SoundThinking, Maker of ShotSpotter, Is Buying Parts of PredPol Creator Geolitica
SoundThinking is purchasing parts of Geolitica, the company that created PredPol. Experts say the acquisition marks a new era of companies dictating how police operate. Powered by...
Under Hollywood Pressure, Vietnam Cracks Down On….Live Sports Piracy
When Hollywood sets its sights on something it wants to achieve in the piracy landscape, victory may not come this week or even next year. The MPA has been around for 100 years; it definitely has patience to see out a few more. In Vietnam, despite changes in the law and visits by high-ranking MPA and ACE representatives, patience will be required to reduce piracy. The world’s largest pirate sites seem to operate freely there and even...
Man Faces Prison Sentence for Reselling Hacked Streaming Service Accounts
There is little doubt that video and music streaming services have taken the Internet by storm over the past decade. An entire “on-demand” generation is growing up, with the streaming business model now generating billions of dollars in revenue. Competing With Piracy This growth was spurred on by piracy. When Netflix first launched its streaming services, the company openly positioned itself as a piracy competitor. And indeed, in the...
