Government Concludes Investigation Following Anti-Piracy Data Breach

The French authority responsible for ensuring that data privacy law is applied to the handling of personal data has concluded its investigation into anti-piracy company…

Piracy and Copyright Challenges in 1841 Mirror Those of Today

Technology has come a long way since 1841, but the copyright debate at the time was strikingly similar to what we're witnessing today. 170 years…

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent

The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, 'The Hangover Part II' tops the chart this week, followed by 'Captain America: The First Avenger'. 'Harry…

Watch Out MAFIAA, Antibiotics Don’t Work On Viral Pirates

PROTECT-IP, the Digital Economy Act, site blocking, domain seizures and 3 strikes regimes. The list of techniques used to thwart online file-sharing seems to grow…

German Pirate Party Riding the Wave of Success

This week the German Pirate Party reached an impressive milestone as it hit double digits in the polls for the national elections. With one in…

The Case for Piracy

The Pirate Bay Users Long for Anonymity

New data from the largest ever survey among file-sharers shows that the majority of users on The Pirate Bay value their anonymity online, but only…

BitTorrent Throttling Internet Providers Exposed

Data published by the Google-backed Measurement Lab gives a unique insight into the BitTorrent throttling practices of ISPs all over the world. It reveals that…