The Strange Afterlife of Wagner’s Yevgeny Prigozhin
Posts praising the Wagner Group boss following his death in a mysterious plane crash last month indicate he was still in control of his “troll farm,” researchers claim. Powered by...
Bungie & Teenage Destiny 2 Cheat Settle Differences With $500K Permaban
Bungie’s copyright infringement-based lawsuits against cheat makers, sellers, and those who use them, have divided opinion in unexpected ways. While David vs. Goliath battles tend to have the masses cheering for the little guy, many videogame fans have grown tired of their enjoyment being spoiled by people who intentionally set out to spoil it. The fact that many of these individuals pay out significant sums of money to gain an...
‘Books3’ Takedown: Anti-Piracy Group Calls for More AI Training Transparency
History has shown that copyright holders tend to be wary of new technologies that disrupt the status quo. From the printing press, through cassette tapes, to online video streaming services, all were seen as major threats to the revenues of copyright holders at some point. These weren’t just overblown fears, since technologies can be used for both good and bad. Pirate streaming services are still a problem today, for example, but the...