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Over the past year we’ve grown used to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement seizing piracy and counterfeit product related domains. Yesterday, however, a domain was seized which didn’t appear to sell or offer anything other than information. Lowellsfa …
In recent months we’ve written dozens of articles on copyright trolls and BitTorrent mass-lawsuits. The aim of these cases is to get the suspected copyright infringer to settle for a few thousand dollars, in what we’ve dubbed a “pay-up-or-else” scheme. …
On Tuesday, Japanese police arrested a man on suspicion of illicit file-sharing. The 33-year-old from Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture is believed to have shared a manga titles and a PSP game, which although illegal is hardly crime of the century. Accordin …
The most serious constitutional issues with the domain seizures arise because the Government does not provide any notice to the domain owners prior to seizing them. One moment, their normal site is up at their web address, the next moment, all that is up a …
This week, an ever more familiar picture started to emerge, the third such situation in well under a year. US authorities had begun another round of domain name seizures, this time against sites connected with sports streaming. The domains seized includ …
Mass P2P lawsuits have been filed all across the United States in recent months, especially by companies dealing with adult content. They have embraced this new revenue stream by the dozen and new studios are joining every month. Through these mass laws …
BitTorrent lawsuits have been popping up everywhere in the United States in recent months, especially from companies dealing with adult content. They have embraced this new revenue stream by the dozen. Through these mass lawsuits the copyright holders …
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Continuing a long-standing New Year's tradition, we present an up-to-date list of the world's most visited...
Privacy is important on the Internet, and BitTorrent users are certainly not excluded. Already, hundreds of...
With anti-piracy outfits and dubious law-firms policing BitTorrent swarms at an increasing rate, many Bittorrent users...
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