New York Public Library Blocks The Pirate Bay (and TorrentFreak)

The New York Public Library is a bastion of public information and knowledge. While this may be true "on paper", the library has a surprisingly…

Pirate Movie Indexing Site Operator Sentenced To Five Months Jail

“Wee Man” Not Happy With Copyright Troll Lawsuits

Jason 'Wee Man' Acuna of Jackass fame is not amused that hundreds of people are sued for allegedly downloaded a movie he starred in. The…

MPAA: Pirates Can’t Hijack Freedom of Expression

Last week the European Court of Human Rights rejected an application to hear the cases of Peter Sunde and Fredrik Neij, two of the co-founders…

Treat People With Respect and They Won’t Pirate Your Product

Kim “Billy Big Steps” Dotcom Still Causing Headaches For Spy Agency

Yet more embarrassing information on the Kim Dotcom spying fiasco has surfaced in New Zealand. Documents show that in December 2011 when the spying began,…

RapidShare Prepares to Mass Delete Free User Data Over 5GB

RapidShare has announced a business model change that is causing panic among its non-premium users. After offering unlimited storage space to customers using its free…

Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Appeal in $222,000 File-Sharing Case

For close on six years the dizzying file-sharing case of the RIAA vs Jammie Thomas-Rasset has been winding its way back and forth through the…