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Bastille Day Bulletin: Nearly One-Third Of French Citizens Storm The Gates Of Online Piracy

The French anti-piracy law is one of the strictest around, and authorities have now tracked down 18 million pirates. What does this say about the nature of piracy? And the future of music?READ»

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iFive: Hayward's Exit Strategy, Social Network Overload, Private Pirates Served, Large Wind Turbines, Small Cows

While you were sleeping, innovation was supersizing--no, downsizing--no, supersizing--decisions, decisions--itself and wondering whether it's better to be big or small.1. For the past 24 hours Tony Hayward has, apparently, been ...READ»

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Lost Finale a Pirate's Favorite--Breaks Torrenting Record

Lost's finale has broken the BitTorrent record for the number of global downloads per day. This is a wake-up call for the TV industry.READ»

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Failblog: Following France's Tough Piracy Law, Piracy Rates Go Up

Here's one of those fabulous stats that basically explodes an argument people thought was done and dusted: New data shows that online content piracy has risen in France despite the nation's super-tough three-strikes Net ban law. ...READ»

YouTube Monty Python Videos Boost DVD Sales 23,000%

And now for something completely fantastic: The trick of making Monty Python videos available for free online has boosted DVD sales of the comedy sketch show. If you compare DVD sales figures on Amazon before and after the creation of ...READ»