Privacy has always been a major concern for BitTorrent users and there are only a few ways to remain anonymous. By using a secure connection, as the new TorrentPrivacy tool offers, you can bypass almost every firewall or traffic shaping application, while making sure that nobody can see what you're downloading.
After the founders of The Pirate Bay lost their 2009 trial, the Belgian Anti-Piracy Foundation (BAF) began pushing two ISPs – Belgacom and Telenet – to block subscriber access to the famous torrent site. After year-long negotiations between the trio br …
It is almost apologetic. Apologetic for defending the civil rights that our ancestors fought, bled and died to give us, their children and grandchildren. Thinking about what hurts and doesn’t hurt sales misses the point entirely. A corporation’s profits …
The UK Liberal Democrat Party – one of the two parties making the coalition government – will vote on several measures during its convention to bolster the economy, and create ‘a level playing field for business’. First item on the list? Repealing the …
“It’s my time to say so long. I will miss you guys,” wrote outgoing RIAA CEO Mitch Bainwol in his farewell email to colleagues. “It’s a bittersweet moment for me. On the one hand, I’m thrilled about my new gig. I’ll be running the leading trade group f …
The UK Digital Economy Act, like it or loathe it, has been surrounded by an odour from the beginning, and the stench is getting ever more vile. The Act was pushed through by Lord Mandelson, then Secretary of State (SoS) for Business, reportedly after v …
In March this year IFPI announced that they had reached agreement with MasterCard, Visa and the City of London Police to develop cooperation against sites selling unauthorized music. Under the deal, IFPI investigators hand evidence of infringement to the p …
During 2009, the IFPI in Switzerland was undergoing restructuring and as part of that appointed Beat Högger as its new CEO. He had a plan to employ two secretaries, but with a twist. The pair would not be paid by the IFPI, but by a company called IPGat …
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