Appearing in court for a second week, Gottfrid Svartholm says he had no part in hacking Swedish IT company Logica. The Pirate Bay founder denies being the person behind chat logs presented as evidence by the prosecution and maintains that other individuals who he doesn't want to name had access…
Two major Hollywood studios have asked Google to remove the homepage of Kim Dotcom's Mega from its search results. Warner Bros. and NBC Universal claim that their copyrighted content is hosted on the URL and want it taken down. Dotcom is disappointed by the news and points out that constant…
Anum, co-founder of H33T, one of the largest BitTorrent sites, passed away two weeks ago. Earlier this year he fell from a second storey window and although he recovered from a deep coma he ultimately was to succumb to his injuries. “In January anum fell out of a window and…
The Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property has submitted a detailed report to Congress, asking for drastic anti-piracy measures to protect the U.S. economy. The report cites hundreds of billions of dollars in losses, and suggests a wide variety of measures to combat piracy and counterfeiting, including excessive…
After the ACS:Law file-sharing debacle sparked massive controversy across the UK it was decided that never again would entertainment companies be allowed to go down the same path. However, despite High Court intervention which placed limits on how alleged copyright infringers could be handled by rightsholders, there are signs that…
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again, 'Iron Man 3' tops the chart this week, followed by 'Fast and Furious 6'. 'Snitch' completes the top three.
With a reputation of taking harsh measures against unauthorized file-sharing, the RIAA has made quite a few enemies over the years. How ironic is it then that the RIAA website now appears to be seeding more than a dozen pirated porn videos? Or could it be that someone is trying…
In recent weeks a new Demonoid-inspired standalone tracker entered the BitTorrent ecosystem with a bang. Blessed by The Pirate Bay, Demonii has quickly become one of the most used BitTorrent trackers on the Internet. TorrentFreak decided to catch up with the admin to find out how it all came to…