We've seen dozens of erroneous DMCA takedown notices in recent years, many of which have caused their senders embarrassment. However, notices sent to Google last week by an anti-piracy company working for the Ultimate Fighting Championship are the most cringe-worthy yet, and a direct result of a carpet-bombing approach to…
The Supreme Court in Germany has confirmed that RapidShare has an obligation to actively police the Internet to thwart piracy. As a result the Swiss company has become the first cloud hosting provider required by law to monitor external websites for incoming links to infringing files. In addition, users of…
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again, 'Iron Man 3' tops the chart this week, followed by 'The Conjuring.' 'The Great Gatsby' completes the top three.
Throughout the debate on sharing culture and knowledge in violation of the copyright monopoly, one question keeps popping up. But it's not a question as much as an insult to all artists.
It's not unusual for file-sharing sites to undergo a change of leadership following momentous events, but just how easy is it to take control of one by force? Today TorrentFreak speaks with the admin of PrimeWire, the new name for LetMeWatch this and 1Channel, who has had an astonishing three…
The “six strikes” copyright alert system has been active for nearly half a year without the promised independent evidence review. However, this is about to change. The Center for Copyright Information, a partnership between the RIAA, MPAA and several major Internet providers which oversees the system, informs TorrentFreak that a…
There are many legitimate uses for technology such as VPNs and Tor but of course there are those who use them for criminal and objectionable practices. As Russia prepares an attempt to ban Tor completely, police in Sweden now want to be able to gain access to encrypted communications in…
Ukraine, former home of Demonoid and current home to many torrent and similar file-sharing sites, has been subjected to regular criticism by the United States over copyright. This year the U.S. went further still, listing Ukraine as a priority in its Special 301 report and opening up the country to…