Judge: Pirate Party Name-Ban Decision Stands

Back in March the Russian Justice Ministry turned down the Pirate Party's attempt to officially register. The decision was made because the authorities feel that…

Artists Share 50,000 Free Music Albums on BitTorrent

With more than 300,000 tracks and 50,000 albums published since its inception, the music publishing website Jamendo holds one the greatest libraries of free music…

UPDATED: Indian Government Blocks Leading File-Sharing Services

According to growing reports coming out of India, users of several large Internet service providers can no longer access some of the world's largest file-hosting…

Appeal Punishes File-Sharer, Fine Increased 6x Over

Music Piracy Row Escalates Between Label and Magazine

A London-based music label and a German music magazine are having an escalating high-profile row over two leaked albums. Ninja Tunes have publicly accused Backspin…

15 Year-Old Boy Faces File-Sharing Prosecution

A 15 year-old from Sweden is facing prosecution after sharing copyright files online. The boy was deemed to have shared movies owned by so-far unnamed…

Super Meat Boy Devs Don’t Care About Piracy

Demand Progress Founder Arrested for Downloading Academic Articles