Interesting Parallels Between The Cannabis and File-Sharing Debates In 1968, at the height of the hippie movement, everybody was convinced cannabis would be legalized next week. It would take another 40 years. Why? March 14, 2016, 00:18 by Rick Falkvinge
Private Tracker Member Data Leaked Via BBCode Exploit A vulnerability in a popular private tracker has enabled a security expert to extract private data about site members and staff. The flaw, which was… March 13, 2016, 19:29 by Andy Maxwell
Piracy Keyword Filters for Usenet Don’t Work, Expert Says This week Hollywood-backed anti-piracy group BREIN reiterated its demands for a keyword-powered piracy filter to disable access to copyright infringing material on Usenet. However, according… March 13, 2016, 12:27 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Netflix Can’t Stream House of Cards Globally, Blames Licensing Deals Netflix's release of the fourth season of House of Cards has turned into a bitter disappointment for fans in dozens of countries. Due to "legacy"… March 12, 2016, 19:21 by Ernesto Van der Sar
VPN Provider’s No-Logging Claims Tested in FBI Case While many VPN providers say they do not log their users' activities in order to protect anonymity, it's not often their claims get tested in… March 12, 2016, 12:59 by Andy Maxwell
Australian Movie Giant Considering Legal Action Against Pirates After his appointment earlier this week as chairman of education-based anti-piracy outfit Creative Content Australia, Graham Burke has hinted at more ominous plans. The Village… March 11, 2016, 23:59 by Andy Maxwell
MPAA Wants to Keep Its Anti-Piracy Secrets From Google Hoping to find out more about the collaboration between the MPAA and Mississippi State Attorney General Jim Hood, Google recently requested a deposition of MPAA… March 11, 2016, 17:33 by Ernesto Van der Sar
MovieSwap Aims to Be a Huge Crowd-Powered Streaming Service A new service gathering steam on Kickstarter is set to immediately attract Hollywood's lawyers should it get off the ground. MusicSwap says it will receive… March 11, 2016, 10:55 by Andy Maxwell