Category Archives: RIAA

Canada Backs Off Chasing Pirates — To Chase Real Criminals Instead

In a somewhat surprising quote, a French-only newspaper called LeDevoir has the scoop on the RCMP’s (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) change in tactics as it applies to chasing after music and movie pirates.  Thank goodness for Google’s translate, but thanks to TorrentFreak’s sharp eyes, we’re able to glean the following:
Piracy [music over the Internet or [...]

The Recent Ad-Blocking Debate Is Absurd And Futile

There’s another debate about ad-blocking software on browsers and what kind of legal ramifications it might have — all of which is silly and futile.  I don’t know what might come out of that debate from a legal point of view, but I can assure everyone one result I *am* certain of:
An increased awareness of ad-blocking [...]