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Sony releases new firmware to combat piracy

By Johan Keyter 7 December 2010

Sony releases a new security patch for its PlayStation 3 in the form of firmware update version 3.55. FULL STORY >

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The scourge of digital piracy

By Johan Keyter 22 November 2010

Piracy continues to have a major detrimental affect on the computer industry as more criminals become involved. FULL STORY >

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Starcraft II sets piracy records

By Johan Keyter 17 November 2010

Starcraft II sets the record as the best selling strategy game of the year as well as the most pirated game of 2010. FULL STORY >

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Portable gaming piracy a big concern for developer

By Hanleigh Daniels 27 October 2010

The creative director for God of War: Ghost of Sparta is questioning the rational for making PSP games - because of piracy. FULL STORY >

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Nintendo aims to blast 3DS pirates out of the water

By Johan Keyter 11 October 2010

Nintendo is considering adding the SpotPass feature to the 3DS, allowing for automatic updates while curbing piracy at the same time. FULL STORY >

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Massive European raid on piracy network

By Mike Joubert 8 September 2010

Police in Sweden yesterday raided several locations that contained servers used by, amongst others, filesharing website The Pirate Bay and WikiLeaks. FULL STORY >

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Music Piracy in Decline

By Mike Joubert 14 July 2009

UK music fans opting to stream music rather than pirate. FULL STORY >

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Illegal downloads cost US woman 2 million dollars

By Thomas McKinnon 19 June 2009

US jury returned a verdict against Thomas-Rasset yesterday ordering her to pay some $80 000 in damages per track for downloading 24 tracks illegally. FULL STORY >

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P2P file-sharing

By Thomas McKinnon 12 June 2009

If youÔÇÖve ever used LimeWire or a BitTorrent site then youÔÇÖve engaged in file-sharing, and according to some youÔÇÖre liable for prosecution. Moving beyond the legal realm, file-sharing is also an ethical issue. So we put it to you; is P2P file-sharing right or wrong? FULL STORY >

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World Copyright Summit

By Thomas McKinnon 8 June 2009

The International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC), headed by Robin Gibb of Bee GeesÔÇÖ fame, is hosting the second World Copyright Summit this week in Washington DC. FULL STORY >

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