piracy

Even iTunes Don’t Understand How Their New Refund System Works

01.12.15

By Ryan Bassil
Pirate Bay Is Still Online, Even Though All of Its Founders Are in Custody

11.08.14

By Patrick McGuire
The Man in the Web

10.23.14

By Caisa Ederyd
Cry-Baby of the Week: A Babysitter Allegedly Set Fire to a House Because She Didn’t Like Some Kids

08.30.14

By Jamie Lee Taete
FOX Bankrupted a 23-Year-Old Canadian Pirate for Running a ‘Simpsons’ Streaming Site

01.16.14

By Patrick McGuire
Kim Dotcom: The Man Behind Mega

01.04.14

By Tim Pool
Inside Somaliland’s Pirate Rehab

10.02.13

By Mark Hay
Dodge the NSA with This Fancy Encrypted Messaging Service

07.17.13

By Patrick McGuire
The Company Helping Movie Studios Sue You for Illegal Downloading Has Been Using Images Without Permission

05.15.13

By Jamie Lee Taete
We Talked to the Founder of the Swedish Pirate Party About America’s Ongoing Infowar

10.11.12

By Patrick McGuire
Did The Pirate Bay Really Go Down Because of a Power Failure?

10.03.12

By Patrick McGuire
Universal Music Group Stole Our Music

01.26.12

By Joshua Haddow

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Former Basketball Player LiAngelo Ball Lands Def Jam Record Deal

Ball, who records under the name G3 Gelo, will be performing at Rolling Loud California in March.

01.16.25
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Vince Staples Criticizes ‘White Devil’ Developers Taking Advantage of Wildfires

Vince Staples ppsted on X that the “whole neighborhood burnt down but we still thuggin.”

01.16.25

By Stephen Andrew Galiher
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Future Faking: Yet Another Dating Red Flag You Need to Watch Out for

Isn’t dating in 2025 so much fun?

01.16.25

By Sammi Caramela
Photo: Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times

Experts Warn ‘Zombie Deer’ Disease Could Jump to Humans

Chronic wasting disease is typically fatal to every animal it infects.

01.16.25

By Sammi Caramela
Screenshot: Nintendo/ESPN

Gaming

Did Nintendo Pull a Tom Brady on Us with the Switch 2?

Is it our fault for setting the Switch 2 expectation? Maybe, but the pattern was there. We may have just gone a bit too far this time.

01.16.25

By Anthony Franklin II