MPAA Using Megaupload Case as Backdoor SOPA, Court Hears

Political activist group Demand Progress has filed a brief in the Megaupload case, urging the court to disregard the MPAA's concerns over the return of…

Irish Record Labels Win, Court Reinstates “3 Strikes” For File-Sharing

Universal, EMI, Sony and Warner have secured a court order against a decision that had brought the music labels' "3 strike" anti-filesharing mechanism to its…

Megaupload Search Warrants Ruled Illegal by High Court

The search warrants used by police to raid the New Zealand home of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom have been ruled illegal. In addition, the data…

SurfTheChannel Owner Found Guilty of Conspiracy to Defraud

The owner of TV streaming links site SurfTheChannel has been found guilty of conspiracy to defraud at Newcastle Crown Court today for “facilitating” copyright infringement…

Pirate Bay Founder Fined For ‘Continued Involvement’ In The Site

As part of the punitive measures against both The Pirate Bay and its founders, a Swedish court previously banned two of the torrent site's founders…

Paypal Restores Account of BitTorrent Friendly VPN

Dropbox Bans BitTorrent Startup Boxopus Over Piracy Concerns

Dropbox has banned the new BitTorrent startup Boxopus from accessing its API. The company fears that BitTorrent's piracy stigma may rub off on the successful…

New Details of UK Piracy Monitoring Plan Made Public

UK communications regulatory body OFCOM has today published an amended version of its Initial Obligations Code, a set of rules relating to the anti-piracy provisions…