UK File-Sharers Face Disconnections After Appeal Court Ruling

Internet service providers BT and TalkTalk have lost their appeal against the UK's Digital Economy Act. The ISPs had argued that the legislation was incompatible…

With Digital Economy Act Ruling Due, ISPs Stung With Piracy Claims

A trio of Court of Appeal judges are expected to give their ruling today as to whether a decision by the High Court supporting the…

First American Pirate Conference Hits Massachusetts

History Shows That Copyright Monopolies Prevent Creativity And Innovation

We all too frequently hear that the copyright monopoly is supposed to encourage creativity and that the patent monopoly is supposed to encourage innovation. Most…

It’s Official: US Demands Extradition of Megaupload Suspects

Authorities in the United States have put in an official request to extradite Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom and the three other suspects in the "Mega…

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent

The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, 'The Grey' tops the chart this week, followed by 'Machine Gun Preacher'. 'The Three Musketeers' completes the…

Pirate Bay Block Inspires Crowdsourced Song – Bye Bye BPI

More and more regularly, TorrentFreak has been turning over its Sunday front page to people who have an opinion on copyright, file-sharing and other related…

GayTorrent Shuts Down