Use DHT For a YouTube-like BitTorrent Content Discovery Journey

The main way for people to begin downloading content from BitTorrent is to visit one of the Internet's many hundreds of torrent sites. There they…

RIAA Failed To Disclose Expert’s Lobbying History to “Six-Strikes” Partners

A month before the controversial "six strikes" anti-piracy plan goes live in the U.S., the responsible Center of Copyright Information (CCI) is dealing with a…

New Megaupload To Launch On Police Raid Anniversary

January this year the U.S. Government destroyed Megaupload, but founder Kim Dotcom is a not done with the file-hosting business yet and is preparing a…

Games Developer Gives Customer Support To Pirate Bay Downloaders

It's not uncommon for content producers to go crazy when they discover their work is being made available via The Pirate Bay. But while the…

Megaupload Can’t Come Back Online, U.S. Tells Court

The U.S. Government has just submitted its objections to Megaupload's motion to temporarily dismiss the criminal indictment against the company. Megaupload's lawyers had argued that…

Dutch Get “Piracy Levy” for Tablets, Phones, Laptops and USB-Drives

TV Shack Admin Richard O’Dwyer “Almost Certain” To Be Extradited To US

The recent decision not to extradite hacker Gary McKinnon to the United States was considered by some as a sign of hope for the predicament…

Torrent Site Webhost Ordered to Pay “Piracy” Damages

Hollywood-backed anti-piracy outfit BREIN has won a landmark case against XS Networks, the former hosting provider of torrent site SumoTorrent. The Court of The Hague…