In an attempt to reduce widespread piracy in the Netherlands, the government there recently introduced a plan that would make downloading movies and music unlawful. However, this proposal was binned yesterday by a motion from the Dutch parliament due to concerns it would restrict the free flow of information, invade…
The makers of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings are cracking down on BitTorrent pirates in Germany, requesting hundreds of euros from each alleged offender. As is always the case with these schemes, settlement demands are sometimes addressed to people who didn't download the game at all. In a recent…
As 2011 comes to an end, we follow up our most pirated TV-shows chart by taking a look at the most pirated movies of the year. Fast Five comes out on top, and aside from other usual suspects such as box office hits Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part…
Domain registrar and hosting company GoDaddy has dropped its support for the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). The change in position follows the protests of thousands of customers who threatened to transfer their domains to competitors. In a statement released today the company now says it "will support it…
Warez-BB.org, one of the largest warez forums appears to be hacked. The regular homepage was replaced with a message from a Pakistani hacker. According to Warez-BB their IP-address is hijacked. “It’s not a hack, just someone hijacking our IP address and putting a generic website for every IP they replaced…
After a legal process lasting more than 7 years, the creator of Japan's most popular P2P file-sharing application has finally been cleared by the country's Supreme Court. After his initial arrest in 2004 on copyright infringement grounds, the former university researcher has been on a roller coaster ride of convictions,…
The protests against the pending Stop Online Piracy Act continues. After a list of all supporters was published yesterday, opponents are now trying to find ways to voice their concerns directly to these companies. A few hours ago Reddit user selfprodigy started the following thread. I just finished writing GoDaddy…
The record-breaking lawsuit, filed by the makers of The Hurt Locker against 24,583 alleged BitTorrent users, has come to an end. Although this appears to be good news for the defendants, the lawyers representing the movie studio are continuing with their cash demands. During recent months the lawyers engaged in…