UK Govt Issues Advice on Dealing With Copyright Trolls The UK government has just published advice for people receiving cash demands from so-called copyright trolls. The Intellectual Property Office says that bill payers who… April 8, 2016, 08:50 by Andy Maxwell
WebTorrent Desktop Streams Torrents Beautifully WebTorrent is best described as a BitTorrent client for the web. It allows people to share files directly from their browser, without having to configure… April 7, 2016, 17:01 by Andy Maxwell
Linking to Pirated Content Is Not Copyright Infringement, Says EU Court Adviser Linking to pirated content that is already available to the public can not be seen as copyright infringement under the European Copyright Directive. This is… April 7, 2016, 12:11 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Steam Censors Pirate Bay Links in Chat Client Steam users who want to share a link to The Pirate Bay from the built-in chat client will be disappointed, as mentions of the popular… April 6, 2016, 18:57 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Geo-Blocking Madness Highlighted by Hidden Camera Stunt Millions of consumers of digital content are regularly informed that since they live in a certain region the content they're trying to access is off-limits.… April 6, 2016, 10:55 by Andy Maxwell
Panama Papers Endanger Anonymity of ‘Pirate’ Sites Described as one of the largest leaks in history, the Panama Papers reveal where some of the wealthiest people in the world hide their fortunes.… April 5, 2016, 19:09 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Panama Papers: Pirates Prepare to Takeover Iceland (Update) Prime Minister of Iceland Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson is facing calls for early general elections after it was revealed he is among many politicians linked to… April 5, 2016, 11:19 by Andy Maxwell
Movie Studios Want to Copy Megaupload’s Servers Hollywood's major movie studios are protesting a request from Megaupload's legal team to put their civil lawsuit on hold for another six months. The movie… April 4, 2016, 20:17 by Ernesto Van der Sar