Latvia continues its clamp down on BitTorrent trackers, as two more sites have been pulled offline by the local police. Whether the attempts will prove effective is doubtful. File.lv, Latvia's largest BitTorrent tracker was taken down last summer but has since returned, despite an ongoing lawsuit.
After a long weekend break, both sides have returned to the Stockholm court room. Day 6 of the trial was a rest day, so we skip to Day 7 where the IFPI's evidence collector relies only on screenshots and admits he's not a BitTorrent expert. Furthermore, the Prosecution don't know…
In a desperate move to amp up her case against The Pirate Bay, prosecuting lawyer Monique Wadsted has asked authors for quotes and support in preparation for her closing arguments next Monday. Unfortunately for her, the friendly request backfired as a befriended author turned out to be a fanatical Pirate…
On Day 4 of The Pirate Bay trial, the Prosecutor referred to legal action taken against the admins of another BitTorrent tracker, Finreactor, who together received huge fines and currently have their case before the Supreme Court. Since Sweden and Finland's laws are similar, what does the Finreactor case mean…
Throughout Europe, music industry lobbyists have tried to convince ISPs to block file-sharing sites, and not without success. The Irish ISP Eircom is the first to cave in to the pressure of the music industry, and without any argument will block all file-sharing related websites - starting with The Pirate…
There has been plenty of comment around the net about the 'guilty-on-accusation' law in New Zealand. Now after a week of online protests that got some 'Quite Interesting' support, the law has been delayed for another month.
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, 'Role models' tops the chart this week. 'Punisher War Zone' is the first BluRay rip to make it into our weekly download list.
The trial of The Pirate Bay has not gone by unnoticed in Sweden's neighbor country, Norway. The IFPI has ordered the largest ISP in the country to block the site, while on the other hand Norway's Minister of Education is critical of the music industry, and wants to legalize (illegal)…