Simultaneous Releases Make Movie Piracy More (& Less) Appealing
Movie studios are increasingly experimenting with shorter release windows, or even no windows at all. During the COVID pandemic, studios including Disney, NBCUniversal, and Warner Bros have premiered titles on streaming services and at the box office at the same time. This is good news for consumers, who have more choice. However, not everyone is happy. Movie theaters, in particular, are terrified that the new release strategy will...
Position text on your screen in Linux with ncurses
Most Linux utilities just scroll text from the bottom of the screen. But what if you wanted to position text on the screen, such as for a game or a data display? That’s where ncurses comes in. read more Powered by...
Explosion in Geofence Warrants Threatens Privacy Nationwide
New figures from Google show a tenfold increase in the requests from law enforcement, which target anyone who happened to be in a given location at a specified time. Powered by WPeMatico
ACE/MPA Target Pirate Sites Pulling in 1.3 Billion Visits Per Year, Including EZTV
Global entertainment coalition Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment is engaged in perhaps one of the most far-reaching anti-piracy operations the internet has ever seen. The group, which has the key Hollywood studios, Netflix, Amazon and dozens of major content creators as members, has carried out many highly-publicized takedowns. Streaming platforms, IPTV providers, file-hosting platforms and torrent-related entities have all...
Leaseweb Must Share Personal Details of ‘Pirating’ Customers With Movie Companies
Hosting providers are generally seen as neutral intermediaries, but some copyright holders believe that these companies should bear more responsibility. This isn’t a new idea. Back in 2015, leaked documents from the Motion Picture Association revealed that the Hollywood group had considered taking legal action against a hosting provider. At the time it mentioned Leaseweb as an example. The hosting company already entered the spotlight...
