontier in Piracy: Downloading Physical Objects to Your 3D Printer

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Exciting times, friends. While we’ve been cleaning up the proverbial ticker tape left behind by jubilant celebration over the recently-stalled antipiracy bills, the Pirate Bay – arguably the premier resource for pirating digital content – has already moved on to the next big thing.

How to Survive Wednesday’s Wikipedia Blackout

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Wednesday’s Wikipedia blackout begins worldwide at midnight Eastern time and will last for 24 hours. Here are three ways to survive the down time.