As it tries to repair the public relations disaster over the arrest of a 22 year-old woman who took photographs of her sister’s birthday party while watching New Moon, theater chain Muvico digs itself a deeper, even more embarrassing hole.
The Washington Post is reporting that a new study done by Global Web Index, a London based internet research organization, suggests the end of piracy is nigh. Streaming sites, they say, have taken over and could possibly become the nail in the coffin for illegal downloads.
The entertainment industry, as of late, has been more than vocal about the butthurt they have endured at the hands of dirty pirates who steal their music. What they don’t realize is that these people actually help them.
In an attempt to thwart piracy, last week Sony’s CEO announced there would be a simultaneous worldwide release of Michael Jackson’s ‘This Is It’. He said it would take around a day to be pirated and he was absolutely right.
Torrent sites don’t run on fresh air, they all need some type of funding. Many accept user donations to pay the bills and that’s fair enough. But an admin of one particular site doesn’t know where to draw the line.
EA’s new Need for Speed Shift is the most bug-ridden piece of code I have witnessed in recent times. But when the Xbox 360 version seemed to want to access the Playstation Store today, things had clearly gone too far.
According to an article published today on ComputerWorld, the main motivation for individuals blowing the whistle on companies using unlicensed software, is not about revenge, but morals. Yeah, right.
Every week thousands of people receive threatening emails form their ISPs, warning them that they’ve been caught downloading copyrighted material. It usually stays with a warning, but not for Sandy Johnson. Torrents ruined her life.
Audiences were shocked last Sunday when horror/torture porn movie ‘Antichrist’ screened at the Cannes film festival. Most audiences will have to wait until until October 23rd to watch the scenes of genital mutilation. Not so BitTorrent users.
