Tag Archives: piracy

MTV is set to take a different approach to tacking the problem of copyright infringing user content by trailing a new system that will see offending material automatically updated with paid-for ads. Reuters reports that the trial, which uses technology from third party developer Auditude, is already underway on social …

Leading consumer rights outfit Which? has claimed that Atari and law firm Davenport Lyons are wrongly accusing people of file-sharing titles, even when no evidence of the activity exists. The BBC reports that a case was recently dropped against a Scottish couple accused of sharing PC title Race07, despite the …

Most publishers are accustomed to their titles hitting the pirate network the very moment they’re shipped out to retail, but Bethesda has suffered an early blow with news that Fallout 3 has already hit illegal file sharing networks. The game, which isn’t due out in the UK until October 31st, …

A report showing that EA’s PC hit Spore is suffering from unusually high numbers of illegal downloads has been blamed on the fact that EA has implemented stern digital rights management restrictions on its game. Spore’s DRM prevents the game being installed more than three times – a problem for …

Says games firms should 'educate not legislate' file-sharing of content

A cabal of games developers are planning to fine 25,000 British gamers for illegally downloading their software from file-sharing services. According to a report in The Times, five games firms – Codemasters, Atari, Reality Pump, Topware and Techland – will seek 300 from each of the 25,000. The firms are …

Codemasters, Atari, Reality Pump, Topware and Techland to take 25,000 pirates to court

A PC games publisher has won a court-action against four individuals who uploaded Dream Pinball 3D onto illegal file-sharing websites, according to Metro. The four were ordered to pay 750 in fines and 2000 in costs to Topware Interactive, in a case that could lead to the conviction of thousands …

It seems that Nintendo has decided to take action on the growing homebrew Wii community following news that its latest update to the Wii’s firmware (version 3.3) removes files associated with ‘unauthorised modifications’ from users’ machines, according to Joystiq . In addition, GoNintendo reports that it also seems that firmware …

Nintendo of America has requested that the US Trade Representative encourages governments to take a more aggressive stance in combating piracy. Nintendo has highlighted China as a primary source of manufacturing pirated DS and Wii games, with Korea emerging as the leader in distributing illegal files over the internet. Brazil, …