Know that awesome 28-day movie rental ban enacted by Warner Bros? You know, the one that makes it impossible to rent those awesome new movies for damn near a full month after they’re released? It’s a poor and backwards attempt by a fledging industry that thinks artificially limiting content in a digital world will somehow drive people out in droves to plunker down money on overpriced, physical DVDs. Good news: Warner Bros is going to double the rental blockade...

This isn’t a post promoting piracy or anything, just an informative post about the level of downloaded games on these here interwebs. And with how that level of thefts of a game, it can still top the charts and set records for sales. TorrentFreak has posted it’s annual list of top 10 most pirated games on the internet and some expected results made the list. Crysis 2 topped the PC download list with almost 4 millions downloads. Gears of War 3 took the 360 list,...

In a sickening example of backwards politics, UK sex offenders can apparently escape severe punishments according to a new ruling. The preceding judge who issued said ruling states: A blanket prohibition on computer use or internet access is impermissible. It is disproportionate because it restricts the defendant in the use of what is nowadays an essential part of everyday living for a large proportion of the public, as well as a requirement of much employment. Before the...

So I happened to stop off at TorrentFreak this morning in my normal trolling of the internets and read a story that made me laugh. I honestly had no idea this was actually a thing – people in Sweden are trying to get File-Sharing to be considered a religion!? WTF Sweden? Seriously? I mean, don’t get me wrong, I like to accidentally stumble across a brand new X-Men R5 as much as the next guy, but I would never consider that a form of worship. Since 2010 a group...

The long-running battle between once popular P2P file sharing service Limewire and various music labels is finally over. Just one short week after the end of the official trial, the second trial to determine damages has ended with a settlement of $105 million USD reached. While said amount may sound like a lot of money (because it is), it pales in comparison to the $150,000/song major music labels had voiced before, totaling trillions in damages. Thankfully common sense...