BitTorrent Inc., the company behind the popular file-sharing clients uTorrent and BitTorrent, launched a new file-sharing service today. Branded SoShare, the new platform is a hybrid between BitTorrent and cloud based storage, allowing users to send files up to dozens of terabytes. SoShare is free of charge and without limits,…
The Department of Justice has responded to Megaupload’s claims that they "planted" evidence and tried to mislead the court. According to United States Attorney Neil MacBride these allegations are "sensationalist rhetoric" and a "conspiracy theory." The Government says it never asked Kim Dotcom's file-hosting service to preserve any infringing files,…
Following the unofficial upload of their game to The Pirate Bay last weekend, a pair of indie game devs took a decision to go with the flow and turn the situation to their advantage. Courting BitTorrent users and posters to Reddit with positive vibes and free download codes, Anodyne's Sean…
In their ongoing legal battle against CBS and CNET, a coalition of artists has reiterated their request for a distribution ban on file-sharing software. The artists, joined by billionaire and FilmOn founder Alki David, accuse the media conglomerate of promoting piracy through websites like Download.com and state in their latest…
Major private BitTorrent trackers including What.cd and IPTorrents have been taken offline by Denial of Service attacks. The disruptions are being coordinated by an individual who had a fight last year with What.cd after the site failed to give him an invitation. That particular dispute was followed up by DDoS…
A Finnish anti-piracy group has copied the design of The Pirate Bay website for their latest anti-piracy campaign. The Pirate Bay is outraged by this move and says it will sue the group for breaking their site policy, which clearly states that organizations are not permitted to steal the site…
Following threats from the same lawfirm that effectively shut down NZBMatrix, one of the Internet's most famous 'release blogs' has taken a significant step to avoid legal action. With immediate effect RLSlog will stop providing direct links to where movies and TV shows can be downloaded. However, with the addition…
The Unites States Government has submitted a brief to the Supreme Court asking it to uphold the $220,000 verdict in the RIAA vs. Thomas file-sharing case. According to the Obama administration damages of $9,250 per song is not an unconstitutional amount and is in fact needed to deter others from…