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Dutch court orders Pirate Bay block
Dutch court orders Pirate Bay block
After becoming the first EU country to enshrine Net Neutality principles into national law, a court in the Netherlands has ordered the Pirate Bay blocked by ISPs. 10 May 2012 - 3 comments
U.S. judge doubts IP addresses can identify pirates
U.S. judge doubts IP addresses can identify pirates
A U.S. judge has questioned the concept that an IP address is enough to identify a person responsible for copyright infringement. 09 May 2012 - 6 comments
Canada once again labeled as piracy haven
Canada once again labeled as piracy haven
The United States Trade Representative has labeled Canada a haven of piracy, once again. Algeria, Argentina, Chile, China, India, Indonesia, ...... 08 May 2012 - 13 comments
Torrent sites, Vimeo blocked in India
Torrent sites, Vimeo blocked in India
Although the government has not confirmed the move, news out of India is that there has been a massive blocking of torrent and other video-sharing sites. ...... 07 May 2012 - 9 comments
Even with pirated copy available, The Avengers shatters box office records
Even with pirated copy available, The Avengers shatters box office records
It appears that actually putting together a strong cast and a good story can still lead to strong box office sales. The Marvel blockbuster ...... 06 May 2012 - 22 comments
The Pirate Bay sees increase in traffic after UK ban
The Pirate Bay sees increase in traffic after UK ban
Last week, the High Court ruled that all UK ISPs must block The Pirate Bay. Sky, Everything Everywhere, TalkTalk, O2 and Virgin Media must ...... 05 May 2012 - 3 comments
Court: British ISPs must block The Pirate Bay
Court: British ISPs must block The Pirate Bay
The High Court has ruled today that UK ISPs must block The Pirate Bay. Sky, Everything Everywhere, TalkTalk, O2 and Virgin Media most now ...... 30 Apr 2012 - 14 comments
Members of IMAGiNE release group get indicted
Members of IMAGiNE release group get indicted
Four members of the popular IMAGiNE scene release group are facing up to thirty years in prison for criminal copyright infringement. The ...... 27 Apr 2012 - 11 comments
Australian police accused of piracy
Australian police accused of piracy
The software company Micro Focus has accused the Australian police department of using its ViewNow software without authorization. Micro's ...... 25 Apr 2012 - 4 comments
Judge declines to kill 25 petabytes of Megaupload data
Judge declines to kill 25 petabytes of Megaupload data
Last week, attorneys for the former top cyberlocker Megaupload came out swinging, calling the criminal prosecution of the site's top executives ...... 16 Apr 2012 - 3 comments
News Corp. firm accused of helping consumers pirate ITV services
News Corp. firm accused of helping consumers pirate ITV services
A conditional access software developer that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. purchased in 1992 has been accused of hacking a rival's systems in ...... 27 Mar 2012 - 3 comments
British former owner of TVShack to be extradited to U.S.
British former owner of TVShack to be extradited to U.S.
23-year-old British student Richard O'Dwyer will be extradited to the U.S. to face multiple copyright infringement charges, despite never having ...... 24 Mar 2012 - 30 comments
Google backs Hotfile in copyright fight against MPAA
Google backs Hotfile in copyright fight against MPAA
Google has backed Hotfile in its fight against the major movie studios. The search giant has filed an amicus brief on behalf of the cyberlocker, ...... 21 Mar 2012 - 28 comments
Apple sued over pirated ebooks
Apple sued over pirated ebooks
A group of Chinese authors has sued Apple this week, claiming the tech giant has been selling unlicensed copies of their ebooks via their iOS App Store. ...... 20 Mar 2012 - 3 comments
Rapidshare ordered to proactively filter pirated content
Rapidshare ordered to proactively filter pirated content
A higher court in Germany has ruled this week that cyberlocker Rapidshare must proactively filter pirated content from its site. The decision ...... 19 Mar 2012 - 11 comments
The UK is about to get tougher on pirates
The UK is about to get tougher on pirates
ISPs BT and TalkTalk have lost their appeal against the UK government's "Digital Economy Act." The act, which will force ISPs to send warning ...... 07 Mar 2012 - 10 comments
Pirated TV show release groups move to new standard, MP4
Pirated TV show release groups move to new standard, MP4
Most of the heavy hitters in the TV show piracy scene have moved away from the XviD/AVI standard of the past decade and started releasing files in MP4/x264. ...... 03 Mar 2012 - 61 comments
'Conan the Barbarian' downloaders beware, studio starts mass lawsuit
'Conan the Barbarian' downloaders beware, studio starts mass lawsuit
Movie studio Nu Image has started a mass lawsuit against alleged downloaders of the 2011 movie 'Conan the Barbarian.' The suit against 2165 ...... 28 Feb 2012 - 28 comments
Rapidshare throttling free user download speeds to stop piracy
Rapidshare throttling free user download speeds to stop piracy
Rapidshare has confirmed it is throttling the download speed "free users" of its service receive in an effort to reduce piracy. Free users ...... 24 Feb 2012 - 12 comments
Feds seize $50 million more of Megaupload's assets
Feds seize $50 million more of Megaupload's assets
Authorities have seized another $50 million of Megaupload-related assets. The government also added that the company had 66.6 million registered ...... 20 Feb 2012 - 9 comments
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