Six-Month Sentence For Sharing Pirated eBooks & Paywalled News Articles
Following a piracy crackdown in Denmark and the closure of the largest torrent sites as part of a joint Rights Alliance and police operation, content-hungry pirates dispersed to find new homes. With DanishBits and NordicBits consigned to history, many ended up at Asgaard, a relatively young private members site happy to take on new members. Opening up under these circumstances was a bold but risky move. Within weeks the site’s...
The Pirate Bay Reopens its Doors to New Members After Four Years
When The Pirate Bay launched nearly 20 years ago, its main goal was to become a bastion of free and uncensored information. The site categorically rejects takedown requests from copyright holders and allows anyone to upload almost anything. Since its early days, The Pirate Bay has always been free to use and open to the public at large. Those who wanted to share files only had to register an account, which was easy enough....
The Night 17 Million Precious Military Records Went Up in Smoke
Fifty years ago, a fire ripped through the National Personnel Records Center. It set off a massive project to save crucial pieces of American history—including, I hoped, my grandfather’s. Powered by WPeMatico
Major Labels Need an Anti-Piracy Sleuth to Probe Pirate Apps
On the surface there’s a world of difference between the crisp-suited executives of international corporations and the internet-dwelling swashbucklers intent on reappropriating their copyrighted content as swiftly as possible. In reality, the closer one gets to the piracy front lines, the more difficult it is to tell the factions apart. They use similar tools and obfuscation techniques, need to innovate to stay ahead of the game, and...
Former Anti-Piracy Boss Becomes Sony Music’s AI Chief
Artificial intelligence has the potential to make our lives more efficient, entertaining, and productive. There are potential downsides as well. Major recording label Sony Music is taking this advancing technology very seriously and has created a new executive position dedicated to AI and hired a familiar name. According to a recent article by Billboard, Geoff Taylor takes the top position as the new Executive Vice President of AI....
