Technology uTorrent Turns 10 Years Old Today When uTorrent came out in 2005 the application was instantly embraced by many BitTorrent users. Billed as an "efficient and small" torrent client it was… September 18, 2015, 20:24 by Ernesto Van der Sar
BitTorrent Traffic Share Drops to New Low New data published by Canadian network management company Sandvine reveals that BitTorrent's share of total Internet traffic during peak hours is going down. For the… September 18, 2015, 19:07 by Ernesto Van der Sar
MPA Reveals 500+ Instances of Pirate Site Blocking in Europe MPA Deputy General Counsel Okke Visser has revealed that European instances of site blocking on copyright grounds now exceed 500. During a presentation in the… September 18, 2015, 11:09 by Andy Maxwell
ISPs Agree to Block The Pirate Bay in Iceland Local Internet providers in Iceland have reached an agreement with entertainment industry representatives to prevent subscribers from accessing The Pirate Bay and Deildu.net. The private… September 17, 2015, 17:36 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Hadopi Reports on Five Years of “Three Strikes” Piracy Measures This week the French "three strikes" anti-piracy system has been in operation for five years. To commemorate the event the HADOPI agency overseeing the scheme… September 17, 2015, 12:21 by Andy Maxwell
Presidential Candidate Lawrence Lessig Steps Up To Assist Kim Dotcom Professor Lawrence Lessig has provided an expert opinion in support of Kim Dotcom and his Megaupload co-defendants. In submissions filed today in New Zealand, the… September 16, 2015, 20:00 by Andy Maxwell
Science “Pirate” Attacks Elsevier’s Copyright Monopoly in Court In a lawsuit filed by Elsevier, one of the largest academic publishers, the operator of Sci-Hub.org is facing millions of dollars in damages. This week… September 16, 2015, 13:01 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Judge Slams Copyright Troll’s “Harassment” Tactics in Piracy Case Adult movie studio Malibu Media has received a slap on the wrist from New York federal judge Katherine Forrest. The company asked permission to interrogate… September 15, 2015, 21:55 by Ernesto Van der Sar