Latest AntiSec Dump Exposes Arizona Police (Again)
If the Arizona police force were hoping the last dump exposing their force was going to be the last, they'd be sorely disappointed. An additional dump earlier ...
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New AntiSec Dump Exposes Viacom and Universal Music on BitTorrent
Just a little while ago, Anonymous, as part of the AntiSec movement, exposed content from several government servers. Now, a torrent from the same group on ThePirateBay ...
Copyright Holder Fighting Fraudulent DMCA Notices on YouTube
YouTube has built a reputation for quickly pulling copyrighted material from its servers. Many have argued for years that YouTube pulls content a little too quickly and some have ...
LulzSec to Dump Classified Government Content onto The Pirate Bay
Earlier today, we reported that LulzSec and Anonymous joined forces to create "operation AntiSec" (Anti-Security) which would target the government. Tonight, we can report on some new ...
LulzSec and Anonymous Team Up, Sets Their Sights on the US Government
LulzSec already hacked FBI affiliate Infragard once, but that might not be the only time the US government might face hacking. LulzSec has issued a statement on ...
Homeland Security: ”ACTA Negotiations May Harm National Security”
Was the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) a national security risk in 2008? According to one letter sent by the Department of Homeland Security, it potentially was.
With the overwhelmingly large ...
PSN Outage: Day 10 – FBI, Congress and 22 State Attorneys General Get Involved
It is now day 10 of the infamous Sony PSN (PlayStation Network) outage. Already, 5 countries are involved including the US, UK, a city in China, Australia and Canada. ...
PSN Outage: Day 9 – Sony Threatened With Fines As World Gov’t Involvement Increases
Sony, Visa and a few others have been trying to reassure PSN (PlayStation Network) that users credit card information is still safe in spite of unverified reports that money is ...
Wikileaks Diplomatic Cable: US Pulled the Strings in Previous Canadian DMCA
Wikileaks diplomatic cables are still being published on a regular basis. One of the recent cables relates to Canadian DMCA, not the last one, but Bill C-61 from 2008.
There ...
Does a Supreme Court Ruling Kill the PSN Class Action Lawsuit?
The major PSN outage that saw 70-77 million users data compromised certainly was looking to be one of Sony's more expensive messes. With governments expressing concern over users identities ...
PSN Outage: Day 8 – Governments Get Involved Over Data Breach Fears
Day 8 of the PSN outage. It appears that fears have been intensifying over the massive data breach where 70-77 million credit cards were stolen. After a class ...
PSN Outage: Day 7.5 – Sony Hit with First Class Action Lawsuit
For those who have been watching the PlayStation Network (PSN) outage story, it was likely only a matter of time before someone would be resorting to litigation. Well, it's ...
Google Fined $5 Million for Using Linux
In what could be a major blow to those hoping to see Linux in the workplace, a small company called Bedrock Computer Technologies sued Google for patent infringement because the ...
IMSLP Reinstated After Outrage Over Public Domain Controversy
Earlier, we reported that British sheet music organization MPA forced the IMSLP offline because they claimed a work that was in the public domain was still under copyright. ...
Dropbox: Nothing Shocking About Handing Your Data Over to the Feds
Dropbox, an online file hosting service, ignited controversy recently over a change in its policy that undermined one of its own promises to security. Dropbox defended the policy change ...
Rights Holder Uses Non-Existent Law to Enforce Copyright
You'd think that someone who uses the law to enforce copyright would know the laws, at least, reasonably well, before they go threatening people with legal action. Apparently, in ...
Public Domain Website Forced Offline Over Copyright Complaint
A DMCA complaint to GoDaddy has forced a website offline. It's not your typical copyright complaint though. This website specializes in content that has been put in the ...
Pirate Party Candidate to Run for Office in Florida
America is often seen as a land of the two party system, but other parties to exist in the US. The Florida Pirate Party is currently in the process ...
Doctors Use DMCA to Censor Bad Reviews
A company called Medical Justice is reportedly using the DMCA to censor critical reviews of their clients - doctors. In response, some legal experts have set up a website ...
Exclusive: MegaUpload Issues Response to RIAA Over Mastercard Cutoff
Yesterday, we reported on the RIAAs efforts to get Mastercard to cut off payments to MegaUpload. Today, we have received an exclusive response from MegaUpload on this ...
