http://dir.salon.com/topics/piracy/?source=rss&aim=piracy en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT By Michael Klare Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/04/07/crime_wave/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/04/07/crime_wave/index.html?source=rss The economic meltdown is playing into the hands of crime syndicates and corrupt governments, as people worldwide grow desperate to make ends meet. By Andrew Leonard Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/19/somalian_pirate_phones/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/19/somalian_pirate_phones/index.html?source=rss Finally, mobile phone coverage comes to the Gulf of Aden By Darrell Etherington Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/02/02/crackulous_defeats_app_protection/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/02/02/crackulous_defeats_app_protection/index.html?source=rss By Farhad Manjoo Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/12/04/vista_kill/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/12/04/vista_kill/index.html?source=rss No longer will the operating system switch to "reduced functionality mode" if it thinks you're running a stolen version. By Siva Vaidhyanathan Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/07/22/induce/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/07/22/induce/index.html?source=rss At a Senate hearing on Thursday, defenders of the Induce Act -- which would ban technologies that encourage copyright infringement -- will try to explain why their bill isn't the stupidest idea they've ever come up with. By Andrew Leonard Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/23/music_industry/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/23/music_industry/index.html?source=rss In the U.K. industry revenues rose in 2008, compared to 2007. In the teeth of a recession! By Darrell Etherington Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/01/13/drm_still_strong_with_apple_just_different/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/01/13/drm_still_strong_with_apple_just_different/index.html?source=rss By Andrew Leonard Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/01/06/record_companies_surrender/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/01/06/record_companies_surrender/index.html?source=rss Apple promises iTunes will remove copy protection from "vast majority" of catalog. Who could have seen that coming? By Andrew Leonard Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/19/chinese_pirates_aren_t_so_bad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/19/chinese_pirates_aren_t_so_bad/index.html?source=rss Who is stealing the most American movies? Hint: Don't go looking in the Far East for the most rapacious plunderers. By Andrew Leonard Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/07/10/microsoft_china/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/07/10/microsoft_china/index.html?source=rss The story starts with a Fortune magazine article, and ends in the second century B.C. By Andrew Leonard Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/11/27/fashionable_theft/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/11/27/fashionable_theft/index.html?source=rss Sometimes, copying someone else's creation is the right thing to do. By Andrew Leonard Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2005/01/05/prize/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2005/01/05/prize/index.html?source=rss 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 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2004/07/01/music/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2004/07/01/music/index.html?source=rss 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 Katharine Mieszkowski Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/05/25/christian_pirates/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/05/25/christian_pirates/index.html?source=rss 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 Farhad Manjoo Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/04/08/copyright_culture/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/04/08/copyright_culture/index.html?source=rss 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 Mathew Honan Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/12/03/es5/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/12/03/es5/index.html?source=rss Can a file-trading network that promises total anonymity and is based in the Palestinian Territories escape the wrath of the entertainment industry? By Eric Boehlert Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/11/06/cd_sales/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/11/06/cd_sales/index.html?source=rss CD sales have rebounded ever since the music biz started suing file-sharers. The industry is convinced there's a connection. By Farhad Manjoo Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/10/27/broadcast_flag/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/10/27/broadcast_flag/index.html?source=rss 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 Jason Schultz Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/09/12/file_sharing_two/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/09/12/file_sharing_two/index.html?source=rss Suing 12-year-olds and grandmothers isn't the answer. There's got to be a better way. By Scott Matthews Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/09/12/file_sharing_one/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/09/12/file_sharing_one/index.html?source=rss 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 Farhad Manjoo Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/06/17/brownback_bill/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/06/17/brownback_bill/index.html?source=rss 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 Jack Brown Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/06/09/mexican_piracy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/06/09/mexican_piracy/index.html?source=rss Pirates armed with CD burners and cheap discs are bringing the industry to its knees. The U.S. could be next. By Joseph Menn Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2003/04/21/napster_excerpt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2003/04/21/napster_excerpt/index.html?source=rss 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 Sheldon Pacotti Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/03/31/knowledge/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/03/31/knowledge/index.html?source=rss 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 Siva Vaidhyanathan Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/01/17/copyright/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/01/17/copyright/index.html?source=rss Don't despair at the Supreme Court's gift to Disney, says one expert. The fight has really only just begun.