Ripten writes: Close to 100,000 copies were downloaded via BitTorrent on the first day alone, which is an astonishing number of pirates all in one place. The data also points out that “50,000 people [are] actively sharing the game” at the time of writing. 2009′s piracy champion was Modern Warfare 2, with a staggering 4.1 million illegal downloads. (Read full article...)

SAN FRANCISCO - Google and Verizon on Monday introduced a proposal for how Internet service should be regulated - and were immediately criticized by groups that favor keeping the network as open as possible.
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