Sexy Jihad

Wired has a well written article on how The Pirate Bay is gaining notereity in Sweden and with international anti piracy organizations:
Last month, the Motion Picture Association of America announced one of its boldest sorties yet against online piracy: a barrage of seven federal lawsuits against some of the highest-profile BitTorrent sites, Usenet hosts […]

Just came across this hilariously bad anti piracy ad on Google Video:
Back in 1992, piracy was rampant. What could possibly stop it? An ad that you would swear was from the 80s? A horrible rap song?
If the current atmosphere of easy piracy thanks to p2p networks and bit torrent sites is any answer, I think […]

It seems that the recent special on Beethoven in which the BBC let you download his work for free didn’t go down well with certain record companies:
In fact, since they included an introductory explanation before each symphony, even those familiar with the music could learn something as well, adding to their overall appreciation for […]

CNN is reporting that Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith has been (illegally) released on the internet. Of course, this was bound to happen:
“Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith” has been leaked onto a major file-sharing network just hours after opening in theaters, at a time when Hollywood is increasingly concerned about […]

It seems that Internal Affairs is investigating the NYPD for taking bribes from the MPAA. Excerpt:
Two NYPD veterans are being investigated by Internal Affairs for allegedly accepting payoffs from the motion-picture industry to arrest vendors of pirated DVDs, law-enforcement sources told The Post.
One officer, a sergeant on the force since 1992, has been transferred […]