Piracy
Nintendo wins $2m piracy lawsuit against Switch hack seller
Nintendo has taken similar legal action before, including a 2024 lawsuit against the makers of the Yuzu emulator.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 2 min read
Meta’s use of pirated books for AI training exposed
The unredacted emails, released on Feb. 6, reveal that Meta downloaded at least 81.7 terabytes of data.
Minh Le · · 2 min read
US tags Tencent, Alibaba platforms as ‘notorious markets’
AliExpress and WeChat were flagged for making counterfeit items available on their platforms.
Roehl Niño Bautista · · 1 min read
New law to fine Alibaba and JD for selling fakes
WeChat is hit by the new rule too.
Rita Liao · · 2 min readAlibaba rolls out blockchain pilot to tackle fake food products
The fake-fighter blockchain system only covers two products for now, but it’s the start of something big.
Steven Millward · · 3 min readSpotify is about to launch in India. It’s in for one hell of a fight.
Amazon and Apple are already fighting hard against an array of homegrown apps in the nation that’s the world leader in pirating music.
Centaine Lim · · 1 min readInspired by a movie, intellectual property protector thinks he has the solution to beating piracy
An IP-focused startup wants to provide not just data encryption but also a secret feature and adequate monetization opportunities.
Tarandip Kaur · · 6 min readBlockchain battles China’s fake food
Fake wine. Fake rice. Fake soy sauce. Fake eggs. That’s the kind of thing China’s JD is battling with its blockchain pilot.
Steven Millward · · 3 min readAlibaba to use blockchain to fight China’s fake food
Fake soy sauce, fake rice, fake eggs – those are all actual and potentially deadly items found in China. The tech behind Bitcoin could help everyone avoid the fakes.
Steven Millward · · 3 min readAlibaba’s Taobao is officially back on America’s naughty list
Being included on the list is a black mark, suggesting that a company is guilty of allowing rampant piracy.
C. Custer · · 2 min read