MPAA Says It Doesn’t Need Evidence to Convict Pirates

Only a few weeks ago, a University of Washington study showed showed how inaccurate the MPAA and RIAA's evidence gathering techniques are. Now, instead of improving their pirate chasing tactics, the MPAA simply claims they don't need any evidence to bankrupt "alleged" copyright infringers.

IsoHunt adds 10.000 Free and Legal Albums

Despite being ensnared in legal proceedings with the MPAA, isoHunt is continuing to grow. Adding fuel to the 'significant non-infringing use' argument is their latest partnership, with the Creative Commons music distribution site Jamendo.

Reports: Demonoid Blocking Countries

According to an ever increasing wave of emails to TorrentFreak, it appears that residents of at least two countries can no longer access Demonoid. Not only are users from the Netherlands complaining they cannot access the site but now it's the turn of Brazilian BitTorrent fans to wonder why they've…

Swedes To Be Wiretapped, Despite Protests

Despite public protests both online and on the streets of Stockholm, the Swedish parliament has voted in favor of a new "wiretapping" law which invades the privacy of its citizens by allowing the government to monitor web traffic and phone calls, without the need for court orders or similar authorization.

3-Strikes Law to Disconnect French Pirates

Over the past few months, many countries have looked into the possibility of disconnecting file-sharers from the Internet. Today, France is the first to present their new "3-strikes" law, which allows anti-piracy outfits such as IFPI, RIAA and MPAA to police the Internet.

Kid Rock: Don’t Just Steal Music, Steal Everything

With his tongue firmly in his cheek, Kid Rock has been commenting on file-sharing again but says he doesn't need to steal himself, because he's rich - but not rich enough, as it turns out. Kid Rock announced that he's boycotting iTunes because he says between Apple and the labels,…

Top 10 Most Pirated TV Shows on BitTorrent (wk24)

TV shows are by far the most wanted files via BitTorrent, and according to some, it's fast becoming the modern day TiVo. But what are all those people downloading? Let's find out, and take a look at this weeks "Most pirated TV-episodes" chart.

Crazy Video Game DRM Prism, 1980′s Style

These days, although DRM is almost universally hated, it's not a new reaction - people have always hated it. We take a look at an innovative device designed to thwart 1980's pirates and hope and pray that no-one reintroduces this one. Love it or hate it, it's one of the…