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Busting the Game Pirates

We've heard plenty about how piracy is affecting the music and film industries, but what about videogames?

Last week, the Feds went after the hacked hardware that lets gamers play illegal/bootlegged console games. This is a huge problem - I've heard figures upwards of $3 billion of losses per year - that's only going to grow more complicated as digital distribution becomes more commonplace.

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