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Pirate Bay founders told to walk the plank for piracy offenses – hoping for some Mr Miyagi Magic

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

Founders of The Pirate Bay have been handed their arguably severe sentences upon being found guilty in the piracy spectrial held in Sweden. The initial prosecution arguments looked flaky at best and did much to support the view that the industry at large is technologically challenged. However they turned their performance ...

Microsoft on Vista Software Piracy

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Software Piracy was given an airing by Microsoft's Steve Ballmer on Tuesday where the transcript includes a quote that "Windows license is #1. Pirated windows in #2 -- tough competitor, great product and a price that's tough to beat." This would seem true where your product is a wholly stand-alone piece ...

The Pirate Bay in the Dock

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Music/Movie/TV/Software industry nemesis, The Pirate Bay, is set to face its day in court next week as the Swedish police concludes their two-year investigation into the piracy accusations levelled at the torrent search service. Torrent Freak reports that The Pirate Bay have received over 4,000 pages of paperwork relating to the ...

TotalMusic Totalled

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

It would seem that the TotalMusic digital music powered by Universal and Sony BMG has ground to a halt. with the closure of their ruckus service.  While a valiant effort, it represents another failed attempt at establishing a new business model for digital music to combat music piracy. TotalMusic's VP of ...