Megaupload 2.0 Will Link File Transfers to Bitcoin Transactions Kim Dotcom is teasing fresh information about his Megaupload 2.0 project set to launch in January 2017. Noting that every file transfer will be linked… August 5, 2016, 13:53 by Andy Maxwell
Piracy Torrentz Shuts Down, Largest Torrent Meta-Search Engine Says Farewell Torrentz.eu, one of the world's largest torrent sites, has announced "farewell" to its millions of users. The meta-search engine, which hosted no torrents of its… August 5, 2016, 08:50 by Ernesto Van der Sar
MPAA Anti-Piracy Cutbacks Lead to “Bullying” Lawsuit The ASA, formerly known as the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft, is being sued by its former managing director for discrimination and bullying. A decision… August 4, 2016, 18:18 by Andy Maxwell
BREIN Settles With Prolific Usenet Uploader for €15,000 Acting on behalf various copyright holders, anti-piracy group BREIN has signed a €15,000 settlement with a prolific Usenet uploader. The man, who uploaded over 18,000… August 4, 2016, 10:38 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Report: Operating Systems Should Actively Block Pirated Downloads Apple, Google and Microsoft, are in an ideal position to deter piracy, according to a new report published by Black Market Watch and the Global… August 3, 2016, 20:24 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Atlantic Records Subpoenas Reddit to Identify Music Leaker Atlantic Records has asked a New York judge to help reveal the identity of an individual who leaked an unreleased track to Reddit. Following a… August 3, 2016, 11:00 by Andy Maxwell
KAT Shutdown Aftermath: iTorrents Aims to Replace Torcache The shutdown of KickassTorrents had a pronounced impact on the torrent ecosystem. Not only did one of the largest torrent indexers disappear, the popular torrent… August 2, 2016, 22:54 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Court Rules Whole Site Blocking Justifiable in Piracy Fight Forcing ISPs to block entire websites to tackle Internet piracy is justifiable, a court in India has ruled. The decision by the Delhi High Court… August 2, 2016, 17:13 by Andy Maxwell