ChannelSurfing Admin Pleads Not Guilty to Criminal Copyright Charges

Following the seizure of several domains belonging to major sports streaming sites earlier this year, the feds arrested the operator of Channelsurfing.net. The 32-year-old Texan…

Cybercrime Police Shut Down Five File-Sharing Sites

The Italian police division tasked with handling cybercrime cases has announced it has shut down several file-sharing websites. The sites, which were connected by ownership,…

The Pirate Bay Trademark Handed To Alcohol Entrepreneur

A Sweden-based alcohol entrepreneur has successfully obtained the trademark "The Pirate Bay". Colin Scragg, who made complaints to police over share dealings at his former…

The Internet Revolts Against Anti-Piracy Censorship

Music Rights Group Bills Internet Providers For Piracy ‘Licence’

Belgian music royalty collecting agency Sabam has once again stepped up to enforce their strict copyright regime. Today the group announced that it will bill…

TalkTalk, Virgin and Sky Asked to Block Newzbin2

Warner Bros. Admits Sending HotFile False Takedown Requests

Hollywood movie studio Warner Bros. has admitted to a federal court that it removed files from the file-hosting site Hotfile without owning the copyrights. Some…

“Dirty Word” BitTorrent Admin Faces Furniture Seizure To Pay Piracy Fine

The former administrator of a pair of BitTorrent sites has been warned that tomorrow his furniture will be seized in order to pay off a…