October 10, 2008
- Michael Moore vs. Geographical Rights
About two weeks ago we reported the release of Michael Moore’s 'Slacker Uprising' on torrents. (…)
October 8, 2008
- Warner Bros Forces Wua.la to Close Down Its Largest User Group
Warner Bros is trying to increase its vigilance regarding digital piracy and now is watching closely the social file sharing and storage network Wua.la., Netzwelt.de reports. (…)
October 5, 2008
- Blizzard Paid $6 Million in Damages by WoW Bot Maker
Blizzard had the inspiration of adopting a copyright violation approach in its fight against the bot-maker MDY Industries and thus managed to gain $6 million in damages. (…)
October 4, 2008
- The Pirate Bay Unblocked in Italy
Good news for the Italian file sharing enthusiasts - the Swedish-based p2p file-sharing site Pirate Bay has been unblocked and the site can again be accessed from Italy. (…)
- EFF: the RIAA Must Admit Failure and Adopt a Different Strategy
The EFF thought was about time to lay the matter of how effective was the RIAA after all out on the table. (…)
October 3, 2008
- Rapidshare Ordered to Check All Uploads for Pirated Content
According to a German court Rapidshare.com’s efforts to prevent online piracy are very insufficient and its filters proved to do a poor job. (…)
September 30, 2008
- Demonoid Users Warned by Their ISPs
Any heavy file sharer is (or should be) aware of the fact that is safer to use private trackers than public ones. (…)
September 29, 2008
- European Parliament Says No to Anti-Piracy Proposals
Controversy lingers over after the file-sharing communities welcomed the news that the European Parliament has voted to formally throw out a number of anti-piracy proposals part of a recent attempt to reform the EU framework on electronic communications (telecom package). (…)
September 28, 2008
- Informed P2P User Act Warns About the Risks of File Sharing
Yesterday, in an attempt to prove the awareness they have come to with regard to the possible privacy and security dangers popular peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing applications may involve, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), together with Congressman John Barrow (D-GA) and Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee Joe Barton (R-TX), put forward the Informed P2P User Act, H.R. (…)
September 25, 2008
- Comcast to Develop Web-Based Bandwidth Monitor for Its Customers
Users that consume more than 250 Gigabyte of bandwidth per month will be cut off according to Comcast’s latest announcement. (…)
September 23, 2008
- Music Tank and What Legal Alternatives Lie There Ahead to P2P
Music Tank announces a series of four special discussions-events which will be focused on ways for the government, ISPs and others to provide legitimate downloading services. (…)
September 21, 2008
- Offering P2P Download Links Is Legal, Says Spanish Court
Some legal issues with regard to how piracy is interpreted may change. (…)
September 19, 2008
- Danish ISPs Refuse to Obey to IFPI's Policy Request
A group of Internet service providers in Denmark said no to proposals coming from International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) trade group, who insisted on ISPs introducing a "three strikes" policy with regard to file sharers on their networks. (…)
- MiniNova Introduces Free Content Distribution
There’s no such thing as too much money you talk about the industry – the Big 4 have proven it – their ongoing battle against P2P piracy has had, in their own words, “devastating” effects upon their businesses. (…)
- New Tool to Protect Businesses against File Sharing
Isis Forensics, a company founded by Danny Hughes and James Walkerdine of Lancaster University’s computing department, has come up with a tool in support of the businesses’ attempt to crack down on illegal file sharing. (…)
September 17, 2008
- Nexicon to Launch System That Collects Revenue from Illegal File Sharing
The famous musician Frank Zappa is bak in the news. (…)
September 12, 2008
- One CD, Four Uploaders…Copy Copyright Infringement
It’s been almost a year since OiNK, one of the largest private BitTorrent trackers, was put offline following the cooperative investigation of Dutch and British authorities. (…)
September 11, 2008
- Web Site Administrator Sentenced to Jail in P2P Case
Daniel Dove, 26, formerly of Clintwood, Va., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge James P. (…)
September 9, 2008
- P2P Bill Could Make Legal File Sharing Alternatives Obligatory on Campuses
New bill would require schools to offer students legal file-sharing alternatives. (…)
September 8, 2008
- Gamers Don’t Play…with Us!
Gaming company receives compensation fees in piracy case. (…)
