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 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 many countries around the world people are falling foul of laws originally penned for the analog world, but which are now being applied to a rapidly developing digital landscape. In the sphere of file-sharing and digital media the effect is particularly …
While most requests for file-sharing related cash settlements never make the headlines since their recipients simply dig deep and pay up, a minority end up making waves. A situation in Finland is developing into one such case. According to reports a wom …
In the second half of the 1800s, cars started appearing in Western Europe. At first, they were powered by steam engines, and later by various liquid fuels. We’re currently seeing a rerun of the political game surrounding that development. As industries …
GigaOm did an interview with Andrej Preston, aka Sloncek. As a teenager Andrej founded Suprnova.org, which once was the most popular BitTorrent site on the Internet. Andrej’s currently living in San Fransisco where he produces TorrentFreak TV and sev …
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 …
In common with many in his line of work, Jack Francis, a New York-based investigator with the RIAA, says that music from pirate sources is causing a huge problem for the industry. Unofficial sources are cutting up the market with cheap prices, says Francis …
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