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Following his arrest in January, Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom was immediately deprived of his freedom. On February 22nd, just over a month later, he was released on bail but heavy restrictions meant that life would not be getting back to normal. In …
The file-hosting business has been in a permanent state of chaos since the Megaupload shutdown in January. Many sites were quick to remove their affiliate programs and some went as far as blocking visitors from the US entirely. It’s clear that site ow …
Troubled international media giant News Corporation felt the ice crack beneath its feet this week after years of enduring ill winds blowing from phone hacking scandals in the United Kingdom and United States. The Australian Financial Review and the BBC …
When Megaupload was suddenly wiped from the world stage in January the cyberlocker market was plunged into chaos. Fear, uncertainty and doubt spread throughout the file-hosting business and millions of users were left without their files and had concerns o …
As revealed earlier this month, Swedish authorities have now decided where the founders of The Pirate Bay plus one time site ‘financier’ Carl Lundström will serve their sentences. There is, however, the still unresolved situation involving Pirate Bay c …
For a man who’s the main defendant in one of the biggest criminal cases ever brought in the US, Kim Dotcom is surprisingly composed. The Megaupload founder is convinced of his innocence, and instead of letting fear or anger get to him, he is excited. De …
Ever since Megaupload was dismantled in January there have been concerns about data being held on the site’s servers. While the MPAA and RIAA insist that the site was simply a huge piracy hub, the facts point to a much bigger picture of people using the …
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Left Quote“The Pirate Bay has been one of the most important movements in Sweden for freedom of speech, working against corruption and censorship.
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