Month: June 2017

Indie Game Developer Shares Free Keys on The Pirate Bay – TorrentFreak


While many copyright holders are filled with rage when they see their content showing up at The Pirate Bay, not all are. The developer of the indie adventure game ‘Paradigm’ decided to hand out free keys on the popular torrent site instead, realizing that not everyone can afford to buy it legally.

Source: Indie Game Developer Shares Free Keys on The Pirate Bay – TorrentFreak

US Embassy Threatens to Close Domain Registry Over ‘Pirate Bay’ Domain – TorrentFreak


The US Embassy in Costa Rica has threatened to have the country’s domain registry shut down unless it suspends ThePirateBay.cr. The registry says it won’t comply without a court order and has written to the ICANN organization to complain about harassment and personal insults.

Source: US Embassy Threatens to Close Domain Registry Over ‘Pirate Bay’ Domain – TorrentFreak

Court: State Not Justified In Seizing Grandmother’s House After Her Son Sold $140 Of Marijuana | Techdirt

Pennsylvania has some of the worst civil asset forfeiture laws in the country. At the top of list of perverse incentives? 100% of proceeds go to the agency that seized the property. As a result, all sorts of abusive forfeitures occur. In one case, law enforcement seized a couple’s house because of a single $40 drug sale by their son.

Source: Court: State Not Justified In Seizing Grandmother’s House After Her Son Sold $140 Of Marijuana | Techdirt

Mylan chairman: Drug pricing critics ought to go copulate with themselves | Ars Technica UK


Mr. Coury replied that he was untroubled. He raised both his middle fingers and explained, using colorful language, that anyone criticizing Mylan, including its employees, ought to go copulate with themselves. Critics in Congress and on Wall Street, he said, should do the same. And regulators at the Food and Drug Administration? They, too, deserved a round of anatomically challenging self-fulfillment.

Source: Mylan chairman: Drug pricing critics ought to go copulate with themselves | Ars Technica UK

Denuvo Accused of Using Unlicensed Software to Protect its Anti-Piracy Tool – TorrentFreak

In what could be a severe case of irony overload, anti-piracy company Denuvo is being accused of using unlicensed software to protect its infamous anti-piracy tool. A developer of VMProtect, software which itself protects against reverse engineering and cracking, says that Denuvo has been using the product without obtaining the necessary permission.

Source: Denuvo Accused of Using Unlicensed Software to Protect its Anti-Piracy Tool – TorrentFreak