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Kim Dotcom to Google, Twitter, Facebook: I Own Security Patent, Work With Me
Kim Dotcom has announced that he is the inventor of the so-called two-step authentication system and has a patent to prove it. The Megaupload founder says the security mechanism, which has just been introduced by Twitter, is being used by U.S. Show More Summary
RIAA: 20 Million Piracy Takedowns Sent to Google, Still No End in Sight
To mark the occasion of 20 million DMCA takedown notices sent to Google by RIAA member companies, the organization has complained that search engines still aren't doing enough to reduce the piracy problem. The RIAA says it is using a...Show More Summary
RIAA Makes Drastic Employee Cuts as Revenue Plummets
New tax records reveal that the RIAA has made heavy employee cuts after revenue dropped to a new low. Over the past two years the major record labels have cut back their membership dues from $33.6 to $23.6 million. RIAA staff plunged from 107 to 60 workers in the same period. Show More Summary
Pirate Bay User Downloads Visualized in Real-Time Art Installation
The file-sharing activities of BitTorrent users have become the input mechanism powering an art installation currently underway in Canada. The Pirate Cinema, a control room featuring three large screens and viewing area, is displaying a mashup of content pulled from the top 100 torrent swarms indexed by The Pirate Bay. Show More Summary
uTorrent Serves Over 5 Billion Ads Per Month
uTorrent parent company BitTorrent Inc. reports that the new advertising option in the popular BitTorrent client generates billions of ad impressions per month. Although users initially revolted against the idea of making uTorrent ad-supported, the new stats show that not too many of them turned the feature off. Show More Summary
Parent Punishes Kid for Triggering a “Six Strikes” Piracy Alert
The "six strikes" copyright alert system has claimed its first victory today. Tipped off by a copyright alert, a father found out that his kid was secretly sharing pirated material. The deviant behavior did not go unpunished and the parent in question ordered the teen to write a "note of apology" to the copyright holder, or else. Show More Summary
UK ISPs Block Huge Movie Site Movie2K, Proxy Immediately Unblocks
Internet service providers in the UK have today begun blocking one of the world's largest streaming movie portals. In a follow up to similar actions, the MPAA obtained a High Court order which compels all major ISPs to begin blocking Movie2K, a massive site with millions of visitors each month. Show More Summary
Police Raid School Teacher for Uploading History Book for Students
A teacher received a huge shock last week after uploading a copy of a book to his website that offers free educational resources for students. The Latvian publisher behind the work, a $4.00 history book, complained to the authorities which resulted in the teacher being raided by the police. Show More Summary
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again, 'Iron Man 3' tops the chart this week, followed by 'A Good Day to Die Hard'. 'Warm Bodies' completes the top three. Source: Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week
Hollywood Studios Censor Pirate Bay Documentary
It is no secret that Hollywood is trying to take down as many pirated movies as they can, but their targeting of a Creative Commons Pirate Bay documentary is something new. Viacom, Paramount, Fox and Lionsgate have all asked Google to take down links pointing to the Pirate Bay documentary TPB-AFK. Show More Summary
RapidShare Fires 75% of its Staff After “Rogue Site” Revamp Bites
RapidShare is fighting through a crisis after a massive downturn in business forced it to fire three-quarters of its workforce, an insider has revealed. After being labeled a "rogue site" by the U.S. Government, in 2011 the file-hosting service reportedly burned through half a million euros lobbying in the United States to save its reputation. Show More Summary
Canadian Police and Government Caught Pirating Movies and TV-Shows
With several movie studios gearing up to sue thousands of 'pirating' Internet subscribers in Canada, the local Pirate Party decided to take a look at the downloading habits of the Canadian police and Government. As it turns out, there are plenty of downloaders to be found on the law's side. Show More Summary
Fighting Censorship, Proxies Gear Up to Unblock More Torrent Sites
Earlier this week TorrentFreak received information to suggest that the recording industry is planning a fresh trip to the UK High Court to have even more torrent sites blocked at the ISP level. If they're successful there will only be one torrent site from the current world top ten not censored in the region. Show More Summary
BitTorrent Accounts for 35% of All Upload Traffic, VPNs are Booming
New data published by the Canadian broadband management company Sandvine reveals that BitTorrent can be credited for one third of all North American upload traffic during peak hours. BitTorrent usage also remains strong in Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific. Show More Summary
Grooveshark’s Future in Doubt After Settlements With Big Music
Grooveshark's lengthy legal battle with several of the world's major recording labels, who accused the popular music streaming service of mass-copyright infringement, may soon come to an end. Several of the company's (former) employees...Show More Summary
Banking Privacy More Important than Copyright Enforcement, Court Rules
In its quest to identify the owner of a file-sharing site, Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN pressured one of the largest banks in the Netherlands to hand over his or her personal details. In a decision this morning the Amsterdam Court said...Show More Summary
IsoHunt Will Take DMCA Safe Harbor Fight to the Supreme Court
In March, the Ninth Circuit declared that Canada-based BitTorrent search engine isoHunt is not entitled to protection under the safe harbor provisions of the DMCA due to its conduct many years ago. IsoHunt filed a petition for a rehearing before a jury, but yesterday a Ninth Circuit panel unanimously rejected it. Show More Summary
Pirate Bay Domain Registrar Assists Copyright Infringement, Prosecutor Claims
The organization responsible for Sweden's top-level domain is facing court action after refusing to disable or seize two domains operated by The Pirate Bay. The Internet Infrastructure Foundation, the body that administers the.SE TLD and engages in projects to better the Internet, now faces a court showdown. Show More Summary
Kim Dotcom Granted Supreme Court Appeal Over U.S. Evidence
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom and his alleged co-conspirators have been thrown a lifeline in their ongoing extradition battle in New Zealand. Previously it was decided that Dotcom could not examine the mountains of evidence being withheld by U.S. Show More Summary
“Six Strikes” Anti-Piracy Outfit Loses Company Status, Faces Penalties
The Center for Copyright Information, a partnership between the RIAA, MPAA and several major Internet providers, has had its company status revoked. The CCI, who are leading the "six strikes" anti-piracy scheme in the US, has violated state laws and is unable to conduct any official business anywhere in the United States. Show More Summary
