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“We Won’t Block Pirate Bay,” Swedish Telecoms Giant Says

Last week's landmark ruling compelling a Swedish ISP to block The Pirate Bay won't spread quickly, despite copyright holders' wishes. Telecoms giant Telia says that…

February 21, 2017, 13:07 by Andy Maxwell

Research

Online Piracy Can Boost Comic Book Sales, Research Finds

A new academic study shows that piracy can have a positive effect on comic book sales under some conditions. The empirical research, which zooms in…

February 20, 2017, 23:59 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Kim Dotcom Extradition to Go Ahead, But Not on Copyright Grounds

The New Zealand High Court today ruled that Kim Dotcom can be extradited to the US, but it won't be on copyright grounds. After months…

February 20, 2017, 12:33 by Andy Maxwell

Anti-Piracy

Search Engines and Rightsholders Sign Landmark Anti-Piracy Deal

After well over half a decade of backroom meetings facilitated by the UK Government, search engines and major rightsholder groups have signed an anti-piracy agreement.…

February 20, 2017, 10:54 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Stats

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 02/20/17

The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'Doctor Strange' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Moana'. 'Arrival' completes the top…

February 20, 2017, 10:38 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Brave: A Privacy Focused Browser With Built-in Torrent Streaming

Brave is a new privacy and security focused web browser with built-in support for torrent downloading and streaming. The browser allows seasoned downloaders and complete…

February 19, 2017, 20:36 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Pirate Site With No Traffic Attracts 49m Mainly Bogus DMCA Notices

It's likely you've never heard of mp3toys.xyz since the site has very little traffic. However, thanks to a bungling anti-piracy outfit, the site is now…

February 19, 2017, 11:22 by Andy Maxwell

Is Megaupload’s ‘Crime’ a Common Cloud Hosting Practice?

Five years ago the US Government launched a criminal case against Megaupload and several of its former employees. One of the main allegations in the…

February 18, 2017, 21:31 by Ernesto Van der Sar

“We Won’t Block Pirate Bay,” Swedish Telecoms Giant Says

Online Piracy Can Boost Comic Book Sales, Research Finds

Kim Dotcom Extradition to Go Ahead, But Not on Copyright Grounds

Search Engines and Rightsholders Sign Landmark Anti-Piracy Deal

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 02/20/17

Brave: A Privacy Focused Browser With Built-in Torrent Streaming

Pirate Site With No Traffic Attracts 49m Mainly Bogus DMCA Notices

Is Megaupload’s ‘Crime’ a Common Cloud Hosting Practice?

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