Piracy

A global epidemic of violent crime A global epidemic of violent crime

The economic meltdown is playing into the hands of crime syndicates and corrupt governments, as people worldwide grow desperate to make ends meet.
By Michael Klare Apr 7, 2009

  • DRM Still Strong With Apple, Just Different

    By Darrell Etherington January 13, 2009

  • News from Macworld: Recording industry declares surrender

    Apple promises iTunes will remove copy protection from "vast majority" of catalog. Who could have seen that coming?
    By Andrew Leonard January 6, 2009

  • Chinese pirates can't touch the Brits and the French

    Who is stealing the most American movies? Hint: Don't go looking in the Far East for the most rapacious plunderers.
    By Andrew Leonard November 19, 2007

  • How Microsoft crushed Linux's Chinese rebellion

    The story starts with a Fortune magazine article, and ends in the second century B.C.
    By Andrew Leonard July 10, 2007

  • Steal this fashion design

    Sometimes, copying someone else's creation is the right thing to do.
    By Andrew Leonard November 27, 2006

  • Eyes on your copyrighted prize

    Don't even think about trying to find a copy of an award-winning civil rights documentary online. The copyright cops will be waiting.
    By Andrew Leonard January 5, 2005

  • The digital music renaissance

    Having all your tunes at your fingertips isn't just fun -- it makes you a more avid consumer of music. So why are the recording companies fighting the future?
    By Andrew Leonard July 1, 2004

  • Thou shalt not steal

    Christian teens are just as eager to file-swap copyrighted music as any other youngsters. But if the word of God gets spread, would Jesus give a damn?
    By Katharine Mieszkowski May 25, 2004

  • The mouse who would be king

    Disney's ever-expanding copyright powers are threatening to squash everyone's cultural creativity. As two new books compellingly argue, the time is ripe for more anarchy, and fewer lawyers.
    By Farhad Manjoo April 8, 2004

  • The enigma of Earth Station 5

    Can a file-trading network that promises total anonymity and is based in the Palestinian Territories escape the wrath of the entertainment industry?
    By Mathew Honan December 3, 2003

  • Send lawyers, guns and money

    CD sales have rebounded ever since the music biz started suing file-sharers. The industry is convinced there's a connection.
    By Eric Boehlert November 6, 2003

  • Hollywood to the computer industry: We don't need no stinking Napsters!

    Fearful of piracy, the studios want the federal government to legislate how computers are made. Critics say such interference signals the end of the line for digital innovation.
    By Farhad Manjoo October 27, 2003

  • File sharing must be made legal

    Suing 12-year-olds and grandmothers isn't the answer. There's got to be a better way.
    By Jason Schultz September 12, 2003

  • Copying isn't cool

    File sharing isn't just a problem for the music industry. It's a threat to anyone who depends upon intellectual property for a living.
    By Scott Matthews September 12, 2003

  • Can anyone stop the music cops?

    As Hollywood wins one court case after another, one Republican senator is suggesting that maybe it's time for some new laws -- that protect consumers instead of entertainment companies.
    By Farhad Manjoo June 17, 2003

  • Mexico's music business meltdown

    Pirates armed with CD burners and cheap discs are bringing the industry to its knees. The U.S. could be next.
    By Jack Brown June 9, 2003

  • The Napster backlash

    When Savenapster.com founder Chad Paulson decided that the file-trading pioneer cared more about money than artists, he stunned the company by changing sides. An excerpt from "All the Rave."
    By Joseph Menn April 21, 2003

  • Are we doomed yet?

    The computer-networked, digital world poses enormous threats to humanity that no government, no matter how totalitarian, can stop. A fully open society is our best chance for survival.
    By Sheldon Pacotti March 31, 2003

  • After the copyright smackdown: What next?

    Don't despair at the Supreme Court's gift to Disney, says one expert. The fight has really only just begun.
    By Siva Vaidhyanathan January 17, 2003

  • Hollywood and Silicon Valley: Together at last?

    A new industry agreement on digital copyright issues says the government should stay out of enforcement. But it's a little late for that, says one expert.
    By Katharine Mieszkowski January 15, 2003
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