… September 2008, Gary Fung of BitTorrent site isoHunt took the unusual step of suing the Canadian Recording … Association (CRIA), seeking confirmation that the site’s operations (along with sister sites Torrentbox and Podtropolis) are …
… been increasingly complaining about the massive load BitTorrent transfers place on their networks. They claim that this load can reduce … including the MPAA and RIAA are already pushing for more cooperation from ISPs in tracking down copyright infringers. The relationship …
… which opened Usenet downloading to the masses. In May 2008 it received a threatening letter from the Motion Picture Association … Newzbin. Now, four months later, the site is still operating as normal but has received more details about its upcoming battle …
… malicious files but as more and more people migrated to BitTorrent, it naturally became a target. Uploading fakes to a BitTorrent … are getting a little smarter, adjusting the way they operate as the challenge is met by Mininova. They became aware that at certain …
… on October 15th, but the website is already fully operational. The project looks promising, and might prove to be a great tool for those who are interested in BitTorrent trends, including ourselves. One of the major downsides at the moment, …
… claims it “automatically filters copyright infringements, operating in a manner similar to a virus filter, without disrupting legitimate … a content update subscription. As the name of the site is TorrentFreak, and the main protocol in use is BitTorrent, let’s start there. …
… on the Internet, but this might just backfire. In May 2008, isoHunt received a Cease and Desist letter from the CRIA, in which they … as with the MPAA in the US, they ignored our offers of cooperation by the take down of .torrent links to their content files, so long as …
… mean, come on. Who needs BitTorrent when the Rhever network has over 20 Million files, 300 TB’s of … and does not require you to troll websites looking for .torrent files. Unfortunately for Rhever, there is no Internet ‘buzz’ … to get their material, recommending its own (currently non-operational) site to get them – NZB.net. Considering that Rhever’s strategy …
… as Newzbin didn’t go unnoticed with the MPAA. On 22nd May 2008, administrator ‘Caesium’ made an announcement: Newzbin has today … company that charges users for access, not an underground operation hiding in the shadows. It appears to comply fully with the laws in …
… now. It basically comes down to the question whether a BitTorrent site is facilitating copyright infringement by indexing .torrent files, … than Google, Defendants have no part in the design or operational control of the BitTorrent Network and have no more than a …
… we announced that YouTorrent was launching, I don’t think we expected the site to grow in popularity … climbing – quickly. It even caught ‘Jon’ the owner of YouTorrent off guard, although he couldn’t have been that surprised after … meta-search engine with categories and advanced search operators. 7. Torrent-Finder Searched more that 100 private and public …
