Articles about piracy

South Africa tops in torrent sites takedown

A Comparitech research report shows the country is the only African nation to actively shut down torrenting sites.

Man gets five years for DStv piracy

The DStv pirate is found guilty of five counts and sentenced to five years imprisonment, suspended for five years.

Accused Internet streaming services pirate gets R2k bail

SAPS arrest a suspect in Cape Town for selling pirate Internet streaming devices and online content subscriptions.

Start-up offers crypto-currency bounties to pirate hunters

Using blockchain technology, Custos gives crypto-currency bounties to anyone who finds a leaked copy of a movie or e-book.

MPAA sinks 'Netflix for pirates'

Several major torrent sites, including YTS and Popcorn Time, have been shut down by a US authority.

Sony piracy ironic, but not surprising

WikiLeaks reveals Sony had pirated e-books on its servers, including guides on hacking.

Piracy costs consumers, businesses billions

Counterfeit software trade is denting the local economy and harming employment.

Music sales finally growing

The global recorded music market becomes a growth industry again for the first time in over a decade, thanks to digital music services.

China slams 'distorted' piracy view

The country's intellectual property rights protection image has been distorted by Western media, says China's top piracy official.

Google to implement 'pirate penalty'

The search giant will demote sites in its search rankings if they receive a high number of copyright infringement notices.

Megatrouble

Web sites profiting from sharing copyrighted material better beware - it may be popular, but it's still against the law.

Pretoria software pirates walk the plank

Microsoft's lawyers have swooped on four rogue computer dealers in Pretoria, who were selling fake software.