TV-shows are some of the most wanted files on BitTorrent, and according to some, it’s becoming the modern day TiVo. But what are all those people sharing?
TV-shows are some of the most wanted files on BitTorrent, and according to some, it’s becoming the modern day TiVo. But what are all those people sharing?
While all eyes were on the Pirate Bay trial, Swedish parliament passed the IPRED law, making it easier for copyright holders to go after illicit file-sharers . The law has only been in effect for one month and anti-piracy outfits are already facing problems using it, as ISPs take measures…
The island of Taiwan has just approved new legislation which effectively bans the use of P2P technology to facilitate the distribution of copyrighted works online. The legislation also requires ISPs to start a '3 strikes' regime for file-sharers.
The developer of a new Windows-based first person shooter game is leaving comments on torrent sites via the actual torrent uploader in attempt to reach out to those thinking of downloading the game. ACE Team, the developer of Zeno Clash, acknowledges that people might like to 'try before they buy'…
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, ‘Fast & Furious 4’ tops the chart this week followed by ‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop'.
The Pirate Bay recently got a new range of IPs and to everyone's surprise they are now linked to several movie and music industry lawyers involved in the TPB trial. According to the Pirate Bay's Wikipedia entry the change was due to a hostile takeover, but most people know better.
Earlier this week we reported that the LeechersLair tracker had been closed down by its host under orders from the Malaysian government. Now SuperFundo, another long standing torrent site, has been closed down too.
During the Pirate Bay trial Monique Wadsted represented several major movie studios and called for a “very significant” prison sentence for the defendants. This didn't go down particularly well with some Pirate Bay supporters and now, in a retaliatory move, a few of them have now taken down her law…