Install0us is an application used by iPhone users to browse, download and install millions of pirated applications. After becoming uneasy over its legal status, its creator has taken advice from a lawyer. The conclusion is that the risk is too great and development of the software will stop. Of course,…
The French anti-piracy outfit Trident Media Guard has been chosen by the entertainment industry to track and report illegal downloaders in France. The company, known globally for its pollution of BitTorrent and other file-sharing networks with fake data, will assist in the recently passed Hadopi three-strikes law.
In 2008, Baidu was sued for around $9 million by Sony BMG, Universal Music and Warner Music for providing so-called "deep-links" to copyright music tracks. A court has now ruled that providing search results does not breach copyright law, clearing China's biggest search engine of wrong-doing.
Many sites support RSS feeds nowadays, but these are impossible to tweak or optimize. ReactorFeed makes it very easy to create and manage your personal torrent RSS feed, allowing you to add torrents to your BitTorrent client remotely.
The private tracker EliteBits was raided on Friday. The site admin had a visit at his home by a court official accompanied by staff from a law firm who work for an anti-piracy group. They allegedly traced him via the bank account used to accept donations from members.
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, ‘Sherlock Holmes' tops the chart this week followed by 'The Informant!’. 'The Men Who Stare at Goats' completes the top three.
Just a few days short of its official debut at retail stores, BioWare's Mass Effect 2 has become widely available on file-sharing networks. The leak has resulted in massive piracy as more than 300,000 gamers have either downloaded or are in the process of downloading a copy of the highly…
Last year, Radiohead expressed their growing discomfort with record labels that abuse copyrights for their own benefit, while harassing their fans. In a recent interview, Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien said that he doesn't believe piracy is killing the music industry, but that the industry will kill itself if it doesn't…