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We’ve covered all kinds of anti-piracy stories here on TorrentFreak, but what you are about to read has to rank up there as one of the most unusual. Even now we’re still scratching our heads and rubbing our chins. At the end of May 2011 a leaked copy of …
A very close personal friend of mine owns a curry restaurant. A few months ago “John”, who prefers to remain anonymous, called me to catch up on life, but mostly to complain about the cost of coconut milk. With the falling value of the dollar, the …
Earlier this week we wrote how music piracy is decreasing thanks to Spotify. In the article we posted a screenshot of the Spotify interface playing “The RIAA Took My Computer Away” from the band ‘My Son The Bum.’ This didn’t go unnoticed to the ba …
By now the story of The Pirate Bay (TPB) and its humble Swedish-only beginnings is a well worn tale. The site’s roots can be traced back to Piratbyrån (The Bureau of Piracy), a pro-piracy organization founded in August 2003. With the legendary BitTorre …
Texas lawyer Evan Stone is one of the more colorful characters in the U.S. file-sharing settlement sphere. The self-described programmer, filmmaker and musician, who when speaking of his pirate-chasing lifestyle says “I was born to do this shit,” is …
In June the MPAA and RIAA announced a ‘ground-breaking’ deal with all the major Internet providers in the United States. In an attempt to deter online piracy, a third-party company will monitor BitTorrent and other public file-sharing networks and collect …
In late 2009 The Pirate Bay made an announcement which initially shocked many BitTorrent users. With immediate effect the site would stop operating its own tracker. However, the torrent eco-system didn’t collapse because in part TPB would rely on other …
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