The popular movie and TV streaming script TVstreamScript has shut down "voluntarily" following pressure from movie industry group FACT. The script was used by hundreds of streaming sites, which have all been rendered useless overnight. FACT tells TorrentFreak that convincing site owners to sign over their domains is one of…
The most recent dispute between The Pirate Bay and a Finnish anti-piracy group appears to be over. CIAPC, known locally as TTVK, lifted the code of The Pirate Bay's home page in order to promote their own anti-piracy message but were called out over their double standards. Now, in an…
Earlier this month the major labels of the UK recording industry succeeded in having three major torrent sites blocked at the ISP level. KickassTorrents, H33T and Fenopy all disappeared from the screens of users not using a VPN or proxy, yielding some interesting results on the way. Data provided by…
The band Ghost Beach is running a controversial billboard campaign in New York's Times Square. With slogans such as "Piracy is Progress" and "Piracy is Robbery" they are encouraging other artists to speak their mind about copyright infringement. The band itself told TorrentFreak that it is ultimately against piracy, but…
Most Internet service providers log information about their users, such as when they use the service and the IP addresses they were allocated at the time. This information is useful for ISPs' housekeeping but it's also an invaluable resource for copyright trolls looking to track down file-sharers. Can an ISP…
Those who have been following TorrentFreak for a while will remember Scott McCausland as the EliteTorrents admin who was busted by the FBI for uploading a pre-release copy of Star Wars Episode III in 2005. In 2006 Scott was sentenced to 5 months in jail and 5 months home confinement,…
Hoping to revolutionize live broadcasting on the Internet, Bram Cohen has filed a patent application for the new BitTorrent Live streaming protocol. BitTorrent's inventor has worked on the new technology for several years and believes his new protocol can be world-changing. "We plan to shape the future of live broadcasts…
NBC Universal is one of the copyright holders involved in the "six strikes" copyright alert system but the warnings it sends out to subscribers of non-participating ISPs stand in stark contrast to the educational approach of the program. A threatening email warns the alleged file-sharers that they risk substantial monetary…