Pirate Parties International (PPI) – the international pirate party NGO – was denied an observing member status at the World intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). Last year the PPI applied for a membership so it would be able to participate in WIPO meetings and discuss future copyright policies. However, several member…
After being arrested at his home in Cambodia in 2012, earlier this year Gottfrid Svartholm was found guilty of hacking a Swedish IT company and a local bank. His appeal was heard earlier this month and today the Court of Appeal handed down its decision. The popular Swede, one of…
Comments from News Corp CEO Robert Thomson on the issue of Internet piracy show that unauthorized downloading is a complex beast. Speaking at a Goldman Sachs investment conference yesterday, Thompson revealed that 20% of his Foxtel subscribers that had already paid for Game of Thrones still chose to pirate the…
During the past week the MPAA has been reiterating its complaints that Google doesn't do enough to slow down Internet piracy. However, speaking with TorrentFreak the admin of one of the world's largest torrent sites claims that the world's largest search engine has made numerous tweaks to its algorithms over…
To reduce online piracy Google has implemented several changes to its search engine in recent years. Among other things, the search engine blacklisted dozens of piracy-related terms from appearing in its Autocomplete and Instant services. Both 'BitTorrent' and 'uTorrent' were included from the start, but TorrentFreak has learned that Google…
Most torrent site owners prefer to operate in the background, using assumed names and hiding behind companies in exotic locations. The operator of H33t has decided to break with this tradition in an attempt to get his seized domain back. He plans to testify against Universal Music Group, who he…
An unusual event involving Twitter over the weekend had website users scratching their heads. While visiting websites with the regular 'Tweet' button installed, users were instead offered a torrent file to download. So, what was causing the issue and what was inside the mysterious torrent?
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again, 'After Earth' tops the chart this week, followed by 'This Is The End.' 'World War Z' completes the top three.