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Hotfile Shuts Down and Takes User Files With It

A few hours after news broke that Hotfile had signed a $80 million settlement agreement with the MPAA, the file-hosting service has completely shut down.…

December 4, 2013, 17:14 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Lawsuits

Hotfile Pays $80 Million to The MPAA, But Might Survive

Less than a week before the trial between file-hosting service Hotfile and the MPAA was scheduled to start, both parties have agreed on a settlement.…

December 4, 2013, 11:32 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Facebook Uses “Social Signals” and Profile Information to Stop Piracy

Social networking giant Facebook has been granted a patent to use profile information to analyze whether shared files are "pirated" or not. The data is…

December 3, 2013, 18:30 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Mega Denies $60,000 Mega.co Buy, But Prepares Icelandic Options

Last month the Mega.co domain changed hands for a estimated $60,000 but contrary to a report yesterday, Dotcom's Mega were not the buyers. However, as…

December 3, 2013, 14:05 by Andy Maxwell

Piracy

MPAA Wants Up to $500 Million in Damages from Hotfile

The trial between the MPAA and Hotfile starts next week and the movie studios are hoping to get over a quarter billion in damages from…

December 2, 2013, 23:15 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Russell Brand: Get My New DVD From The Pirate Bay

English comedian Russell Brand is no stranger to controversy and in the past few days the funnyman has been at it again, this time concerning…

December 2, 2013, 15:04 by Andy Maxwell

Stats

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week

The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again, 'Riddick' tops the chart this week, followed by 'Captain Phillips'. 'Kick Ass 2' completes…

December 2, 2013, 10:14 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Copyright Monopoly Disintegration Inevitable As It Only Takes A Single Country

The emergence of experimental legally autonomous startup zones in Honduras and other places is one of the most exciting developments in a long time, and…

December 1, 2013, 23:22 by Rick Falkvinge

Hotfile Shuts Down and Takes User Files With It

Hotfile Pays $80 Million to The MPAA, But Might Survive

Facebook Uses “Social Signals” and Profile Information to Stop Piracy

Mega Denies $60,000 Mega.co Buy, But Prepares Icelandic Options

MPAA Wants Up to $500 Million in Damages from Hotfile

Russell Brand: Get My New DVD From The Pirate Bay

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week

Copyright Monopoly Disintegration Inevitable As It Only Takes A Single Country

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