BitSoup Hacked Over Hurricane Fundraiser, Announces New Domain

BitSoup, one of the Internet's most established private BitTorrent trackers, has been under attack during the past two weeks. The site has been comprised and…

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent

The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, 'The Dark Knight Rises' tops the chart this week, followed by 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -…

Raided 9-Year-Old Pirate Bay Girl Came To Save Us All

This week, at the behest of an anti-piracy group, police executed a search warrant against an alleged file-sharer. Not only did the police feel it…

Megaupload Shutdown Hurt Box Office Revenues

A new paper suggests that box office revenues were negatively impacted after the shutdown of Megaupload. The dip in revenues was most visible for average…

“Anonymous” File-Sharing Darknet Ruled Illegal by German Court

A court in Hamburg, Germany, has granted an injunction against a user of the anonymous and encrypted file-sharing network RetroShare . RetroShare users exchange data…

“Poor” BitTorrent Copyright Troll Appeals For Cash To Fight Opponents

The Open Rights Group recently launched a fund-raising appeal to mount a legal challenge against a copyright troll aiming to target thousands with demands for…

UK Movie Pirates Spend (Way) More at The Box Office

This week UK communications regulator OFCOM published a report which concludes that one in six UK citizens has pirated digital goods online. The same report…

SurfTheChannel Owner Sentenced for Contempt of Court