(Via Techdirt.) Pirate Bay Loses A Lawsuit; Entertainment Industry Loses An Opportunity: “Well, the verdict has come down in the trial against The Pirate Bay in Sweden, and it appears The Pirate Bay has been…
Post from: TorrentFreak The Pirate Bay Trial: The Official Verdict – Guilty While only a few weeks ago, it seems like an eternity since the trial of The Pirate Bay Four ended and the court…
Setback for Sarkozy as French parliament rejects controversial internet law: “President Sarkozy suffered an embarrassing setback in his efforts to curb illegal downloading when an opposition ploy led Parliament to reject a controversial new law…
US outlines secretive international piracy deal: “The world’s major economic powers are considering whether to involve internet service providers (ISPs) in fighting copyright infringement and how to stop pirated material crossing borders, according to documents…
Facebook blocks Pirate Bay torrent links: “Facebook has blocked users of the notorious Pirate Bay torrent link site from sharing their links via the social networking site. One technology law expert had warned that the…
Pirate Bay linking could implicate Facebook, says lawyer: “The Pirate Bay has unveiled a feature that makes it easy for web users to post links to pirated material on their Facebook page. The activity risks…
French pass ‘three strikes’ file-sharing law: “In a decision that is likely to alarm file-sharers worldwide, an almost empty French National Assembly has finally voted through its ‘three strikes law’ designed to clamp down on…
Post from: TorrentFreak Unfinished X-Men Movie a Hit On BitTorrent April 1st. What fun. Everywhere you look torrent sites and release sites are being shut down, that’s if they aren’t teaming up with the movie…
Post from: TorrentFreak France to Block The Pirate Bay, Disconnect File-Sharers In order to clamp down on piracy the French have passed a new law requiring Internet service providers to cut off Internet access for…
Britons Find Disconnecting Pirates Unpopular Option: “A study conducted by ISPreview.co.uk found that disconnecting alleged P2P pirates was a highly unpopular option in battling the transfer of unauthorized material. The UK and France are at…