Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again, ‘Iron Man 3′ tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Fast and Furious 6′. ‘Snitch’ completes the top three.
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Someone’s Trying to Nail the RIAA for Downloading Porn
With a reputation of taking harsh measures against unauthorized file-sharing, the RIAA has made quite a few enemies over the years. How ironic is it then that the RIAA website now appears to be seeding more than a dozen pirated porn videos? Or could it be that someone is trying to nail the RIAA in a clever way?
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Pirate Bay Blessing Propels New BitTorrent Tracker to Great Heights
In recent weeks a new Demonoid-inspired standalone tracker entered the BitTorrent ecosystem with a bang. Blessed by The Pirate Bay, Demonii has quickly become one of the most used BitTorrent trackers on the Internet. TorrentFreak decided to catch up with the admin to find out how it all came to be.
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Five Undercover Police Cars Sent To Arrest Single Alleged Movie Pirate
Police assisted by the Federation Against Copyright Theft showed up in large numbers to arrest an alleged movie pirate in the UK this week. Armed with an emergency search warrant issued out of hours by a judge, five undercover police vehicles containing detectives and FACT officers were deployed to arrest a 24-year-old said to have recorded the movie Fast and Furious 6.
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TrafficPrivacy Launches Anonymous BitTorrent Client
This week a new “anonymous” BitTorrent client was released to the public. TrafficPrivacy allows users to hide their IP-address directly from within their client, at the price of a standard proxy or VPN service. The TrafficPrivacy team says its main goal is to provide an all-in-one anonymity solution for a less tech savvy audience.
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IP Addresses Don’t Positively Identify Infringers, Anti-Piracy Lawfirm Says
A law firm hoping to secure the identities of Internet users who allegedly shared copyright material without permission is likely to find itself in a sticky situation today. The firm has reportedly approached ISPs in Australia with demands that they hand over subscribers’ details, but according to their own published literature the company has little faith in IP address-based evidence.
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Hurt Locker Makers Sue Attorney for Being “Prolific” BitTorrent Pirate
In a new lawsuit Voltage Pictures, the company behind The Hurt Locker, say they have not only tracked down a “prolific proponent” of widespread BitTorrent piracy, but have identified him as a practicing attorney based in Portland, Oregon. The defendant, who describes himself as an expert in two martial arts, is said to have infringed copyright in at least 66 different copyright works. The lawsuit is littered with controversial claims that attempt to paint the attorney in the worst possible light.
