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.
“Hong Kong, what an awesome place to do business and to host my new phantom persona,” Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom wrote here on TorrentFreak last December. “I should write a book about doing business in Hong Kong, that’s how good it is. People there …
US authorities began another round of domain name seizures a few hours ago, targeting several sports streaming sites. Thus far, neither the Department of Justice nor Homeland Security’s ICE unit have officially commented on the seizures, but it can …
Neil Young has been making music for nearly 50 years, so we have to assume that he’s an expert at the topic. Speaking at D: Dive into Media, Young discusses the state of the digital music business. While the singer is concerned about the fact that m …
This morning, Sweden’s Supreme Court announced that it would not be granting leave to appeal in the Pirate Bay case. This means that the prison sentences and millions of dollars in fines previously handed out to the four defendants will stand. Unsurpris …
Two weeks ago we reported on a “we the people” petition asking the White House to investigate the MPAA’s alleged bribery practices. A few days ago the petition reached its goal of 25.000 votes, and the Obama administration has now issued an offici …
Earlier today Sweden’s Supreme Court announced its decision not to grant leave to appeal in the long-running Pirate Bay criminal trial. This means that the prison sentences and fines against the defendants are now final. The Pirate Bay website itself, …
November 2010, the Swedish Court of Appeal found three people behind The Pirate Bay guilty of criminal copyright infringement offenses. Although Fredrik Neij, Peter Sunde and Carl Lundström all had their prison sentences decreased from the levels order …
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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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