Tag: PIRATES

Add 'BitTorrent' and 'RapidShare' to the long list of terms for which Google won't help you search. In an apparent attempt to curry favor with the MPAA and RIAA, the company has begun blocking all "piracy related" terms from its Autocomplete feature. (TorrentFreak reports that Instant search results have also been blocked, but searches still instantly appear for us, once we complete the term. It ...

A single license for security software has been illegally shared more than 750,000 times. And Avast, the company that developed the software, isn't worried about it at all. The license, which was originally sold to a 14-person company in Arizona, popped up on file-sharing websites a year and a half ago. Since then, it has been shared 774,651 times, and is currently being used on PCs in over 200 ...

The most powerful weapon to have recently emerged against the high-tech, big-money industry of DVD piracy comes in an unlikely package: knee-high, four-legged, and covered with black hair. Wednesday, according to the AFP, the worldwide arm of the Motion Picture Association of America (called, simply, the Motion Picture Association) announced that 35,000 pirated discs had recently been located in ...

Despite what Homer would have you believe, beer is not the cause of, and solution to all of life's problems. According to homeland security analyst, James Jay Carafano, the solution to all life's problems is actually lasers. Carafano, a PhD and Senior Research Fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation, has been suggesting for years that the solution to just about every security issue we ...

Last year, top-notch first-person shooter 'BioShock' dazzled the gaming media with its engaging storyline and incredibly rich environment. It was immediately clear that a sequel was required, and developer Take-Two is currently working on it. Now, the gaming developer has revealed that a Hollywood adaptation is in the works, as well. Gore Verbinski -- famous for his work on the 'Pirates of the ...

These days you just can't go downloading illegal copies of movies from just anywhere. Oh no, you have to be careful. Case in point: MiiVii.com. The site, which existed for only a few days, enabled users to upload and download copyrighted films. It even offered a software client you could download to speed up those downloads. The best part? It was created and run by Media Defender, the muscley, ...