Entries in 'piracy' (235)
Riccitiello compares piracy to pre-owned
John Riccitiello has stated that the emerging force that is post-release downloadable content is the key tool in battling both the pre-owned market and piracy.
Nintendo appeals Flash card case
Platform holder Nintendo is to back the appeal of prosecutors who have said they intend to challenge a recent court ruling from a French judge in favour of Flash card ...
Nintendo loses Flash card lawsuit
In a blow to its ongoing battle against video game piracy, platform holder Nintendo has lost a lawsuit against a manufacturer of a DS Flash card.
Government lays out piracy battleplan
The UK Government has detailed its plans to combat piracy as a part of its Digital Economy Bill.
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Courts strike modchip blow
In a move that could prove an important milestone in the battle against console modding, the Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by Worcestershire-based modchip seller Christopher Gilham.
Iwata: Piracy “is an endless battle”
With the PS3 remaining the only current generation console to remain unhacked, platform holder Nintendo – whose DS and Wii remain two of piracy’s largest victims – has admitted that ...
Pirates "spend more on content"
In what will surely encourage the self-validating conscience of illicit file-sharers, a new study has concluded that people who pirate digital content end up spending more on it than those ...
Doubts cast over piracy plans
Lobbyists and soncumer groups have been quick to condemn the government’s intention to push forward with a “three-strikes” policy to cut the internet connections of those accused of online piracy.
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Mandelson backs three-strikes policy
Labour MP and Business Secretary Peter Mandelson has stated that the UK will follow the lead set by France in introducing a “three-strikes-and-you’re-out” policy that will leave those accused of ...
Fishlabs laments iPhone piracy rates
Mobile games publisher Fishlabs has revealed that its new Rally Master Pro 3D game for iPhone has been hit by a 95% piracy rate on its first day of availability ...
FRANCE: ‘Net piracy law passed
European powerhouse France has ushered in controversial new legislation that looks to cut off the internet connections of those found to have pirated movies, music and games online.
Q-Games angered by PSP piracy
One of the most exciting developers in the market – and more importantly one of the leading lights on Sony’s PS3 arm of PSN – has vowed to never release ...
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JAPAN: Nintendo ups R4 battle
In the biggest offensive ever mounted against the piracy-enabling R4 Flash card device, Nintendo and Capcom have joined forces with 53 other unspecified games publishers to file a lawsuit against ...
Forza Motorsport 3 leaked
Reports have emerged that Microsoft’s Forza Motorsport 3 has been pirated.
UK has most online and console gamers in Europe
Recent research shows that Great Britain has more online and console gamers than any other territory in Europe.
‘UK requires anti-piracy law like France’
The UK’s anti-piracy laws are feeble and place the entertainment retail sector in grave danger of further closures and economic damage.
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'Hardest ever' piracy law hits France
The French National Assembly has passed one of the toughest laws against internet piracy that the world has ever seen.
ERA: Filesharing “bleeding retail dry”
The new chairman of the Entertainment Retailers Association Paul Quirk has claimed that internet file-sharing is the greatest challenge posed to modern entertainment retailers, claiming that internet piracy “is bleeding ...
Games industry rounds on file sharers
HMV’s CEO Simon Fox has backed calls for Internet Service Providers to do more to prevent illegal downloading of copyright material.
Nintendo hires Warner’s anti-piracy guru
Nintendo HAS hired Warner Bros’ anti-piracy boss
to crush UK retailers that continue to sell DS
piracy equipment.
The Pirate Bay co-founder abandons ship
Co-founder of The Pirate Bay, Peter Sunde, has announced via his blog that he is to leave the file-sharing portal.
JAPAN: DS pirate jailed
Hot on the heels of Nintendo releasing a brand new piracy-fighting patch for its DSi console, Nintendo’s anti-piracy efforts have been further bolstered by the successful prosecution of a high-profile ...
DSi update cripples flash cards
Nintendo’s latest firmware update for its recently released handheld revamp the DSi renders many of the market’s high-profile flash card readers unusable, according to reports.
Piracy declining in the UK
Illicit internet filesharing is on the decline in the UK, if new research is to be believed.
Buyout sets Pirate Bay on the road to legality
Whether or not the previous owners of Swedish file-sharing portal The Pirate Bay succeed in over-turning their prosecution in the increasingly protracted legal saga, it seems that The Pirate Bay ...
