MPAA: Megaupload Users Can Have Their Files Back, But…

Almost half a year has passed since Megaupload's servers were raided by the U.S. Government, and still there is no agreement on how former users…

Thunderbird Adds Cyberlocker Support

RIAA Wants Search Engines to Censor “Pirate Sites”

In a testimony before Congress on "The Future of Audio" today, RIAA CEO Cary Sherman will stress that more needs to be done to stop…

How Scary is the US “Six Strikes” Anti-Piracy Scheme?

The MPAA and RIAA, helped by all major Internet providers in the United States, will begin to warn and punish copyright infringers in the months…

BitTorrent Admin Jailed For Tax Evasion On Site Donations

A man from Sweden has been handed a jail sentence for offenses he committed while running a BitTorrent site. The former administrator of the PowerBits…

World’s Oldest BitTorrent Site Shuts Down

After a few turbulent years Filesoup – the oldest surviving BitTorrent site – has announced that it will close its doors for good. The UK-based…

ACTA Is Great, Says US Government

Top Torrent Sites Respect Copyright Takedowns, Just Like Google

Sites such as isoHunt, KickAssTorrents and Extratorrent are often characterized as lawless piracy havens that disregard the rights of content creators. But is this really…