Groups Urge Senate Not To Turn The Justice Department Into Hollywood’s Private Police Force: “As we noted earlier this summer, Senator Patrick Leahy had introduced a companion bill to the House’s dreadful Pro-IP bill, except…
(Via TorrentFreak.) Europe Gets Prison Break Fix via BitTorrent: “ Last week the fourth season of Prison Break aired in the US with over 6 million viewers on TV. On BitTorrent the season premiere was…
(Via TorrentFreak.) BitTorrent Tracker Admin Jailed for 18 Months: “ The fallout from the FBI raid on EliteTorrents in 2005 continues. Today, 26 year-old Daniel Dove has been sentenced to 18 months in prison and…
This is an article from: TorrentFreak Anti-Piracy Scam Emails Target BitTorrent Users: “ A new trend is surfacing, as spammers have sent out millions of emails targeting BitTorrent users. The emails that claim to come…
This is an article from: TorrentFreak Furious Author Cancels Pirated Book: “ Writer Stephanie Meyer isn’t too happy with the Internet. The first 12 chapters of her eagerly awaited book, a counter-view novel to Twilight,…
File Sharing Lawsuits at Crossroads, After 5 Years of Litigation: “Five years ago, the Recording Industry Association of America began a massive litigation campaign against file sharers. More than 30,000 lawsuits later, many are questioning…
This is an article from: TorrentFreak ISPs Hand Over Details of ‘Several Thousand’ Pirates: “ Two major UK ISPs have been ordered by the High Court to hand over the identities of several thousand alleged…
File Sharing Is Hard Habit to Break: “Roughly one million people downloaded the season premiere of ‘Prison Break’ from file sharing sites when they could have watched the show legally on either Fox or Hulu…
(Via TorrentFreak.) MPAA Wants ISPs to Cut Off Pirates: “ Following on from the IFPI-inspired Italian blockade of The Pirate Bay, the MPAA’s President has been in Italy offering ideas on how to deal with…
(Via Techdirt.) Court Ruling In Veoh Case Could Be A Big Boost To YouTube Over Viacom: “A judge has ruled that online video hosting site Veoh is not guilty of copyright infringement for videos uploaded…