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MPAA manages to shut down entire towns free Wi-Fi due to one illegal download

It seems as if it has been a while since we last heard an MPAA horror story, but not to worry because we have a goodie for you on this fine Friday morning. It would seem that those living in Coshocton, Ohio have at least temporarily lost their free Wi-Fi. And yes, they had city more »

Pirates (and non-pirates) beware! The gaming cops are out to get ya.

You don’t even have to be illegally sharing your files to have the gaming firms after you apparently. Just ask Gill and Ken Murdoch.

They’re senior citizens who don’t even play computer games and had never even heard the term “peer-to-peer” until they got a letter in the mail telling them they were being accused of sharing the game Race07 by makers Atari. Their case was eventually dropped, but there are still hundreds of people this is happening to according to a Which? Computing magazine investigation. More details after the break.