Sentences with phrase «for rampant piracy»

Weighing in at a hefty 41.4 GB - a rumored non-3D version is only half that size - it's the first time a big PS3 release has found itself leaked online, mere months since George Hotz, aka Geohot, cracked the PS3's firmware, leaving it wide open for rampant piracy.

With a lawsuit ongoing between Sony and George «Geohot» Hotz over the latter's firmware exploit of the PS3 system, leaving it wide open for rampant piracy, the Japanese giant have taken the first steps towards repairing the damage, with today's firmware update 3.60 supposedly re-securing the PS3, patching up the gaping security holes Hotz and other hackers exploited to their advantage.

Not exact matches

A high penetration of internet facilities in Russia (90 percent) coupled with rampant piracy has ensured there is enough demand for ebooks in the country.

This copying of physical books into digital formats for resale through piracy websites is a clear indication that the crime is rampant, but also that «security blanket» measures like DRM - encryption only stop honest people from using their legally purchased ebooks in the way that they see fit and best suits their reading needs.

To calm the fear of potential rampant piracy, publishers of e-books are opting for the more conservative DRM approach to protect their investments and the work of writers, but that comes with some risk to customer satisfaction.

If what happened in music with the rampant piracy they experienced (where all sales essentially fell through the floor for a decade +) didn't kill the major labels, I don't understand why so many people seem to think that electronic publishing will kill book publishers.

Google Play Books used to be a viable option for self - published authors, but due to rampant abuse of their Partner Program the company decided to halt all new registrations until they could put mechanisms in place to prevent piracy.

It's a scary - but - true fact of life for self - published authors: eBook piracy is rampant.

With the rampant piracy, low worker income, and the unavailability of e-readers to buy, it is no wonder why ebooks only account for 1 % of all published works.

I suspect we'll see many such disconnects as books become full - fledged digital objects and applications — books that literally can't be read in certain countries, subpoenas on the pages people read, books that mysteriously drop content for some legal reason, books with viruses, books that die when a company dies, social books that abuse your expectations in some ways, not to mention rampant ebook piracy, unauthorized edits of a book, etc..

Amazon's Kindle launch in China has been plagued with problems, as the company seeks to stave off challenges related to rampant piracy in the country that has made Chinese consumers unused to paying for digital content.