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Jan

19

2012

Mass File-Sharing Site Megaupload.com Shut Down Over Piracy Violations

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by Jack Holt
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One of the world’s largest file-sharing sites on the internet was shut down today after its founder and several company executives were charged with violating piracy laws according to federal prosecutors. These charges accuse Megaupload.com of costing more than $500 million in lost revenue from pirated films as well as other pirated content for copyright [...]

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Sep

12

2011

App piracy is taking money away from Android developers (Study)

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by Stacy Bruce
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According to Yankee Group’s 2011 US Consumer Survey, Android app piracy is a major concern among developers. The study suggests that users across both Apple and Android platforms download on average, 40 apps per year but Android developers aren’t getting their fair share of the money. The survey included 75 Android developers and suggests Piracy [...]

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Sep

2

2010

Securing Android applications with the License Verification Library

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by Tyler Cunningham
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A while back, we brought you a story about the Android Market licensing server, and the ways in which it can help developers protect their applications from piracy.  Today, we’re going to look at a key component of that licensing server, which is the License Verification Library (LVL).  The LVL simplifies the process of adding [...]

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Aug

24

2010

Android Market licensing service bypassed, Google remains optimistic

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by Tyler Cunningham
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The Android Developers blog featured a post today regarding the current state of the new Android Market licensing server, which aims to cut down on the currently high levels of app piracy. It has been reported that someone bypassed the new security, but the developers remain optimistic that the licensing server will help cut down on [...]

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Jul

27

2010

Licensing service for Android apps should cut down piracy

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by Chris Moor
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Think you’re pretty slick by just finding the stand-alone APK’s for apps that you should’ve paid for? Obviously the developers of those apps are sick of their hardwork being distributed for free, but Google has just implemented a service to help them out. Android’s new licensing service allows the individual app to call Google’s server [...]

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