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Music Piracy Is Back, Baby
“You wouldn’t steal a car. You wouldn’t steal a handbag,” said that infamous 2000s anti-piracy commercial from the Motion Picture Association. “Piracy is stealing.” But would you pirate a song? Last year, over 17 billion visits were made to music piracy websites around the world, first reported by Wired. Music piracy is on the rise,…
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Authorities Shutter Sprawling Dark Web Drug Bazaar and Seize Around $35 Million in Bitcoin
Hydra, a longtime dark web cesspool of money laundering and drug sales, has been shut down by police.
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Japanese Police Arrest Three People for Uploading ‘Fast Movies’ on YouTube
Police in Japan have arrested three individuals for posting “fast movies” — entire films edited down to summaries of around 10 minutes or less, which anti-piracy groups claim goes far beyond fair use — in a first-of-its-kind crackdown, according to the Japan Times.
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5 Reasons It’s Still Worth Paying For A Dropbox Subscription
The cloud storage scene has changed a lot since Dropbox launched in 2007, propelled by the falling cost of storage, the rising speed of internet connections and the proliferation of powerful mobile devices. There is no shortage of options for your storage needs, many of which are free. So why would you pay for it?