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.
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 …
In the United States, United Kingdom and parts of Europe, there is an increasing momentum from the copyright lobby in favor of legislation which allows for the blocking of file-sharing sites at the ISP level. Where new laws prove politically dangerous, …
Last week millions of Indians were shaken up by what appeared to be a mass anti-piracy action from the Government. Many of the country’s leading Internet providers had blocked access to a wide range of file-hosting services including Mediafire, MegaUpload …
Back in November 2010, Jammie Thomas-Rasset lost her re-retrial against the RIAA. The jury found her guilty of infringing the rights of Capitol Records and awarded a $62,500 fine per song punishment. Sharing just 24 songs using the file-sharing clien …
The popular music streaming application Spotify will soon be integrated with Facebook. With Ludvig Strigeus, the creator of uTorrent, as one of the main engineers from the start Spotify has established itself as a major player in the music industry. …
The Syndicat National de L’édition Phonographique (SNEP) is an organization set up to protect the rights of the French recording industry. SNEP collects royalties for its member labels and also carries out anti-piracy activities on their behalf. As par …
From being one of the safest places in Europe to share files a few years ago, Sweden continues to prove problematic for those who share large amounts of music. Following an investigation by the Swedish arm of IFPI, two men now stand accused of sharing a …
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