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The names of nine publishers have been released in conjunction with claims that a fresh spate of anti-piracy lawsuits has emerged across Europe. The practise, which has been bullied out of court on numerous occasions, sees publishers contacting internet users with claims that their IP address has been used to …
Read More »SOPA breakthrough as DNS block is scrapped
White House backs opponents of the bill
Read More »Witcher 2 dev drops legal action against pirates
CD Projekt Red has said it will no longer seek legal action against gamers that allegedly download The Witcher 2 illegally. Back in December, the polish studio claimed that for every copy of the game that had been purchased legitmately, more than four copies had been pirated. The developer then …
Read More »US ‘pushed Spain’ to enact SOPA-style law
WikiLeaks cables show Spain has been called to act since 2008
Read More »Disunion within the ESA over SOPA
Capcom and Epic divided on the controversial piracy bill
Read More »Epic voices SOPA unease, despite ESA backing
Gears of War and Infinity Blade developer Epic Games has publically stated that it does not support America’s Stop Online Piracy Act in its current form. This puts the studio directly at odds with the Entertainment Software Association – of which Epic is a member – which earlier this week …
Read More »Apple goes legal on App Store pirates
Apple has sparked a new legal battle against websites that facilitate illicit App Store downloads, a new report suggests. The iPhone manufacturer is sending cease and desist letters to the owners of a popular iPhone hacking online resource. The threats, according to aCult of Macreport, have forced the hackers to …
Read More »Apple ‘chasing down App Store pirates’
Cease and desist warnings sent to iPhone hacking resource, report claims
Read More »Spain approves SOPA-style piracy law
Websites hosting illegal downloads could close within days
Read More »What is SOPA?
Introduced in October last year, the Stop Online Piracy Act seeks to empower both the US Government and copyright holders with the power to shut down sites that illegally share copyrighted material. If put into law, companies will be able to apply for a court order against any website accused …
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