Piracy

• Canadians still love to pirate music and video: report

  Canada, one of the wealthiest and most stable nations in the world, seems to have a thing for piracy when it comes to music and video.

  Entertainment

  Feb 12, 2023
  
• Halifax-area couple face 25 charges related to TV piracy investigation: RCMP

  Thirty-six-year-old Riad Thomeh and 33-year-old Kayla Thomeh are facing 25 copyright-related charges.

  Crime

  Sep 15, 2020
  
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• ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 8 premiere pirated 54 million times in 1 day, says digital analytics company

  Last weekend's season premiere stands as the most-watched one-day event in the history of HBO.

  Entertainment

  Apr 18, 2019
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• Ship hijackings down in 2015, piracy mostly low-level theft

  A global maritime watchdog said Tuesday that ship hijackings declined in 2015 from a year earlier, while sea piracy incidents increased slightly but consisted mostly of low-level theft.

  World

  Feb 2, 2016
• Leaked ‘Hateful Eight’ screener traced to ‘Point Break’ producer

  Quentin Tarantino's latest movie, 'The Hateful Eight,' has now spread around the Internet.

  Entertainment

  Dec 23, 2015
• Guyana considers allowing fishermen to carry guns to stop pirate attacks

  The threat of pirates off the oceans of Guyana has authorities considering a measure to allow fishermen to begin carrying weapons.

  World

  Jun 27, 2015
• Canadians among top illegal downloaders of ‘Game of Thrones’

  More people than ever are watching the new season of Game of Thrones – but not all viewers are paying for the privilege.

  Tech

  Apr 22, 2015
• ‘Game of Thrones’ hit by piracy from Twitter-owned Periscope app

  HBO said Tuesday it sent "take down" notices to Periscope, the app that allows video streaming from users' phones to their Twitter followers.

  Entertainment

  Apr 15, 2015
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• Canadians who illegally download movies may be risking more than previously thought

  Canadians who illegally download movies may be risking a far bigger fine than the presumed $5,000 statutory limit.

  Apr 2, 2015
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• Quebec court orders Bell ExpressVu to pay Québecor $137 million

  Quebec courts rule that the Bell satellite TV division harmed competitors by deliberately neglecting to implement appropriate security systems to prevent piracy.

  Canada

  Mar 9, 2015