BitTorrent Surf Turns a Chrome Browser Into a BitTorrent Client
BitTorrent Surf Turns a Chrome Browser Into a BitTorrent Client A brand new Chrome extension from the makers of uTorrent turns the popular browser into an easy-to -use BitTorrent client with just a...
View ArticleNorway Faces Site Blocking Measures in Anti-Filesharing Bill
Norway Faces Site Blocking Measures in Anti-Filesharing Bill In common with many others around the world, the government of Norway see sites like The Pirate Bay as particularly responsible for the...
View ArticleJudge Delays Teksavvy Copyright Trolls For Public Interest Intervention
Judge Delays Teksavvy Copyright Trolls For Public Interest Intervention As a US-based film studio continues with its plans to send cash settlement demands to alleged Canadian BitTorrent pirates, a...
View Article“Six Strikes” Anti-Piracy Scheme Affects Some Businesses, Public WiFi Forbidden
“Six Strikes” Anti-Piracy Scheme Affects Some Businesses, Public WiFi Forbidden During the coming weeks the controversial “six-strikes” anti-piracy system will start in the U.S. The initiative is aimed...
View ArticleAntigua Government Set to Launch “Pirate” Website To Punish United States
Antigua Government Set to Launch “Pirate” Website To Punish United States The Government of Antigua is planning to launch a website selling movies, music and software, without paying U.S. copyright...
View ArticleCourt Refuses To Allow Copyright Troll To “Ensnare” Innocent Subscribers
unable to retrieve full-text contentIn another victory against copyright trolls in the United States, a court has effectively ruined an adult movie company’s chances of screwing any money out of...
View ArticleMusic Biz Wants To Swap ISP Disconnections For Cash Fines
Music Biz Wants To Swap ISP Disconnections For Cash Fines enigmax January 28, 2013 hadopi Print For years entertainment companies have put huge efforts into campaigns to inflict so-called “three...
View ArticleFirst Kiwi File-Sharer Guilty, But Lack of Evidence Kills Large Fines
First Kiwi File-Sharer Guilty, But Lack of Evidence Kills Large Fines New Zealand’s Copyright Tribunal has handed down its first penalty to an Internet subscriber accused of downloading and sharing...
View ArticleDotcom’s Mega Removes Legal Files Citing Bogus DMCA Requests
Dotcom’s Mega Removes Legal Files Citing Bogus DMCA Requests Ernesto January 31, 2013 Mega Print In recent days thousands of files have been removed from Kim Dotcom’s Mega, some based on bogus (DMCA)...
View ArticleGolden Eye Hit UK With Piracy Letters, First Innocents Step Forward
Golden Eye Hit UK With Piracy Letters, First Innocents Step Forward After a long and drawn out procedure, Golden Eye and associated company Ben Dover productions have finally begun sending out letters...
View ArticleJapanese Government Plants Anti-Piracy Warnings Inside Fake Downloads
Japanese Government Plants Anti-Piracy Warnings Inside Fake Downloads Last year saw a major upgrade in Japan’s anti-piracy legislation in an attempt to shift Internet users away from file-sharing sites...
View ArticleOpen Source Giant VLC Mulls BitTorrent Streaming Support
Open Source Giant VLC Mulls BitTorrent Streaming Support With more than a billion downloads since its first release, VLC is one of the most popular media players around. It’s free, open source, and can...
View ArticlePirate Bay Blockades Upheld By Finnish Court of Appeal
Pirate Bay Blockades Upheld By Finnish Court of Appeal enigmax February 12, 2013 Print Following in the steps of other courts around Europe, Finland’s Court of Appeal has now confirmed that two ISPs...
View ArticlePirate Bay Bandwidth Supplier Disconnected, But The Ship Sails On
Pirate Bay Bandwidth Supplier Disconnected, But The Ship Sails On This week the Swedish Pirate Party and one of its bandwidth suppliers were told that they must stop servicing The Pirate Bay or face...
View ArticlePirate Party Will Fight Anti-Piracy Group, Inside or Outside Court
Pirate Party Will Fight Anti-Piracy Group, Inside or Outside Court This week the Swedish Pirate Party came under attack from a movie and music industry-backed anti-piracy group. Rights Alliance...
View Article“Six Strikes” Anti-Piracy Scheme Starts Today, With Mystery Punishments
“Six Strikes” Anti-Piracy Scheme Starts Today, With Mystery Punishments Ernesto February 25, 2013 CAS,cci Print Today the controversial “six-strikes” anti-piracy system kicks off in the United States....
View ArticleHigh Court Orders UK ISPs to Block Kickass Torrents, H33T and Fenopy
High Court Orders UK ISPs to Block Kickass Torrents, H33T and Fenopy The website blocking phenomenon has continued today in the UK, with the High Court adding three major torrent sites to the country’s...
View ArticleCablevision Disconnects Persistent Pirates for 24 Hours
Cablevision Disconnects Persistent Pirates for 24 Hours Ernesto February 28, 2013 CAS,cci Print Cablevision / Optimum Online has revealed how it will respond to serial copyright infringers under the...
View ArticleComcast’s “Six Strikes” Email With Infringement Details Surfaces
Comcast’s “Six Strikes” Email With Infringement Details Surfaces Together with four other internet providers in the United States, Comcast has started sending copyright alerts to customers who use...
View ArticleKim Dotcom: “I Will Never be in a U.S. Prison”
Kim Dotcom: “I Will Never be in a U.S. Prison” Kim Dotcom made a virtual appearance in the U.S. yesterday, at the SXSW festival in Austin. The Megaupload founder talked about the ongoing legal battle...
View Article“Pirate Bay” Billboard Hackers Rewarded for Exposing Security Flaw
“Pirate Bay” Billboard Hackers Rewarded for Exposing Security Flaw Ernesto March 14, 2013 tpb Print A few days ago two computer science students hacked a billboard in the center of Belgrade, Serbia,...
View ArticleGiganews / Golden Frog Founder Fires Off at Dropbox and Mega
Giganews / Golden Frog Founder Fires Off at Dropbox and Mega One of the founders of huge newsgroup concern Giganews has lined up both Dropbox and Kim Dotcom’s Mega for criticism. Ron Yokubaitis, who is...
View ArticleOnline Music Piracy Doesn’t Hurt Sales, European Commission Finds
Online Music Piracy Doesn’t Hurt Sales, European Commission Finds New research published by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre shows that online piracy doesn’t hurt digital music revenues....
View ArticleUK ISPs Start Blocking KickassTorrents, H33T and Fenopy
UK ISPs Start Blocking KickassTorrents, H33T and Fenopy BT, Virgin Media, O2 and Be There have started to block access to three of the world’s largest BitTorrent sites. The blockades were put in place...
View ArticleMPAA: BitTorrent is the Best Way to Pirate Movies and TV-Shows
MPAA: BitTorrent is the Best Way to Pirate Movies and TV-Shows The MPAA, RIAA and the Internet providers participating in the “six strikes” anti-piracy scheme have informed the Congressional Internet...
View ArticleFree Access To Dozens of Anonymous VPNs Via New University Project
Free Access To Dozens of Anonymous VPNs Via New University Project Andy March 24, 2013 vpn Print As citizens around the world endure Internet censorship of all types, a Japanese university has stepped...
View ArticleISPs Cannot Be Forced To Store Data on File-Sharers, Court Rules
ISPs Cannot Be Forced To Store Data on File-Sharers, Court Rules Most Internet service providers log information about their users, such as when they use the service and the IP addresses they were...
View ArticleGoogle Search Data Shows Torrent Site Censorship Reaction
Google Search Data Shows Torrent Site Censorship Reaction Earlier this month the major labels of the UK recording industry succeeded in having three major torrent sites blocked at the ISP level....
View ArticleVerizon Asked to Share “Six Strikes” Alerts for BitTorrent Lawsuit
Verizon Asked to Share “Six Strikes” Alerts for BitTorrent Lawsuit It’s just a few weeks since the six-strikes copyright alert system was activated in the U.S. and already it’s being utilized in a...
View ArticleIsoHunt Wants Jury to Rule on Free Speech Issues in MPAA Case
IsoHunt Wants Jury to Rule on Free Speech Issues in MPAA Case Last month BitTorrent site isoHunt lost its appeal against the MPAA, meaning that the site has to continue filtering movie and TV related...
View ArticleFile-Sharers Will Not Be Held Liable For Piracy, Russia Says
File-Sharers Will Not Be Held Liable For Piracy, Russia Says Andy April 8, 2013 russia Print As Russia tries to find a balanced solution to the thorny issue of Internet piracy, the head of a government...
View ArticleKim Dotcom Beating Kim Jong Un, Takes 3rd in Current Time 100 Voting
Kim Dotcom Beating Kim Jong Un, Takes 3rd in Current Time 100 Voting Somewhat predictably this year’s Time 100 list features the usual political and technological giants such as Barack Obama and Google...
View ArticleThe Copyright Monopoly Was Always Intended To Prevent Freedom Of Expression
The Copyright Monopoly Was Always Intended To Prevent Freedom Of Expression As I was explaining the need for copyright monopoly reform in Dublin this week, an elderly gentleman red-faced with rage...
View ArticleMcAfee Patents Technology to Detect and Block Pirated Content
McAfee Patents Technology to Detect and Block Pirated Content Security software company McAfee has patented a new technology that aims to prevent the public from accessing pirated movies and music...
View ArticleMPAA Executive Tampered With IFPI Evidence in Internet Piracy Case
MPAA Executive Tampered With IFPI Evidence in Internet Piracy Case Andy April 27, 2013 Finland Print Earlier this month Finland’s largest ever Internet piracy case ended with four men being found...
View ArticleThe Pirate Bay Moves to .SX as Prosecutor Files Motion to Seize Domains
The Pirate Bay Moves to .SX as Prosecutor Files Motion to Seize Domains Ernesto April 30, 2013 tpb Print Swedish authorities have filed a motion at the District Court of Stockholm on behalf of the...
View ArticlePirate Site Blocking Legislation Approved By Norwegian Parliament
Pirate Site Blocking Legislation Approved By Norwegian Parliament Norway has moved an important – some say unstoppable – step towards legislative change that will enable the aggressive tackling of...
View ArticleU.S. Ambassador: Internet Piracy and Illegal Immigration are Both a ‘Compliment’
U.S. Ambassador: Internet Piracy and Illegal Immigration are Both a ‘Compliment’ U.S. Ambassador to Australia Jeffrey L. Bleich is back once again with a new Internet piracy missive. The long-time...
View Article“Six Strikes” Anti-Piracy Outfit Loses Company Status, Faces Penalties
“Six Strikes” Anti-Piracy Outfit Loses Company Status, Faces Penalties The Center for Copyright Information, a partnership between the RIAA, MPAA and several major Internet providers, has had its...
View ArticleUK ISPs Block Huge Movie Site Movie2K, Proxy Immediately Unblocks
UK ISPs Block Huge Movie Site Movie2K, Proxy Immediately Unblocks Internet service providers in the UK have today begun blocking one of the world’s largest streaming movie portals. In a follow up to...
View ArticleDespite High Court Intervention, Copyright Trolls Continue Where ACS:Law Left...
Despite High Court Intervention, Copyright Trolls Continue Where ACS:Law Left Off After the ACS:Law file-sharing debacle sparked massive controversy across the UK it was decided that never again would...
View Article“Irish SOPA” To Receive First Test in Pirate Bay Blocking Case
“Irish SOPA” To Receive First Test in Pirate Bay Blocking Case One of the ISPs targeted by the major recording labels in the latest Pirate Bay blocking case says it will not voluntarily censor the...
View ArticleSky Broadband Starts Blocking Pirate Bay Proxies
Sky Broadband Starts Blocking Pirate Bay Proxies UK Internet provider Sky Broadband has quietly started to restrict access to a wide range of proxy sites through which subscribers could reach The...
View ArticleUK Police Launch Campaign to Shut Down Torrent Sites
UK Police Launch Campaign to Shut Down Torrent Sites City of London Police inform TorrentFreak that they have begun targeting sites that provide access to unauthorized content for “criminal gain.” The...
View ArticleUK ISPs Secretly Start Blocking Torrent Site Proxies
UK ISPs Secretly Start Blocking Torrent Site Proxies Several UK Internet providers have quietly added a list of new sites to their secretive anti-piracy blocklists. Following in the footsteps of Sky,...
View ArticleFile-Sharers Are Well Educated and Earn More Money
File-Sharers Are Well Educated and Earn More Money New research commissioned by the Australasian Performing Right Association reveals that Australian file-sharers are more affluent and better educated...
View ArticleSix Strikes “Copyright Alert” Warns Subscribers For Dangerous P2P Software
Six Strikes “Copyright Alert” Warns Subscribers For Dangerous P2P Software Together with four other internet providers in the United States, Time Warner Cable is sending copyright alerts to customers...
View ArticleGoogle Opposes Russia’s ‘SOPA’ as Blocking Legislation Passes First Hurdle
Google Opposes Russia’s ‘SOPA’ as Blocking Legislation Passes First Hurdle Tough new anti-piracy legislation that allows for sites to be quickly blocked by ISPs following allegations of copyright...
View ArticleU.S. Copyright Czar Applauds Six-Strikes, Warns Over 3D Printing Piracy
U.S. Copyright Czar Applauds Six-Strikes, Warns Over 3D Printing Piracy U.S. Copyright Czar Victoria Espinel released her strategic plan on intellectual property enforcement today. In her report...
View ArticleRussia’s ‘SOPA’ Passed By Lawmakers, Site Blocking Begins “In Weeks”
Russia’s ‘SOPA’ Passed By Lawmakers, Site Blocking Begins “In Weeks” Aggressive new anti-piracy legislation that allows for sites to be rapidly blocked by ISPs upon allegations of copyright...
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