The pirates are back - Anew study from the European Union’s Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) suggest that online piracy has increased for the first time in years. In fact, piracy rates have bee…::We analyze a new study where the EUIPO suggests online piracy is on the increase within the European Union.

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    In the early 2000s, tools like Napster and Limewire allowed people to download music and video files for free – depriving artists of their income. The emergence of streaming services like Netflix, Apple Music and Spotify make it easy to access unlimited content – and ensure that artists are paid for their creations.

    Seriously… This told me all I needed to know about how objective this article was going to be. Stopped reading right there.

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      Absolutely. Spotify doesn’t exactly pay artists very well. It’s better than nothing, but Spotify is wealthier than the vast majority of artists it profits from.

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        1 year ago

        Panda Security is a Antivirus company.
        They are owned by Watchguard which sells physical firewalls, MFA and Endpoint Security (which includes technologies like EDPR or Endpoint Detection and Response)

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          They really should make those warnings expanded by default on mobile. And the last one should be first.