Remember Aaron Swartz (1986 – 2013)

A brilliant mind has passed and it’s heartbreaking.

The Official TPB AFK Trailer Is Out

BitTorrent Surf Turns a Chrome Browser Into a BitTorrent Client

A brand new Chrome extension from the makers of uTorrent turns the popular browser into an easy-to -use BitTorrent client with just a couple of…

Verizon’s “Six Strikes” Anti-Piracy Measures Unveiled

During the coming weeks the controversial “six-strikes” anti-piracy system will kick off in the U.S. While none of the participating ISPs have officially announced how…

U.S. Judge Dismisses “Copyright Shakedown” of Foreign Video Sites

Tube sites EmpFlix and TNAflix, which grew out of the famous BitTorrent trackers Empornium and PureTNA, were targeted in 2011 by an adult rightsholder company…

Bombing BitTorrent and File-Sharing Websites Back to the Stone Age

In the last decade file-sharing has turned from a hobbyist activity into something with mass market appeal. From just a handful of sites there are…

‘First’ Pirate Bay Server on Permanent Display in Computer Museum

The Pirate Bay is one of the best known file-sharing brands and in less than a decade the site has well-earned its place in computer…

RapidShare: Traffic and Piracy Dipped After New Business Model Kicked In

Under continued pressure to take additional anti-piracy measures, file-hosting site RapidShare introduced a new business strategy last year. The model restricted the ability of all…