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.
In its quest to stamp out piracy, the MPAA continues to pump money into its lobbying activities in the hope of planting the seeds of legislative change. While the debate over whether corporations should be allowed to lobby crime-fighting organizations s …
Last month CNET’s Download.com and parent company CBS were sued for several copyright infringement related offenses for their role in distributing LimeWire and other P2P software. Alki David and various artists allege that the defendants profited from co …
In February 2009, IRMA – representing EMI, Sony, Universal and Warner – reached an 11th hour out-of-court settlement with Irish ISP Eircom on the issue of illicit file-sharing. The deal would see Eircom introduce a graduated response system for dealing …
While all kinds of piracy are a thorn in the side of Hollywood, when illicit movies appear on the Internet at the same time as theatrical releases, this particularly draws the ire of studios. Over the past decade an awful lot of money has been spent try …
As detailed last week, a new report from the UN has heavily criticized the notion of disconnecting Internet subscribers on the basis that they may have breached music or movie copyrights. In his report, Special Rapporteur Frank La Rue said that he consi …
While sites like The Pirate Bay grab most of the headlines in the BitTorrent world, there is another thriving part of the eco-system which attracts much less attention. The Internet currently plays host to many hundreds, probably thousands, of so-called pr …
March last year the law firm Dunlap, Grubb and Weaver imported the mass litigation “pay up or else” anti-piracy scheme to the United States. The initial customers of the lawyers – who are also known as the U.S. Copyright Group – were relatively unk …
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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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