Google Removes BTJunkie From Search Results
Following a DMCA takedown request from Fox regarding an Avatar torrent, Google has removed the BTJunkie homepage from its search results.
The Pirate Bay Torrents Remain Online Despite Court Order
Last October the Amsterdam Court ruled that three former Pirate Bay operators had to remove a list of infringing torrents from the website and block access to Dutch users.
Torrents.ru Fights Back After Domain Seizure
Last week, Torrents.ru, a massive Russian BitTorrent site had its domain name suspended by order of the authorities.
Top 10 Torrent Sites Soon Without Mininova
For the first time in five years Mininova is about to disappear from the top 10 of most visited torrent sites.
TorrentFreak TV Season 2 Continues
Another brand new episode of TorrentFreak TV. This weeks episode covers the latest Pirate Bay news, Olympic pirates, Twitter's BitTorrent crush, Flattr, LG's pirate manual and much more.
Supreme Court Movie Piracy Case Could Reveal Wrong Person
After an ISP refused to hand over the identity of a customer to anti-piracy lawyers who claim him to be the first uploader of a pre-release movie, they took the case to court.
Bribed Pirate Bay Cop Now Heads Anti-Piracy Unit
Jim Keyzer, a police IT forensics specialist who was leading the Pirate Bay investigation while he was also working for Warner Bros. is back in action.
Can Google Secure a Safe Haven for BitTorrent Sites?
When the operators of The Pirate Bay were sentenced to prison last year Google quickly distanced itself from the site.
AFACT Blasts Judge, Will Appeal iiNet ISP Liability Decision
In early February, AFACT, representing several Hollywood movie studios,
US Government Consults Public On Illegal File-Sharing
The PRO-IP Act is a United States law that aims to combat copyright infringement by increasing civil and criminal penalties for offenders.
RapidShare Ordered To Proactively Filter Book Titles
Six book publishers have gained an injunction against file-hosting company, RapidShare.
New Zealand Introduces File-Sharing Amendment Bill
Following widespread objections, New Zealands Section92A guilty upon accusation anti-piracy law was scrapped last year.
isoHunt to Appeal in MPAA Lawsuit, Sees The Lite
Last year the BitTorrent search engine isoHunt lost in court against the MPAA. A Californian court ruled that isoHunt was guilty of inducing copyright infringement and granted summary judgment.
UK Says No To Disconnecting File-Sharers, Sort Of
One of the key clauses in the UK's Digital Economy Bill is the suggestion that alleged persistent copyright infringers could be disconnected from the Internet.
Piracy Isnt Killing The Movie Industry, Greed Is
At the box-office the major movie studios are raking in record profits, but their continuing refusal to widely adopt online business opportunities are hindering progress.
Anti-Piracy Group Loses In Court, Doesnt Want To Pay Costs
At the beginning of February, AFACT, representing several Hollywood movie studios,
Web-Sheriff Mistakenly Targets Legal Torrent Site
The Web-Sheriff has made quite a name for himself, targeting dozens of torrent sites in recent years for clients such as Prince, Michael Jackson and The Village People.
Dark Knight Cammer Gets 2 Years in Prison
A man who was caught by MPAA investigators camcording the hit movie The Dark Knight in a US theater during July 2008 has been sentenced.
How To Quickly Investigate A Fake BitTorrent Tracker
Seeding fake files on BitTorrent is nothing new and the practice has been carried out by anti-piracy groups and malware spreaders for a long time.
Microsoft RickRolls Port Slamming BitTorrent Users
According to the on-site WiFi operators at Microsoft's Tech.Ed Australia 2009 conference,
Investigation On Leaked Pirate Bay Verdict Closes
Last year, the District Court asked the police to investigate their own people after the verdict in The Pirate Bay case leaked to the public hours before it was officially delivered.
Huge Russian BitTorrent Site Has Domain Suspended
A massive Russian BitTorrent site has seen its domain name suspended by order of the authorities. Torrents.
Porn Studios Gag Rival Anti-Piracy Solution
The owners of several high traffic adult "tube" sites have developed an application that enables porn studios to prevent copyright infringement at no cost.