Tag Archives: anti-piracy

Back-pedaling on SOPA

Unfortunately, Google was able to collect 7 million “signatures” to protest SOPA legislation. Citing that the bill would censor the web, a number of major sites protested enough to have 13 of the lawmakers who initially partnered with the legislation … Continue reading

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NoiseTrade: Giving Away Music on the DL

If you know anything about NoiseTrade you know that the site does not pirate music as the means to giving it away. No, it actually allows the artist to give away free downloads of their albums in return for contact … Continue reading

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Anti-Piracy Campaign

Of all the anti-piracy campaigns I have seen through commercials and such, this is the most sincere and true-to-life plea that has been presented.

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Senator Leahy Takes Another Shot at Piracy

In September of 2010, Sentator Patrick Leahy introduced legislation called the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act. It had support on both sides of the political fence and unanimously passed the judiciary committee, but then failed to pass the Senate … Continue reading

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True copyright irony

Ever heard of Hadopi?  Probably not, but they are playing an important part in the fight against internet piracy.  The reason you have not heard of them is that they are the French agency given the task of enforcing strict … Continue reading

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