piracy
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Ukraine Officials Shut Down Demonoid To Impress US Government
Just before an official state visit with the US, Ukraine’s interior ministry seized all of Demonoid’s servers, rendering the torrent site non-functional. Serving the most popular torrent destination following the neutering of The Pirate Bay, TorrentFreak believes the site was a target because Ukraine wanted to prove to the US that they take copyright infringement…
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Windows 8 Has Leaked
We’re not saying anyone should pirate Windows 8, because that’s illegal. But it’s out there and available for download right now. Microsoft’s new operating system doesn’t officially hit developers until August 15. [The Verge]
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Money Won In Pirate Bay Convictions Won’t Go Back To Artists
In February, the founders of file-sharing website The Pirate Bay were ordered to pay $US675,000 to music labels. The money was intended to compensate the artists whose royalties had been depleted by piracy. Guess what? The music labels aren’t going to see a dime.
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US Authorities Pursue Swizz Beatz To Take Down Megaupload
The feds are looking for an angle that lets them prosecute Megaupload on US soil. And apparently the way they’re trying to make it happen is by pulling rapper and producer Swizz Beatz (aka Mr Alicia Keys) into the case by claiming he was CEO of the company.