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.
Founded in 2008, RnBXclusive.com quickly became one of the most popular R&B / hip hop blogs. With over a quarter million fans on Facebook it was the go-to destination for many music fans. But that all changed today when the UK Government’s Serious Orga …
The U.S. Government is determined to do all it can to reduce online piracy, and a cable written by U.S. Ambassador William Taylor from Ukraine shows that this effort is not limited to the homeland. The cable, dated 17 December 2008, was published by Wi …
In 2009, following the raids against the OiNK BitTorrent tracker two years earlier, four uploaders to the site were sentenced to community service and up to £500 in fines. Their crimes – sharing an album with others before it was released in the shops. …
This a guest feature from UK-based lawyer David Cook from Burrows Bussin Solicitors. Cook and Burrows Bussin successful defended a 17-year-old alleged uploader to the now-defunct music tracker OiNK, and a 56-year-old administrator of the BitTorrent foru …
At the TorrentFreak office we toyed with several ideas to form the basis of this list. The largest failures, victories, losses, innovations and so forth, but it seemed impossible to make a good selection without leaving some of the best stories out. So …
While its birth was a relatively low-key affair, the launch of Mulve into the mainstream proved to be quite the opposite. In September the news of its arrival was reported on dozens of sites but it all came crashing down just a few days later. Undoubtedly …
Around the world the music and movie industries are doing their best to hold both Internet service providers and those who run websites liable for the actions of their users. Over in Russia the pressure being placed upon site owners has increased drama …
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