Pirate Site Search Traffic Tanked Following Google Updates
When the file-sharing boom started twenty years ago, most ‘sharing’ took place in dedicated applications such as Napster and Limewire. This software was embraced by millions of people, mostly through word-of-mouth advertising and news reports. A few years later, when the first torrent sites appeared online, the piracy ecosystem expanded. Some of these sites were private and closed communities but others marketed themselves to the...
Japan’s Brand New Anti-Piracy Law Goes Live: Here’s How it Will Work
In 2012, Japan passed legislation that made it illegal to download unlicensed movies and music from the Internet. The move, to criminalize these activities with a prison sentence of up to two years, was widely welcomed by copyright holders. However, for many others operating in less protected niches, the law didn’t go far enough. Wildly popular manga (local comics), magazines and other literary works (such as academic texts) were not...
Explore the night sky with this open source astronomy app
I have always been fascinated with the night sky. When I was younger, the only reference materials available were books, and they seemed to depict a sky that looked different from the one I saw from my home. read more Powered by...
