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Here’s a must read article from the Harvard Business Review. It reiterates many of the things we’ve illustrated over the years on TorrentFreak, mainly that the abuse of copyright and repression of every technological advancement is actually killing innovation. Excerpt below: “Innovation has emerged as a key means by which the US can pull itself [...]

Congratulations to the MPAA, their new boss Chris Dodd took office a few days ago. The 66-year old former Democratic senator, who ran for President in 2008, will surely revitalize the tune of one of the best known anti-piracy outfits. The CEO and Chairman of the MPAA Dodd gave a lively inauguration speech earlier today [...]

Aside from their anti-piracy efforts, the MPAA is famous for their film ratings system in the United States. Through their ratings the MPAA can hurt the potential profitability of a film, and the ratings process itself is often a frustrating endeavor for filmmakers. In the video below, South Park’s Matt Stone shares his thoughts on [...]

IsoHunt has continued with its legal battle against Hollywood. The site has filed its reply brief at the U.S. Court of Appeals in which it hints that Google, not isoHunt, is the largest BitTorrent search engine on the Internet. Through the appeal, isoHunt hopes to reverse the permanent injunction which ordered it to filter its search results, and obtain a jury trial instead of a summary judgment.

The movie industry certainly had something to celebrate when it announced 2010′s box office revenues. For the first time in history box office grosses worldwide have surpassed the magic $30 billion mark and revenues are up 8 percent compared to 2009. But it’s not all positive news. Despite their achievements, in a surreal plot twist the MPAA is still calling for tougher legislation and strict enforcement to deal with the ever-looming piracy ghost.

Over the past several years many BitTorrent search engines have claimed in court that they’re “just like Google”, another search engine that allows users to find information scattered around the web. All this time Google itself remained silent on the issue, until now. The search giant has involved itself in the MPAA vs. isoHunt case recently, but not completely to the delight of isoHunt’s owner.

Hollywood opened up a new front in its war against piracy Tuesday by taking the Florida-based file host Hotfile.com to court. Hotfile facilitates copyright infringement “on a staggering scale,” the Motion Picture Association of America alleged, and “profits handsomely” from distributing unlicensed copies of major motion pictures and TV shows. This is the first time [...]