Prominent Torrent Site ‘Scamvertiser’ Calls It Quits
Prominent Torrent Site ‘Scamvertiser’ Calls It Quits Those in the entertainment industries would have people believe that it’s impossible to compete with ‘free’, that if someone offers something for...
View ArticleHotfile Files To Dismiss In Pivotal MPAA vs Cyberlocker Lawsuit
Hotfile Files To Dismiss In Pivotal MPAA vs Cyberlocker Lawsuit As the entertainment industries eye the apparent emerging threat of so-called cyberlocker online storage sites, it was inevitable that...
View ArticleTalkTalk HomeSafe Blocks BitTorrent Sites
TalkTalk HomeSafe Blocks BitTorrent Sites One of the UK’s largest ISPs has today launched a new set of network-level security features aimed at protecting subscribers’ children and their computers.
View ArticleFrench Hadopi “3 Strikes” Anti-Piracy Company Hacked
French Hadopi “3 Strikes” Anti-Piracy Company Hacked The private company entrusted to carry out file-sharing network monitoring for the French government has been hacked.
View ArticleFile-Sharers Denied Official Religion Status in Sweden
File-Sharers Denied Official Religion Status in Sweden Since 2010 a group of self-confessed pirates have attempted to get their newly-founded religion accepted by the authorities. The Church of...
View ArticleIndian Government Blocks Leading File-Sharing Services
Indian Government Blocks Leading File-Sharing Services According to growing reports coming out of India, users of several large Internet service providers can no longer access some of the world’s...
View ArticlePirate Bay User Heavily Fined For Sharing Single Album
Pirate Bay User Heavily Fined For Sharing Single Album enigmax September 2, 2011 Print Following a police investigation and raid, a man who shared just one album using BitTorrent has been fined and...
View ArticleLawyer Fined For Defying Judge and Sending Subpoenas to ISPs
Lawyer Fined For Defying Judge and Sending Subpoenas to ISPs A prominent lawyer involved in the ever-growing pay-up-or-else anti-filesharing schemes in the United States has been admonished and...
View ArticleRapidShare Lobbies Lawmakers Against PROTECT IP Act
RapidShare Lobbies Lawmakers Against PROTECT IP Act Earlier this year U.S.
View Article60 French ISP Account Holders On Their Third Strike For Internet Piracy
60 French ISP Account Holders On Their Third Strike For Internet Piracy enigmax October 3, 2011 hadopi Print The French authority tasked with reducing file-sharing has sent out more than 650,000...
View ArticleMPAA Lashes Out Against Rogue Cyberlockers
MPAA Lashes Out Against Rogue Cyberlockers An internal MPAA fact-sheet obtained by TorrentFreak shows that the movie industry is preparing a full-frontal attack on the business model of what they call...
View ArticleGoogle Now Censors The Pirate Bay, isoHunt, 4Shared and More
Google Now Censors The Pirate Bay, isoHunt, 4Shared and More Google has expanded its search blacklist to include many of the top file-sharing sites on the Internet, including The Pirate Bay. The...
View ArticleuTorrent Adds Media Player, Plus Goes Live…
uTorrent Adds Media Player, Plus Goes Live… The free version of uTorrent just came out with a new stable release that adds a media player and support for external devices such as smart phones and game...
View ArticleWill.i.am: I Did Not Authorize Megaupload Video Takedown
Will.i.am: I Did Not Authorize Megaupload Video Takedown In a filing today in federal court, Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom stated that all artists involved in the now-infamous Megaupload video signed...
View ArticleFile-Sharing Recognized as Official Religion in Sweden
File-Sharing Recognized as Official Religion in Sweden Since 2010 a group of self-confessed pirates have tried to get their beliefs recognized as an official religion in Sweden. After their request...
View ArticleMegaUpload Loses Top Lawyer After ‘Outside’ Pressure
MegaUpload Loses Top Lawyer After ‘Outside’ Pressure | TorrentFreak The place where breaking news , BitTorrent and copyright collide MegaUpload Loses Top Lawyer After ‘Outside’ Pressure A few days...
View ArticleThe Pirate Bay Says Goodbye to (Most) Torrents on February 29
The Pirate Bay Says Goodbye to (Most) Torrents on February 29 The Pirate Bay has confirmed that all torrent files being shared by more than 10 people will be deleted on February 29. The decision is...
View ArticleRapidShare Slows Download Speeds To Drive Away Pirates
RapidShare Slows Download Speeds To Drive Away Pirates During the last week, users who rely on RapidShare’s free service have been complaining of reduced download speeds. Several theories have been...
View ArticleHotfile As Bad As Megaupload, MPAA Tells Court
Hotfile As Bad As Megaupload, MPAA Tells Court The MPAA is moving full steam ahead in their ongoing battle with file-hosting service Hotfile. Pointing to the criminal investigation against Megaupload,...
View Article30% of UK File-Sharers Intend To Pirate More In The Next 12 Months
30% of UK File-Sharers Intend To Pirate More In The Next 12 Months enigmax May 3, 2012 UK Print According to a report from a leading UK law firm, nearly 30% of UK file-sharers say they intend to...
View ArticleeMule: A Decade of File-Sharing Innovations
eMule: A Decade of File-Sharing Innovations Guest May 13, 2012 emule Print On May 13th, 2002 a new filesharing client called eMule entered into our world of sharing. Ten years later we’d like to take...
View ArticleKim Dotcom Theory on Corporate Cyberlocker Use Supported By Survey
Kim Dotcom Theory on Corporate Cyberlocker Use Supported By Survey While Hollywood paints file-hosting sites as the new piracy havens, a new study shows that these services are indispensable to many...
View ArticleCyberlocker Offered To Help Prosecute Users To Settle $34.8m Copyright Suit
Cyberlocker Offered To Help Prosecute Users To Settle $34.8m Copyright Suit A cyberlocker being sued for $34.8 million by an adult studio agreed in principle to a remarkable set of demands to settle a...
View ArticlePayPal Bans Major File-Hosting Services Over Piracy Concerns
PayPal Bans Major File-Hosting Services Over Piracy Concerns In recent weeks, PayPal has cut off many of the world’s largest filehosting sites from its service including MediaFire, Putlocker and...
View ArticleFileSonic, Oron and Their Users Hit With Piracy Lawsuit
FileSonic, Oron and Their Users Hit With Piracy Lawsuit FileSonic and Oron, two prominent file-hosting services, have been dragged to court by adult entertainment company Flava Works. In a complaint...
View ArticleBitTorrent Bonanza: Monitoring File-Sharers Forbidden in Norway
BitTorrent Bonanza: Monitoring File-Sharers Forbidden in Norway enigmax August 25, 2012 Norway Print From today, file-sharers in Norway can download pretty much whatever they like without facing any...
View ArticleMajor Cyberlocker Filesonic Goes Offline After Traffic Plummets
Major Cyberlocker Filesonic Goes Offline After Traffic Plummets A major cyberlocker described by the MPAA / RIAA-affiliated International Intellectual Property Alliance as an “infringing distribution...
View ArticleRIAA: Pirates Are Bigger Music Fans Than Average Consumers
RIAA: Pirates Are Bigger Music Fans Than Average Consumers Ernesto November 13, 2012 RIAA Print After a study pointed out that file-sharers spend more money on music than their non-sharing...
View ArticleParents Not Responsible For Their Teenager’s Music Piracy
Parents Not Responsible For Their Teenager’s Music Piracy A ruling handed down yesterday by Germany’s highest court represents a blow to rightsholders in their quest to clamp down on illicit...
View ArticleuTorrent Makers Distance Themselves From Piracy
uTorrent Makers Distance Themselves From Piracy BitTorrent Inc., the company behind the popular file-sharing clients uTorrent and BitTorrent, is distancing itself from online piracy. BitTorrent Inc....
View ArticleCensoring Pirate Sites Doesn’t Work, Researchers Find
Censoring Pirate Sites Doesn’t Work, Researchers Find A new study released by researchers from Boston’s Northeastern University shows that censoring “pirate” sites by blocking or seizing their domains...
View ArticleStudy Maps the Emerging Ethics of File Sharing and Copyright Enforcement
Study Maps the Emerging Ethics of File Sharing and Copyright Enforcement Mike January 15, 2013 piracy Print One of the most comprehensive studies into media sharing and consumption habits in the United...
View ArticleSony Hits Beyonce File-Sharer With $233,000 Damages Lawsuit
Sony Hits Beyonce File-Sharer With $233,000 Damages Lawsuit An important file-sharing prosecution has just taken another unexpected turn. The case, which is notable as the first ever to involve the...
View ArticleInterpol Probe Targets Funds of Major File-Hosting Services
Interpol Probe Targets Funds of Major File-Hosting Services Citing an Interpol investigation underway with the cooperation of Mastercard and Visa, Czech-based payment processor iKoruna discontinued...
View ArticleRapidgator and ISPs Appeal Domain Name Blockade and Seizure
Rapidgator and ISPs Appeal Domain Name Blockade and Seizure Andy April 19, 2013 italy Print Earlier this week in a copyright infringement crackdown initiated by the Italian authorities more than two...
View ArticleSweden Wants to Jail Pirate Bay User to Strengthen Anti-Piracy Enforcement
Sweden Wants to Jail Pirate Bay User to Strengthen Anti-Piracy Enforcement A Swedish Pirate Bay user who was accidentally caught sharing 57 movies during a friend’s house search will face prison time...
View ArticleRapidShare Fires 75% of its Staff After “Rogue Site” Revamp Bites
RapidShare Fires 75% of its Staff After “Rogue Site” Revamp Bites RapidShare is fighting through a crisis after a massive downturn in business forced it to fire three-quarters of its workforce, an...
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