Some Pirate Sites Have Little Respect For Their Users Basic rules of economics dictate that websites need a way to monetize their operations but with pressure in the advertising world increasing, options for pirate… January 24, 2016, 17:58 by Andy Maxwell
World’s Oldest Torrent Is Still Being Shared After 4,419 Days A fan-created ASCII version of the 1999 sci-fi classic The Matrix is the oldest known torrent that's still active. Created more than 12 years ago,… January 24, 2016, 13:05 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Creative Kids Turn MIT Website Into a ‘Piracy’ Haven In recent weeks the music industry has started to target the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) website over tens of thousands of copyright infringements. The… January 23, 2016, 19:19 by Ernesto Van der Sar
The Site Lifting the Veil on Netflix’s Geo-Restrictions It's now common knowledge that users of Netflix in one country can often get access to a better range of movies and TV shows if… January 23, 2016, 11:42 by Andy Maxwell
EFF Warns Against Broad “Stay Down” Anti-Piracy Filters Copyright holders want websites to implement strict filters to guarantee that content stays down after a DMCA notice is received. The EFF warns against these… January 22, 2016, 21:03 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Pirate Sites Decrease in Numbers, Increase in Strength The main lawyer and public face of Pirate Bay nemesis Rights Alliance says that the file-sharing landscape in Sweden has shifted. Henrik Pontén says that… January 22, 2016, 11:11 by Andy Maxwell
Research Piracy Can Boost Digital Music Sales, Research Shows A new academic paper published by the Economics Department of Queen's University examines the link between BitTorrent downloads and music album sales. The study shows… January 21, 2016, 20:36 by Ernesto Van der Sar
UK Gov Opens Consultation on Netflix-Style Geo-Blocking The UK government has launched a public consultation on the EU's proposals to ban Netflix-style geo-blocking. The government says it wants its citizens to be… January 21, 2016, 11:38 by Andy Maxwell