Alien-Level Tech Required To Crack New VPN Encryption Setup, Makers Say

In the wake of the Edward Snowden NSA revelations the use of encryption has become an extremely hot topic. Demand for anonymity tools has increased…

Pirate Admins Face Six Years in Jail After Spanish Govt. Approves New Bill

From previously being exceptionally lenient on those publishing links to copyrighted files without permission, Spain is now well on its way to cracking down on…

DEFCAD Launches ‘The Pirate Bay’ of 3D Printing

The people behind the first 3D-printable gun have quietly launched a brand new search engine for 3D-print models. The site, defcad.com, is currently in alpha…

Facebook Added to Russian Website Blocklist, Joins 30,000 Unofficial Others

Russia's Internet blacklist, which can blackhole websites for reasons ranging from copyright infringement through to drug-related information, has welcomed its highest profile addition. Russia's telecoms…

Scammers Flood The Internet Archive With Pirated Movies

The Internet Archive is being plagued by scammers who upload thousands of links to pirated movies in the hope of luring visitors into downloading malware…

Pirate Bay Blocking Orders Should Be Overturned Under EU Law, ISPs Argue

The Pirate Bay is blocked by court order in several European countries on copyright infringement grounds. In the Netherlands today, local ISPs are arguing that…

Massive Music Piracy Plunge Fails to Halt Decline in Sales

For more than a decade the music industry has attributed a massive decline in sales to music piracy. However, in a week where a report…

MPAA Accuses Google of Breeding Pirates