Megaupload Drops Mega Song Lawsuit to Focus on “Nonsense” US Charges

The troubled Megaupload will drop its lawsuit against Universal Music Group who allegedly deleted the immensely popular Mega Song from YouTube last December. While the…

Hotfile Researcher Discredits MPAA-Funded Piracy Study

The MPAA and file-hosting service Hotfile are ramping up their battle in court. To back up the claim that Hotfile is a piracy haven, the…

ACTA Battle Nears Climax in Europe

The European Parliament's international trade committee has rejected a proposal by David Martin, an MEP who is drafting the Parliament's position on ACTA. Martin wanted…

Mass BitTorrent Lawsuits Return to the UK

Speculative invoicing might be returning to the UK, thanks to a High Court judgment Monday. The practice, all but abandoned in the UK in the…

RapidShare Declared Legal In Court, With a Twist

A Higher Regional Court in Germany has ruled that file-hosting service RapidShare operates legally in Germany. The verdict is the result of a long-standing legal…

Spanish RIAA Sues Blogging Professor for Defamation

Spanish music group Promusicae has sued Enrique Dans, professor at the IE Business School and a well-known blogger, after he claimed that the group is…

Pirate Parties International Conference Takes Place Next Month

Lonely ISP Wants Other Providers To Disconnect Pirates

Having originally resisted the notion that it should stop its subscribers sharing copyright works, in a little under 4 years Ireland's ISP Eircom has come…