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Publishers take down ebook file sharing site
Publishers take down ebook file sharing site
Global publishers Cambridge University Press, Elsevier and Pearson Education Ltd, among others, have taken down the popular ebook file sharing ...... 17 Feb 2012 - 9 comments
Study: Torrents have no effect on the U.S. box office
Study: Torrents have no effect on the U.S. box office
Thanks to a new academic paper from researchers at the University of Minnesota and Wellesley College, the world has more evidence that piracy ...... 15 Feb 2012 - 12 comments
Study: Megaupload shutdown has not affected global piracy, at all
Study: Megaupload shutdown has not affected global piracy, at all
Internet consulting firm DeepField Networks did some digging and it seems that the high-profile take down of major cyberlocker Megaupload has ...... 13 Feb 2012 - 20 comments
Feds take down FirstRow sports streaming
Feds take down FirstRow sports streaming
In an effort to shut down illegal sports streaming sites before the Super Bowl on Sunday, American prosecutors have taken down 16 popular sites ...... 03 Feb 2012 - 24 comments
RedLynx denies leaking its own game to torrent sites
RedLynx denies leaking its own game to torrent sites
RedLynx, a Finnish video game developer that was purchased by Ubisoft last year, has denied this week that it leaked its own game to torrent sites. ...... 31 Jan 2012 - 1 comment
RIAA comments on the death of Megaupload
RIAA comments on the death of Megaupload
Last week, the U.S. government shut down Megaupload.com, one of the largest and longest running cyberlockers in the business. Its founders, ...... 26 Jan 2012 - 40 comments
Filesonic is down for the count, cyberlockers falling left and right
Filesonic is down for the count, cyberlockers falling left and right
Following this week's mega news (no pun intended) of Megaupload being shut down by the DOJ, other cyberlockers are starting to fall, starting ...... 23 Jan 2012 - 32 comments
IRMA launches action against Ireland over pirated music
IRMA launches action against Ireland over pirated music
The Irish Music Rights Association (IRMA) has launched a formal action against Ireland over unauthorized music downloads. What seems to be ...... 23 Jan 2012 - 3 comments
Swizz Beatz was not CEO of Megaupload
Swizz Beatz was not CEO of Megaupload
Yesterday, the U.S. government shut down Megaupload.com, one of the largest and longest running cyberlockers in the business. Its founder, Kim ...... 21 Jan 2012 - 1 comment
UK judge okays extradition of college student for copyright infringement case
UK judge okays extradition of college student for copyright infringement case
A US request for extradition of a UK college student accused of criminal copyright infringement over linking to third party websites has been approved by a judge. 14 Jan 2012 - 24 comments
In the UK, CD sales fall, digital album downloads continue rise
In the UK, CD sales fall, digital album downloads continue rise
According to a report from the BPI, digital music continued its gradual growth in the UK, but physical CD sales fell so far that overall the ...... 03 Jan 2012 - 3 comments
The 2011 list of most pirated movies
The 2011 list of most pirated movies
Just like their annual video game list, TorrentFreak has released the list of the most pirated films of 2011. Topping the list was Fast Five, ...... 02 Jan 2012 - 17 comments
The 2011 list of most pirated video games
The 2011 list of most pirated video games
As is their annual tradition, TorrentFreak has revealed the top 10 most pirated video games for the year. The list is accurate as of December ...... 01 Jan 2012 - 7 comments
120 companies and groups come out in favor of SOPA
120 companies and groups come out in favor of SOPA
The judiciary committee and its chairman Lamar Smith have revealed the 120 formal supporters of SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act), the draconian ...... 23 Dec 2011 - 32 comments
RIAA and Homeland Security the latest organizations accused of illegal downloading
RIAA and Homeland Security the latest organizations accused of illegal downloading
The RIAA and Department of Homeland Security are the latest organizations accused of downloading pirated content via BitTorrent by TorrentFreak. 21 Dec 2011 - 16 comments
French Prez Sarkozy revealed as pirate?
French Prez Sarkozy revealed as pirate?
Last week we reported on the launch of Russian-based YouHaveDownloaded.com, which logs public torrent downloads. This week, it appears someone ...... 17 Dec 2011 - 11 comments
SOPA vote delayed
SOPA vote delayed
In a surprise move, The House Judiciary Committee has delayed the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) vote. The delay seems to be thanks to the ...... 16 Dec 2011 - 3 comments
Website tells you what you pirated
Website tells you what you pirated
New website aims tells you what you have pirated using BitTorrent recently by checking your IP address against its database. 14 Dec 2011 - 18 comments
Louis CK selling his latest movie DRM-Free, for $5, asks people not to steal it
Louis CK selling his latest movie DRM-Free, for $5, asks people not to steal it
Popular comedian Louis CK has decided to release his latest film, DRM-free, and for just $5. When you pay, you can stream the movie twice ...... 11 Dec 2011 - 11 comments
ICE seizes more domains
ICE seizes more domains
DoJ and ICE seize domain names of movie portals offering illegal downloads in Korea 04 Dec 2011 - 7 comments
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