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Downloadify patched: Chrome plug-in can no longer download Spotify tracks
By Kate Solomon published
Updated A duplicitous new Chrome extension allowing Spotify users to download music from the streaming service has been patched and no longer works.

BitTorrent: 'Hey, we're not even that good at piracy'
By Kate Solomon published
BitTorrent rebuffs Netflix claims that the legit streaming service takes a bite out of BitTorrent traffic.

Game devs teaching pirates a lesson through illegal downloads
By Joe Hanlon published
Blip Ever wondered what it would be like to be a games developer struggling against piracy? Those illegally downloading Games Dev Tycoon are finding out first hand.

Game of Thrones tops piracy chart as HBO says it's 'a compliment'
By Kate Solomon published
The first episode of Game of Thrones S3 has broken BitTorrent records but the show makers see piracy as a compliment more than anything else.

Online piracy still doesn't hurt digital music sales, finds new study
By Kate Solomon published
Another new study has again found that digital music sales are still not hurt by piracy or music streaming sites.

BitTorrent's P2P streaming service goes Live
By Hugh Langley published
A video service that gets better with more traffic, not worse.

Has The Pirate Bay moved to North Korea? Probably not
By Kate Solomon published
Updated The Pirate Bay's big April Fools joke this year seems to have gone up a few weeks early as it announces that North Korea has invited it in with open arms.

Sony patent hunts game pirates through load times
By Joe Hanlon published
A Sony filed patent suggest a benchmarking of game load times could determine whether a game has been legally acquired or not.
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