DMCA: Horrors of a Broad and Automated Censorship Tool

The DMCA was once drafted to protect the interests of copyright holders, allowing them to take infringing content offline. Today, however, the system is systematically…

BitTorrent Pirates Go Nuts After TV Release Groups Dump Xvid

Some Internet piracy groups decided to implement some new regulations and standards last week. Instead of releasing TV shows in the Xvid/avi format, groups responsible…

Anonymous, Decentralized and Uncensored File-Sharing is Booming

The file-sharing landscape is slowly adjusting in response to the continued push for more anti-piracy tools, the final Pirate Bay verdict, and the raids and…

Police Censor Google, Facebook and 8,000 Other Sites by Accident

A "human error" carried out by the police resulted in thousands of websites being completely blocked at the DNS level yesterday. Danish visitors to around…

The Pirate Bay Is Down, But Don’t Panic

Artist and Hacktivists Sabotage Spanish Anti-Piracy Law

In an attempt to sabotage a new anti-piracy law that went into effect today, hundreds of websites in Spain are participating in a unique protest…

Kim Dotcom: US Govt Is Protecting An Outdated Monopolistic Business Model

The dramatic shutdown of Megaupload and the US government's case against the operators of the service has the potential to alter the entire service provider…

Belgian Music Pirate Slapped With 65,651 Euro in Damages