News via TorrentFreak / May 19, 2013 11:52 am
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- May 19, 2013
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RapidShare is fighting through a crisis after a massive downturn in business forced it to fire three-quarters of its workforce, an insider has revealed. After being labeled a “rogue site” by the U.S. Government, in 2011 the file-hosting service reportedly burned through half a million euros lobbying in the United States to save its reputation. The company is now struggling to find a new path after severing ties with millions of former users.
After its launch in 2004, RapidShare’s speedy growth saw …
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News via TorrentFreak / May 18, 2013 11:48 pm
- Ernesto
- May 19, 2013
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With several movie studios gearing up to sue thousands of ‘pirating’ Internet subscribers in Canada, the local Pirate Party decided to take a look at the downloading habits of the Canadian police and Government. As it turns out, there are plenty of downloaders to be found on the law’s side. However, unlike individual citizens it is doubtful that the guardians of the law will get in trouble for their alleged defiance.
Over the past months we’ve discovered ‘pirates’ in the most unusual places, …
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News via TorrentFreak / May 18, 2013 11:47 am
- Andy
- May 18, 2013
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Earlier this week TorrentFreak received information to suggest that the recording industry is planning a fresh trip to the UK High Court to have even more torrent sites blocked at the ISP level. If they’re successful there will only be one torrent site from the current world top ten not censored in the region. However, news travels fast and according to the leading Pirate Bay and KAT proxy operators, preparations are already under way to circumvent the blockades.
Tuesday morning, TorrentFreak …
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News via TorrentFreak / May 17, 2013 11:47 pm
New data published by the Canadian broadband management company Sandvine reveals that BitTorrent can be credited for one third of all North American upload traffic during peak hours. BitTorrent usage also remains strong in Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific. The report further confirms that SSL traffic has more than doubled in a year, partly due to an increase in VPN use.
Over the years we have been following various reports on changes in Internet traffic, specifically in relation to …
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News via TorrentFreak / May 17, 2013 5:47 pm
- Ernesto
- May 17, 2013
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Grooveshark’s lengthy legal battle with several of the world’s major recording labels, who accused the popular music streaming service of mass-copyright infringement, may soon come to an end. Several of the company’s (former) employees have agreed to a “consent judgment” which prohibits them from infringing the major labels’ copyrights or working with similar services in future. No settlement has been reached with the parent company yet, but the recent developments cast doubt over Grooveshark’s future.
In November 2011, Universal Music Group, the world’s largest …
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News via TorrentFreak / May 17, 2013 11:47 am
In its quest to identify the owner of a file-sharing site, Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN pressured one of the largest banks in the Netherlands to hand over his or her personal details. In a decision this morning the Amsterdam Court said that while BREIN has a responsibility to enforce copyright on behalf of its members, the bank has a greater responsibility to protect its customers’ privacy.
Founded way back in 2001, FTD grew to become the largest Usenet community in the Netherlands with around half …
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News via TorrentFreak / May 16, 2013 11:47 pm
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- May 16, 2013
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In March, the Ninth Circuit declared that Canada-based BitTorrent search engine isoHunt is not entitled to protection under the safe harbor provisions of the DMCA due to its conduct many years ago. IsoHunt filed a petition for a rehearing before a jury, but yesterday a Ninth Circuit panel unanimously rejected it. Isohunt lawyer Ira Rothken informs TorrentFreak that the right to a jury trial is protected by the constitution and isoHunt is now in the process of requesting a Supreme Court review.…
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News via TorrentFreak / May 16, 2013 11:45 am
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News via TorrentFreak / May 16, 2013 5:45 am
- Ernesto
- May 16, 2013
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Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom and his alleged co-conspirators have been thrown a lifeline in their ongoing extradition battle in New Zealand. Previously it was decided that Dotcom could not examine the mountains of evidence being withheld by U.S. authorities, but the Supreme Court has now granted an appeal, so the matter can be settled at the country’s highest court.
Since early last year Kim Dotcom and the rest of the “Mega Conspiracy” have been accused by the U.S. Government of running a criminal operation.…
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News via TorrentFreak / May 15, 2013 5:43 pm
- Ernesto
- May 15, 2013
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The Center for Copyright Information, a partnership between the RIAA, MPAA and several major Internet providers, has had its company status revoked. The CCI, who are leading the “six strikes” anti-piracy scheme in the US, has violated state laws and is unable to conduct any official business anywhere in the United States. In addition the outfit faces civil penalties and risks losing its name to a third-party company.
During the summer of 2011 the MPAA and RIAA teamed up with five major …
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