Piracy stories
How blockchain could help stop video piracy in its tracks
Wed, 20th Feb 2019
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linius
An Australian video tech firm has successfully tested a blockchain trial that could end up being a welcome relief for video creators and the fight against video piracy.
Five reasons why we need to rethink software piracy
Thu, 19th Jul 2018
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software
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piracy
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bsa
More than one-third of software in use on personal computers around the world today is unlicensed.
Kim Dotcom film up for best documentary at Asia-Pacific Screen Awards
Tue, 14th Nov 2017
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film
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piracy
A film about entrepreneur and former MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom is up for best documentary at this year’s Asia-Pacific Screen Awards.
Remark Holdings wins multi-million dollar AI contract in China
Tue, 3rd Oct 2017
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ai
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piracy
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intellectual property
Remark Holdings will deploy artificial-intelligence-based object-recognition software to monitor content streamed via the Internet in China.
Creative Content Australia lauds court-mandated blocks against pirate sites
Mon, 21st Aug 2017
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film
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piracy
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film production
Creative Content Australia (CCA) launches biggest crackdown on media piracy, with 65 piracy sites already blocked.
Aussie anti-piracy blockchain startup launches token sale
Tue, 15th Aug 2017
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blockchain
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cryptocurrency
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piracy
Team Veredictum want to use their token, Ventana, to reduce film and video piracy by 80% over 10 years.
Pirated Microsoft software sees Aussie reseller paying landmark $450,000 settlement
Wed, 10th May 2017
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piracy
Centre Com Sunshine has joined the growing ranks of resellers paying up after being caught infringing Microsoft copyright.
Do you care where your illegally downloaded files come from?
Wed, 13th Jan 2016
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piracy
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file sharing
Risk of punishment can reduce unlawful file-sharing by 40%, says research from the Univesity of East Anglia and Newcastle University.
Has the UK entered digital prohibition?
Wed, 12th Aug 2015
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digital music
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piracy
UK High Court overturns private copyright exceptions, potentially turning millions of ordinary people into lawbreakers. Digital blockade ineffective.
AVAST! The Piratebay Bounces Back
Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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piracy
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the pirate bay
After a raid by the Swedish Police on their Stockholm data centre, it only took a week or so for the Piratebay to bounce back.
Police raid the pirate bay, is this the answer?
Wed, 10th Dec 2014
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piracy
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the pirate bay
According to Torrent Freak, Swedish police raided the pirate bay’s Stockholm datacenter confiscating equipment.
Tackling piracy head on: NZ feature film responds with multiplatform release
Wed, 24th Sep 2014
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film
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crowdfunding
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piracy
New Zealand film, SUNDAY, will be released simultaneously across multiple platforms in an effort to combat internet piracy.
Opinion: Broadcasters, it’s over to you…
Thu, 7th Aug 2014
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digital entertainment
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netflix
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sky tv
Do we want to lose our New Zealand content and get fed on a diet of overseas tripe, or do we want to challenge the world with the amazing content we create here?.
21 out of 100 Kiwis illegally download... Do you?
Thu, 10th Apr 2014
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gaming
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technology gifts
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piracy
Nearly a quarter of New Zealanders have illegally downloaded content from the internet, despite knowing they should have paid for it.
Dunedin becomes first 'clean' area in Microsoft anti-piracy sweep
Thu, 6th Feb 2014
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microsoft
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piracy
Microsoft New Zealand has found no evidence of software piracy by retailers in the Dunedin area, becoming the first investigative sweep across the country to not discover any infringements.
Exclusive: Microsoft comes down hard on local channel pirate
Thu, 7th Nov 2013
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microsoft
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windows
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trade me
Online auction trader OnlineSale Computers has been stung with $15,000 in penalties after admitting to hardloading unlicensed Microsoft software on PCs.
Microsoft warns Kiwis... don't ignore software piracy law
Wed, 6th Nov 2013
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microsoft
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apple
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gaming
Microsoft is again warning consumers of the dangers of pirated software, after an Auckland online auction trader, OnlineSale Computers, was found to have been selling computers with unlicensed – or pirated – copies of Microsoft software.
Software piracy costs businesses billions in time and money
Wed, 13th Mar 2013
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software
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idc
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piracy
Embedding counterfeit software with dangerous malware allows criminals to prey on computer users who are unaware of the potential danger.
Downloaded in 60 Seconds - Piracy prevents movie sales
Tue, 12th Mar 2013
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kim dotcom
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piracy
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The closing of a major online piracy site can increase digital media sales, with the Megaupload shutdown causing such in digital sales and movie rentals.
Blinder for Dotcom as he can’t see US ‘evidence’
Tue, 5th Mar 2013
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internet
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kim dotcom
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mega
Evidently the evidence against Kim Dotcom and Megaupload is so substantial that he isn’t allowed to know what it is to prepare his defence against extradition.
When good times go bad: Karaoke for a song nets jail term
Sat, 2nd Mar 2013
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piracy
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copyright
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rianz
In a tale that has nothing to do with RIANZ, a Rotorua karaoke king and intellectual property pirate has landed himself in jail by on-selling tracks made by someone else.
Skynet suspect takes case to Tribunal
Wed, 10th Oct 2012
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piracy
Internet user charged under the Skynet law for music piracy requests formal hearing in front of the Copyright Tribunal.
U.S. scraps piracy bills
Fri, 5th Oct 2012
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piracy
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) are dead according to former Senator Chris Dodd.
Kiwis ignore internet piracy law
Mon, 23rd Jul 2012
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apple
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technology gifts
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telecommunications
New Zealand revealed as worst offenders for illegal downloading online.