News tagged with illegal copies

Hackers taking advantage of Windows 7: Microsoft

Microsoft said Thursday that cybercriminals are already hawking booby-trapped versions of just-released Windows 7 operating system software.

Technology / Software

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 1.6 / 5 (10) | comments 1

EU Parliament rejects law allowing Internet cutoff

(AP) -- Worried about trampling on the rights of innocent consumers, the European Parliament rejected Wednesday attempts by EU governments to crack down on people who illegally download copyright-protected music and movies ...

Technology / Internet

created May 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Amazon sends Orwell to 'memory hole'

Amazon fended off Saturday accusations of Big Brother-like behavior after it quietly erased two George Orwell books from customers' electronic book readers this week.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 18, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 27

Pirated copies of Orwell books pulled from Kindle

(AP) -- A pirated e-book of "1984" led to an Orwellian moment for Kindle customers.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4