U.S. Copyright Alert System Security Could Be Improved, Review Finds This week the Center for Copyright Information released a new external review of its evidence gathering procedures. Overall the six-strikes Copyright Alert System gets a… November 21, 2014, 19:45 by Ernesto Van der Sar
BitTorrent Users are Avid, Eclectic Content Buyers, Survey Finds A new study carried out by BitTorrent Inc. has found that the company's users aren't the freeloaders they're often made out to be. The study… November 21, 2014, 11:23 by Andy Maxwell
Torrents Good For a Third of all Internet Traffic in Asia-Pacific New data published by the Canadian broadband management company Sandvine reveals that BitTorrent can be credited for one-third of all Internet traffic in the Asia-Pacific… November 20, 2014, 22:56 by Ernesto Van der Sar
BitTorrent Preps Sync Pro to Take on the Cloud BitTorrent Inc. has signaled the release of a new version of its popular Sync software. Aimed at rival services offered by companies such as Dropbox… November 20, 2014, 18:11 by Andy Maxwell
U.S. Brands Kim Dotcom a Fugitive, ‘Spies’ on Others The U.S. Government is trying to get its hands on the assets of Kim Dotcom and his fellow defendants through a civil lawsuit, with the… November 20, 2014, 12:32 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Court: $30,000 for Sharing a Pirated Movie is Excessive Punishment A federal court in Washington has rejected a $30,000 damages award against several Internet subscribers accused of downloading a pirated movie via BitTorrent. Judge Thomas… November 19, 2014, 23:30 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Artists and Labels Now Sue Chrysler Over CD-Ripping Cars The Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies has launched a new lawsuit targeting Chrysler for allowing car owners to rip CDs without paying royalties. The… November 19, 2014, 17:59 by Ernesto Van der Sar
If Illegal Sites Get Blocked Accidentally, Hard Luck Says Court In a case before the High Court, UK ISPs have raised concerns that 'innocent' sites might be taken offline due to them sharing IP addresses… November 19, 2014, 13:01 by Andy Maxwell