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.
According to a release by the Department of Justice, yesterday Richard Franco Montejano of Harbor City, California, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge George H. King to one count of conspiracy to commit willful copyright infringement. The single …
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 …
If you had the chance to ask a question to someone who has been a member of the movie piracy Scene for half a decade, what would it be? Every day, millions of people download the latest blockbusters through file-sharing applications, and the majority of …
Up until today most of the hearings during the Pirate Bay appeal were simply copied from last year’s District Court hearings. Although this is somewhat ironic considering the topic at hand, the proceedings did not bring much new information, let alone the …
Over the last year, TorrentFreak has covered the controversies surrounding the Digital Economy Bill (DEB) extensively. ISPs don’t want it, many MPs don’t want it, the legal profession doesn’t think it’s legal and over 20,000 people have emailed their elec …
TV-shows are gaining popularity on BitTorrent year after year. In 2009 a new milestone was reached; for two shows in the top 10 – Heroes and Dexter – the number of downloads on BitTorrent has exceeded the average viewership on US television. The rise o …
In January 2008, China’s State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT) announced new regulations which stipulated that websites offering video had to have appropriate licensing and certification from the government. Following the announcemen …
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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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