Having originally resisted the notion that it should stop its subscribers sharing copyright works, in a little under 4 years Ireland's ISP Eircom has come completely about-face. Not only did it come to a private agreement with the music industry to implement a 3 strikes-style regime, but now its asking…
For the first time since his arrest in January, Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom is responding to allegations in what he calls the "MPAA-sponsored" indictment. Eager to fight back, Dotcom refutes several "nonsense" claims made by the Government. In addition, he shows that Mega wasn't a big bad pirate haven, but…
Considering the aggressive stance taken by the MPAA against Megaupload, one might be forgiven for thinking the Hollywood-backed group and file-hosting service were sworn enemies. But behind the scenes things were quite different, with companies including Disney, Warner Brothers and Fox courting Megaupload to set up content distribution and advertising…
In recent weeks the battle has continued to save the data stored at the now-defunct site Megaupload. Contrary to the image painted by the entertainment industries, untold numbers of people used the file-hosting service for completely legitimate sharing. Today we can reveal that not only did people at the Senate,…
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' tops the chart this week, followed by 'We Bought a Zoo'. 'The Grey' completes the top three.
The file-sharing world has had more than its fair share of unbelievable stories in recent years and many of them are linked to The Pirate Bay, the world's most resilient BitTorrent site. It's never really certain where it will next appear - a nuclear bunker, a military fort in the…
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom became the proud father of twin girls this week. The healthy twins are the fourth and fifth children of Dotcom and his wife Mona, who gave birth to the girls at the National Women's Hospital in Auckland. Jokingly, Dotcom instructed hospital personnel to send the placenta…
A key player in Australia’s negotiations to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) revealed itself last Monday and surprisingly it wasn’t News Ltd, the US Embassy in Canberra or even a reigning political party. The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade emerged as ACTA’s cheerleader-in-chief in Australia, trumpeting the benefits…