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.
The RIAA have been killing file-sharing services for more than a decade, but despite spending a fortune closing Napster, Grokster and LimeWire, music is even more widely available online than ever before, just from different sources. BitTorrent aside, s …
In the fall of 2003, a group of friends from Sweden decided to launch a BitTorrent tracker named ‘The Pirate Bay’. In the years that followed the BitTorrent site made history as it grew to become one of the most recognized brands on the Internet. …
YouTube is without doubt one of the greatest sites ever to grace the Internet. In its library it has countless videos, many accompanied by music, and for millions of web users its a site to visit every single day. But for all its brilliance, YouTube isn …
After several years the court case between EMI and MP3tunes has come to an end, and the verdict can be seen as a clear victory for the music storage service. The ruling handed down by Judge William Pauley yesterday confirms that MP3tunes “did not promot …
The record labels would have you believe that Napster and now BitTorrent are ushering in the Dark Age of music, but really it’s just the Dark Age of the music industry; music as an art form is on the brink of a new renaissance. Here’s a countdown of th …
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 …
That “Pirate Party” is not allowed as a political party name in Russia might seem odd at first. The obvious intent was clear – to prevent groups which have the promotion of criminal acts at their core, such as the Pedophile Party, the Kill-all-Jew …
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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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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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BitTorrent can be fun, as long as you get decent speeds. Not satisfied with your current...