Archive for the ‘Opinion’ Category

Piracy on the High C’s

Monday, July 18th, 2011

When it comes to stealing software many people often look at it as they are just borrowing from a friend or co-worker. The truth is that you might be getting software that has been pirated and passed down from computer to computer. Piracy on the High C’s is very dangerous. ...

Top 10 Piracy & P2P Blogs

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

These sites are arguably the most influential commentators with news and views on piracy, P2P, digital media, DRM, Usenet, IP and filesharing ...

Movie Piracy a Great Scapegoat for Movie Studios

Monday, October 19th, 2009

It is not at all surprising that the film industry's key players are thrilled to collectively cite movie piracy as being the "industry's greatest menace". However, there are two major problems with this argument.

Why Giving Away Music Concedes Defeat to Piracy

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

As much as we here love TechCrunch, it is rare for them to publish an article on digital media or piracy without a reference to their 2007 party-line that music should be free (Orli Yakuel’s recent Guide to Music on the Web being a notable exception).

The State of Play in Game Piracy

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Every now and then we get a nudge from our readers bemoaning the fixation of piracy commentators on the music and movie industries. In light of our commitment to all things piracy in digital media, it would be remiss of us to pass comment on the state of play in ...