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‘Sketchy AF’: What to Know About How OpenAI Staff Discussed Book-Pirating (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-09-19 | tags: openai, chatgpt, copyright case

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Warez: The Infrastructure and Aesthetics of Piracy (2021) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-18 | tags: warez scene, piracy, bittorrent

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Sony Music, Warner sue Anthropic, alleging a “brazen campaign” of intellectual property theft (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-29 | by Kirsten Korosec | tags: sony music, anthropic, claude

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Now movie theaters are starting to ban Meta smart glasses too. Here’s why (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-21 | tags: meta platforms, smart glasses, cinema privacy

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Back in 1996, Quake's shareware CD locked id Software's entire catalog behind flawed encryption that made it a free-for-all (techspot.com)

2026-08-20 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: quake, id software, shareware

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Windows brings out the Rorschach test in everyone (2003) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-20 | by Raymond Chen | tags: windows 95, hologram, anti-piracy

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Netflix Sued For Losing 'Master Copy' of Unreleased Nicolas Cage Movie (slashdot.org)

2026-07-31 | tags: netflix, nicolas cage, fortitude

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The Kids' Guide to Piracy (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-24 | tags: piracy, torrenting, steam

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Anthropic’s $1.5 billion book piracy settlement approved by judge (theverge.com)

2026-07-21 | by Emma Roth | tags: anthropic, ai models, copyright lawsuits

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Vietnam arrests suspects behind HiAnime anime piracy service (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-06 | get Anime piracy prevention kit → | tags: anime, hianime, piracy

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Video Game History Foundation founder says piracy remains the only viable game preservation method (techspot.com)

2026-07-03 | get Game Preservation USB Drive → | tags: video game history foundation, frank cifaldi, piracy

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BitTorrent’s disastrous, legendary, and controversial story (theverge.com)

2026-07-02 | by Janko Roettgers | get BitTorrent Classic Download → | tags: bittorrent, bram cohen, peer-to-peer

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Amazon says restricting Fire TV sideloading is about safety. It's also about piracy (techspot.com)

2026-07-01 | get Fire TV Sideloading Safety Kit → | tags: amazon, fire tv, sideloading

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Private and community servers for Minecraft and COD are illegal and amount to piracy, ESA tells California Senate — Stop Killing Games-backed bill fails to pass committee (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-01 | by Luke James | tags: minecraft, mojang, private servers

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Amazon Blames Piracy Apps With Malware For Killing New Fire Stick Sideloading (slashdot.org)

2026-06-30 | tags: fire stick, vega os, amazon

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Amazon blames piracy apps with malware for killing new Fire Stick sideloading (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-30 | tags: fire stick, vega os, streaming piracy

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Exec blames malware threat for Amazon blocking sideloading on new Fire Sticks (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-30 | get Fire TV Sideloading Kit → | tags: fire sticks, vego os, streaming piracy

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European ISPs Want Rightsholders Held Accountable for Overblocking Damage (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-29 | get VPN Privacy Protection Kit → | tags: euroispa, european commission, site blocking

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PirloTV sports piracy network disrupted as 44 domains seized (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-06-25 | get PirloTV Streaming Device → | tags: pirlotv, uefa, ace

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Retro pirate gets two-year suspended jail sentence for being stuck in the past, burning and selling remix CDs of famous artists — four-year investigation into copyright infringement on 40-year-old medium began in 2018 (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-18 | by Mark Tyson | get Pirate CD Remix Kit → | tags: music copyright, remix cds, uk law

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Police dismantles 9 crime groups in illegal streaming crackdown (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-06-03 | get Streaming Security Camera → | tags: europol, illegal streaming, copyright piracy

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The Pirate Bay Remains Resilient, 20 Years After The Raid (slashdot.org)

2026-06-01 | get Pirate Bay T-Shirt → | tags: pirate bay, raid, resilience

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Sellers circumvent Lenovo’s retro handheld ban with cheap wholesale storefronts — $41 gray-market G02 units pop up on Alibaba following initial storefront purge, systems were pulled from sale amid copyright drama and regional restrictions (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-30 | by Zhiye Liu | get Retro Handheld Gaming Console → | tags: lenovo, g02, alibaba

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Lenovo says it's digging into allegations that its China-only G10 handheld is being used for piracy — third parties may be including illicit games to inflate prices in the gray market (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-27 | by Zhiye Liu | get Lenovo G10 Handheld Console → | tags: lenovo, g02, piracy

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Spotify CEO says putting AI-generated music on the app is good—and not just for SPOT stock. Here’s why (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-26 | get AI Music Creation Software → | tags: spotify, ai-generated music, alex norström

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007: First Light drops last-minute Denuvo DRM bombshell, leaving pre-order customers and fans furious — Bond title risks FPS drops and strict online check-ins, Pirates eagerly await repack as day-one cracks become the norm (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-23 | by Hassam Nasir | get Denuvo Anti-Tamper Software → | tags: denuvo, io interactive, steam

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Spanish court declines to fine NordVPN over LaLiga piracy blocking order (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-23 | get NordVPN Subscription → | tags: nordvpn, laliga, cordoba court

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The $58,000 TV bill: When DirecTV sued O.J. Simpson for piracy (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-22 | get DirecTV Satellite TV Package → | tags: directv, satellite tv, piracy

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Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement is getting messy as judge delays approval (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-15 | get Legal Settlement Document Organizer → | tags: anthropic, copyright settlement, araceli martinez-olguin

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Authors fight for higher payouts from Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-15 | get Copyright Law Book → | tags: anthropic, copyright settlement, araceli martinez-olguin