MPAA: Piracy is NOT Theft After All

Music Pirates Will Be Unmasked, Despite Band’s Protests

Despite protests from the band All Shall Perish, the identities of 80 alleged file-sharers of their music are set to be handed over to a…

Anti-Piracy Outfits Launch Attack on BitTorrent Protocol

In recent weeks alarm bells sounded at Poland's Computer Emergency Response Team when it was discovered that an unknown entity is sending massive amounts of…

BitTorrent Inc Takes Legal Action Against Download Scammers

BitTorrent Inc., the company behind the BitTorrent protocol and the world famous uTorrent client, has taken legal action against a company attempting to trade on…

US “Six Strikes” Anti-Piracy Scheme Delayed

Soon the file-sharing habits of millions of BitTorrent users in the United States will be monitored as part of an agreement between the MPAA, RIAA,…

Pirate Bay Ban Rockets Pirate Party Website Into The Big Time

The court-ordered ISP blockade of The Pirate Bay immediately backfired earlier this month when it massively raised awareness and caused the site to receive millions…

File-Sharing Is Linked to Depression, Researchers Find

A new paper published by researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology reveals that people with depressive symptoms are more avid file-sharers than those…

BitTorrent Piracy Boosts Music Sales, Study Finds

A new academic paper by a researcher from the North Carolina State University has examined the link between BitTorrent downloads and music album sales. Contrary…