Yes, I know, Talk Like A Pirate Day is over, but still, this little piece of news makes me want to put on an eyepatch and break out the grog:

After leaked emails from MediaDefender seem to confirm that the company has been using computer sabotage and DDoS attacks against The PirateBay's trackers, TPB has filed criminal charges against a list of ( Read more... )

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Seems the MPAA, whose sole purpose in life lately seems to be bringing legal charges against people wo make unauthorized copies of movies, doesn't give a fuck about its official principles as long as it's them doing the copying.

Legal details unclear yet, but with any luck this might even turn out to be a DMCA violation. Don't hold your breath for ( Read more... )

Going to the movies is not what it used to be. Security at the studio-owned theatres is heavy, it's not a trip to be taken lightly. But if you want to see the film everyone is talking about without waiting a year for the home release, you have little choice. When you enter the lobby the first thing you see are long ranks of tiny, thumbprint ( Read more... )

I've never heard of Switchfoot until today so I have no idea what kind of music they make and whether they're any good. I do, however, applaud the message the band posted on Sony Music's forums today. Dismayed by the fact that Sony released their newest album with copy protection on the CD against the express wishes of the artists, the band shares ( Read more... )

Today news reached me that are quite reminiscent of the Eiffel Tower story I posted recently. This item is even more outrageous.

See, the city of Chicago spent a lot of taxes on its Millennium Park. Now, that's money that came from the public's pockets. The park features a (really dull, IMHO) sculpture by one Anish Kapoor called "Cloud Gate". Now ( Read more... )

Confusing headline, n'est-ce pas? But I couldn't think of another that relates to both of these wacky copyright themed items:

1. Manufacturers of actual military equipment (especially airplanes) have begun demanding exceedingly high royalties from companies manufacturing model kits of said equipment. In some cases, the royalties being asked for go ( Read more... )