piracy
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Maybe We Wouldn’t Pirate Music If There Was Nowhere Else To Hear It
It may not be totally fair to blame piracy’s ascension on MTV’s decline. But you know what? Neither was sending Snooki to the Vatican. [The Doghouse Diaries]
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New Patent Could Saddle 3D Printers With DRM
One of the greatest benefits of 3D printing technology — the ability to make replacements or parts for household objects like toys, utensils and gadgets – may be denied to US citizens thanks to the granting of a sweeping patent that prevents the printing of unauthorised 3D designs. It has all the makings of the…
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Rogue DMCA Notice Stakes A Bizarre Claim On The Number 45
Bogus DMCA notices are unfortunately nothing new, but one recently issued to Google from Microsoft seems to go a bit further — and get a bit more absurd — than your average takedown request. This one hit sites like Wikipedia, the BBC, TechCrunch, and AMC theatres, seemingly over the use of the number 45.
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New Zealand Prime Minister Admits That Government Spies Illegally Bugged Kim Dotcom
As more details leak out about the investigation on Kim Dotcom, the more embarrassing it gets for government officials. After thinking Dotcom had a doomsday device, it’s now known that New Zealand government spies illegally bugged Dotcom at the behest of the US government.