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The Grammy's honorary award should go to Napster, not Apple

In February, the Recording Industry of America will be awarding an honorary Grammy to Apple founder, Steve Jobs at the Staples Center in Los...

MPAA has not done enough to meet Consumers Demands

Today, the Internet world Blacks-Out to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA), two bills currently in the House and...

Torrific lets you use BitTorrent without actually doing so

Update: Torrific is offline; while no explanation has been given, the timing --- after MegaUpload was taken down --- seems more than coincidental...

Who will cast the first stone? RIAA, DHS caught torrenting

The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) is at the forefront of those organizations thatwant to bring pirates to justice. All we have...

Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood's 'Remind Me' is certified platinum by RIAA

It was only a matter of time--after "Remind Me" became Carrie Underwood's 15th #1 single--that the duet with Brad Paisley would go...

Amazon.com Cloud Drive email continues to stress 'no licenses needed'

Follow me on Twitterandon FacebookIn what seems to be a move designed to allay the fears and concerns of music executives, Amazon has sent an email...

Anonymous Operation PayBack targets RIAA; re: Limewire

#OpPayBack 2.0 The Internet hacktivist collective known as Anonymous has relaunched Operation PayBack, an orchestrated attack on pro copyright,...

Google begins filtering references to BitTorrent, RapidShare, more

Follow me on TwitterAs wenoted before, Google is still one of the more popular ways to find pirated material, and they've finally caved, at...

Will Google's Widevine acquisition placate content providers?

Follow me on TwitterThis should prove interesting, as Google in the past has been accused of being the search engine of choice for BitTorrent users...