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[Link] DRM Breaking Games Again, This Time Due To New Intel Chip Architecture

Read: 22/11/2021 www.techdirt.com

We were just discussing how Denuvo's inability to renew one of its domains suddenly prevented lots of paying customers from playing several of their paid-for video games.

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[Link] Denuvo-Protected Games Rendered Unplayable After Domain Expires

Read: 21/11/2021 torrentfreak.com

Last evening the web was alive with angry players who couldn't play their games due to an unexpected error.

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[Link] A DRM Error Made Major Single-Player PC Games Unplayable

Read: 8/11/2021 www.vice.com

Over the weekend, online forums were flooded with reports that numerous video games on PC were not launching. Gamers narrowed the problem down to an issue affecting Denuvo, a DRM solution used by some publishers. 

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[Link] Nintendo's YouTube Video For Its Switch Online Upgrade Is Its Most Hated Video Ever

Read: 8/11/2021 www.techdirt.com

Well, this is moving fast. We had just been discussing Nintendo's announcement for a new tier of Nintendo Switch Online services.

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[Link] In Defence Of ROMs, A Solution To Dying Games And Broken Copyright Laws

Read: 17/10/2021 www.kotaku.com.au

Various game emulation sites are pulling down their software libraries, or ceasing to exist entirely, following a lawsuit filed by Nintendo against one of the largest of their kind.

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[Link] U.S. Copyright Holders Want Russia to Criminally Prosecute Pirate sites

Read: 28/9/2021 torrentfreak.com

Russia has implemented a wide variety of anti-piracy laws and procedures in recent years. Thousands of copyright-infringing sites have been blocked and even app stores and search engines have to take action.

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[Link] U.S. Copyright Holders Want Tougher Anti-Piracy Measures in China

Read: 20/9/2021 torrentfreak.com

The IIPA, which represents the MPA, RIAA, and other entertainment industry groups, would like China to take a stand against online piracy. This includes targeting pirate sites and apps.

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[Link] FitGirl Pirate Repacker Warns Domain Name Could Be Lost, Perhaps Forever

Read: 30/8/2021 torrentfreak.com

FitGirl Repacks is currently one of the most popular torrent sites on the Internet but its operator is warning of turbulent times ahead. Site operator FitGirl says that due to a serious domain issue, the site's main domain could go offline temporarily or even forever.

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