Neowin News Feed for: Pirates

Camcorder pirates in India could face up to three years in prison and $14,000 in fines

Usama Jawad — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 07:54:01 +0000

A proposed amendment to India's Cinematograph Act suggests that camcorder pirates in India should face up to three years in prison and pay fines up to $14,000 if they distribute copyrighted content. Read more...

Skull & Bones features exciting naval combat in new gameplay trailer, beta announced as well

Hamza Jawad — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 23:28:01 +0000

Skull & Bones - the upcoming open world pirate game inspired from Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - gives a taste of multiplayer naval combat in a new gameplay trailer shown by Ubisoft at E3 2018. Read more...

CODEX claims to have cracked Microsoft's UWP protections and DRM

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 13:48:02 +0000

With the release of Zoo Tycoon Ultimate Animal Collection, the video game piracy group claims to have trumped the five layers of DRM protection included with content published via the UWP platform. Read more...

TheDarkOverlord strikes again, releases unaired ABC show

Paul Hill — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 21:12:02 +0000

The hacking entity, TheDarkOverlord, has leaked its second TV series. This time it was ABC's Steve Harvey's Funderdome episodes 1-8. In April, it leaked season five of Orange is the New Black. Read more...

HBO on the warpath over Game of Thrones leaks

Jerry Grey — Sun, 19 Apr 2015 15:42:01 +0000

Pirates are in the crosshairs, targeted with thousands of takedown notices over the leaking of the first four episodes of the latest season of HBO's popular TV series, Game of Thrones. Read more...

Upgrading to Windows 10 on pirated versions won't get you a valid license

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 14:34:01 +0000

According to a new statement from Microsoft, the company isn't actually looking to upgrade pirated Windows versions to a licensed Windows 10. Instead those who upgrade will remain unlicensed pirates. Read more...

Pirated Windows versions will also get free Windows 10 upgrade

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 10:49:20 +0000

Terry Myerson, head of the Windows team, has officially stated that even pirated versions of Windows will be able to upgrade for free to Windows 10, in an effort to "re-engage" users. Read more...

Tumblr is paranoid about pirates, takes drastic actions

Jerry Grey — Sun, 22 Feb 2015 10:24:01 +0000

Tumblr appears to be censoring anything related to or tagged with the term "torrent" in searches, and banning users under a new strict "three strikes" policy in an attempt to rid the site of pirates. Read more...

The Pirate Bay rises from its digital ashes -again

Usama Jawad — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 17:09:31 +0000

The Pirate Bay is back online with a few changes; the site's logo is changed as well as the staff. The site is not fully functional yet but will probably be restored to its original form soon. Read more...

"Leviathan" producer says he won't pursue pirates in court, invites them to donate instead

Adrian Potoroaca — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 21:42:01 +0000

Last week several Oscar-nominated movies leaked online. The producer of Leviathan has decided to invite people who downloaded the movie to donate to a good cause, instead of going after them in court. Read more...

Popcorn Time lives as another team takes over the 'Netflix for pirates' app

John Callaham — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 23:30:56 +0000

The YTS torrent site has announced that it will continue working on the Popcorn Time app, after its original creators decided to stop development due to questions about its legality. Read more...

German scriptwriters attack internet users over copyright

Paul Ferson — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:26:59 +0000

Scriptwriters in Germany have published a letter directed to the internet, pirates, greens, and left-wingers, targeting them over copyright and their stance towards it. Read more...

Over a quarter of web users engage in music piracy, makes music industry sad

Andy Weir — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:41:01 +0000

Despite worldwide music revenues growing faster last year than in 2010, a new industry report indicates that music piracy is increasing too - 1 in 4 global web users acquired music illegally in 2011. Read more...

BitTorrent downloads linked to Hollywood film studios

John Callaham — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:49:04 +0000

A new investigation of BitTorrent activities shows that a number of IP addresses belonging to major Hollywood studios have been used to download pirated movies and more from BitTorrent sites. Read more...

Australian ISPs may be forced to disconnect cheats in new ruling

Steven Parker — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 09:14:47 +0000

Australians now face the possibility of having their ISP disconnect or suspend them from the internet if they pirate films or music online, reports The Age. And with The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) claiming... Read more...

MS: Clean installs from "upgrade media" could be pirating

Owen Williams — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:06:38 +0000

Late last week, Microsoft published a post on the Microsoft SMB community blog announcing that using any "hack" to install Windows 7 from upgrade media is not necessarily "legal" - and that users do not... Read more...

Pirating Windows? No free Security Essentials for you!

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:57:39 +0000

Microsoft has confirmed via its Genuine Windows Blog that only those Windows users running genuine, validated copies will be able to download and install the new Microsoft Security Essentials software. The Director of Microsoft's Genuine... Read more...

Zeno Clash developer asks for support

Garrett Dodd — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:17:10 +0000

In a PC gaming world filled with DRM and CD key checks, Zeno Clash, a new first person shooter/fighting hybrid from independent gaming development studio ACE team, has taken a new approach. Appearing on... Read more...

Oscar movie pirates battle the MPAA once again in 2009

Damien Reynolds — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:44:27 +0000

With the nominations of the Oscars named just a few days ago I wondered how many of the movies nominated have actually been seen by people at home rather then the cinema in the form... Read more...

iWork '09 trojan infects 20,000 pirates

Brad Sams — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:23:56 +0000

Karma, no matter what you do it will come back to bite you where it hurts the most. Up to 20,000 pirates who thought they would get away without paying for iWork '09 have... Read more...

Media Protector to hunt porn pirates

Damien Reynolds — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:56:09 +0000

Adult entertainment company Hustler is finding it hard to find users who are sharing their films or videos online, so they have gone to a third party to find the users sharing them... and that... Read more...

Band Leaks Track to BitTorrent, Blames Pirates

James Hall — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:35:18 +0000

When we reported about the leak of a BuckCherry track last week, and specifically the band's response to it, we hinted that this could be a covert form of self-promotion. Indeed, after a few days... Read more...

Net firms in music pirates deal

Tom Warren — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:03:02 +0000

Six of the UK's biggest net providers have agreed a plan with the music industry to tackle piracy online. The deal, negotiated by the government, will see hundreds of thousands of letters sent... Read more...

PC Game Developer has Radical Message: Ignore the Pirates

Spencer Scott — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:58:08 +0000

One of the popular reasons given for sometimes-sluggish game sales on the PC is piracy. If people can get the game for free, why would they pay for it? Go to any popular torrent site... Read more...

The Pirates Can't Be Stopped

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:52:14 +0000

This teenager hacked into the outfit charged with protecting companies like Sony, Universal, and Activision from online piracy—the most daring exploit yet in the escalating war between fans and corporate giants. Guess which side is... Read more...

Producer Thanks Pirates For Stealing His Film

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 03:11:27 +0000

Eric Wilkinson, the producer of the independent film "The Man from Earth", wrote an email to RLSlog in which he thanks them for the free promotion they gave him. "In the future, I will not... Read more...

Pirates Online Launched to Public

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:29:45 +0000

Pirates of the Caribbean Online has been released to the public from the beta stage. Set sail on the vast blue waters of the Caribbean in search of adventure, fortune, and fame in the... Read more...

Microsoft targets more software pirates

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:05:27 +0000

Microsoft on Monday said that it is taking action against groups that sold copies of Windows and Office discounted for academic use to regular users. The Redmond, Wash., software maker has filed nine lawsuits and... Read more...

Japanese Trojan attacks P2P file-sharing pirates

Steven Parker — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:38:53 +0000

n a case of a malware purveyor attacking pirate file-sharers, security vendor Sophos has warned of a bizarre Trojan horse which has been distributed on Japanese peer-to-peer file-sharing networks. The Troj/Pirlames-A Trojan horse has been... Read more...

Ballmer: Pirates won't have it easy with Vista

Steven Parker — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:08:38 +0000

Yesterday a Neowin member linked to a DIGG article that was sourcing this website with a screenshot of a supposed key generator for Windows Vista. Since last night it has been updated and the poster... Read more...

Google Accused of Helping Pirates

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 21:28:51 +0000

Brandon Drury and Luke Sample, the owners of EasyDownloadCenter.com and TheDownloadPlace.com, are currently being sued by several Hollywood studios. How does Google fit in? The two men said in sworn statements that Google received $809,000... Read more...

Pirates quick to offer Vista

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 13:04:45 +0000

AS MICROSOFT kicked off the global launch of its long-awaited Windows Vista, the software giant's new operating system also hit the streets of China - in pirated form. In an electronic market in the southern... Read more...

Disney CEO: Pirates of the Caribbean Multiplayer Coming 2007

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 17:20:21 +0000

At CES 2007, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced the massively multiplayer Pirates of the Caribbean will be coming later this year. The title will be available thanks to the redesigned Disney.com website that is aimed... Read more...

Potential pirates, not Vista, get cracked

Steven Parker — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:01:32 +0000

35 days before Windows XP was officially released, a pirated key, called the "devils0wn", began circulating around the web which allowed users to run a pirated copy of the operating system. Since then, the key... Read more...

Microsoft takes legal moves against pirates

Steven Parker — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 09:46:23 +0000

Microsoft is preparing 55 legal actions worldwide against sellers on auction sites who are hawking illegal copies of the company's software, the company said Tuesday. The actions are a mix of lawsuits and criminal... Read more...

Microsoft to Lock Pirates Out of Vista

Steven Parker — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 07:02:21 +0000

Microsoft said Wednesday that it plans to clamp down hard on piraters of its next-generation operating systems, crippling both Windows Vista and Windows Server "Longhorn" if users fail to activate their copies within 30 days.... Read more...

Pirates Offered Windows XP Pro Retail at $100 Discount

Mon, 15 May 2006 15:58:22 +0000

Users running illegal copies of Windows XP are being offered discounted purchase prices Recently in the DailyTech labs we had a test bed machine that was giving us "this copy of Windows is not genuine"... Read more...

Microsoft and eBay Hook up to Catch Pirates

Fri, 09 Dec 2005 14:10:01 +0000

Microsoft and eBay are working together tostop the sale of pirated software on the online auction site. The companies said in a statement that over 21,000 suspect software saleswere removed from the eBayUK site between... Read more...

Apple Challenged by Linux and Pirates

Fri, 02 Dec 2005 22:11:11 +0000

A recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing has revealed that Apple now considers Linux a potential market challenger. Apple's K-10 form – a review of its past financial year for the SEC – reveals... Read more...

US P2P Pirates Convicted

Thu, 20 Jan 2005 10:11:16 +0000

Two men have been convicted for piracy over peer-to-peer networks in the first case of its kind in the US. The pair, William Trowbridge from New York and Michael Chicoine of Texas, were running central... Read more...