piracy
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Studio Accused Of Installing Malware On Customer’s PCs
FlightSimLabs, a studio that specialises in custom add-ons for other company’s flight sims, has been found to be secretly installing a program onto user’s computers designed to check whether they’re playing a pirated copy of their software.
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An Infamous Creepypasta That Explored The Dark Side Of Pokémon Fandom
By now finding a “haunted” cartridge is a scary video game story cliche, but one series in sells the tale better than the rest. Pokémon’s piracy problem, coupled with fan’s’ hunger to see a mature monster-collecting game allowed “Pokémon Black” to become one of the most famous Pokémon creepypasta to ever dwell on the internet.
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The EU Suppressed A Study That Found Piracy Doesn’t Harm Sales
The European Commission paid €360,000 ($541,980) for a study on how piracy impacts the sales of copyrighted music, books, video games and movies. But the EU never shared the report — possibly because it determined that there is no evidence that piracy is a major problem.
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Report: Australian Pirates Are About To Get Sued This Year [Updated]
Australian pirates have just been put on notice. The chairman for Creative Content Australia – a consortium of rights holders that counts Foxtel, Village Roadshow and the Australian Screen Association (ASA) among its members – has issued a stern warning to anyone who continues to access pirated content. In short, you can expect to be…