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Archive for May 13th, 2008

Piracy: A Matter of Life or Death

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

XBIZ - The Industry Source: “Piracy: A Matter of Life or Death, 12.05.2008
Recently, Washington Post military correspondent Tom Ricks reported on the problem of a ‘porno virus’ being spread by both American and Iraqi military personnel that have obtained and are now trading illegally copied DVDs – a situation which I briefly expanded upon in an XBIZ News story entitled ‘Is Bootleg Porn Threatening National Security?‘”

Best-Selling Author Turns Piracy into Profit

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Best-Selling Author Turns Piracy into Profit

‘Since the dawn of time, human beings have felt the need to share - from food to art. Sharing is part of the human condition. A person who does not share is not only selfish, but bitter and alone,’ Coelho told TorrentFreak, explaining why he decided to share his books for free.
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