A former writer called me a few years back and said, “I just returned from Thailand, and I brought you a present.” My mind recoiled at the seedy possibilities. But eventually he dropped by my office ...

Could I get arrested for purchasing The Hunger Games: Catching Fire from the dude on the D train? I am always tempted to buy DVDs or knockoff handbags, but I'm scared that I'm being set up by the NYPD ...

Monica Petrov of Richfield, Minn., wanted a DVD of a favorite old TV show, "Scarecrow and Mrs. King." So she went online, searched for a copy and bought it. Unfortunately, the 1980s TV series has ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (Jackson, MS) A Mississippi man will spend ...

The Web site TVShowsonDVD.com has just added a new feature to help people avoid bootleg DVDs. The "Bootleg Site Search" lets users type in the name of a company to see if it is a known bootlegger.

Translating movies and television for international markets can be a tricky business, as we discovered last year when we assembled this collection of 20 titles that got lost in translation. But if you ...

Hollywood is preparing a new offensive against pirates, but not the ones on the big screen. Jeffrey Kaye reports on recent film-industry initiatives to stamp out counterfeit copies of the major studio ...

Two people have been indicted on four federal charges of trafficking in counterfeit goods after police uncover bootleg DVDs in their Durham apartment. Jorge Jesus Caceres Torres, 39, and Felicitas ...