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latimesblogs.latimes.com - 10 days ago
Seeing how they run from the Pirate Bay
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — Just how big is the Pirate Bay among illegal downloaders? A new report by DtecNet , a Beverly Hills-based firm that tracks online piracy, found that transfers via the Bit Torrent protocol -- the most popular file-sharing application -- fell nearly ... (more) Seeing how they run from the Pirate Bay

Comments vote down TorrentFreak found this 10 days agofound this
RIAA Anti-Piracy Partner Clueless About BitTorrent
torrentfreak.com - 9 days ago
RIAA Anti-Piracy Partner Clueless About BitTorrent
— torrentfreak.com — In January we introduced DtecNet as the RIAA’s new evidence collecting outfit, replacing MediaSentry whose evidence gathering techniques have been highly criticized by experts. The Danish company is not limiting its services to the RIAA ... (more) RIAA Anti-Piracy Partner Clueless About BitTorrent

Comments vote down Techdirt found this 9 days agofound this
paidcontent.co.uk - 10 days ago
Pirate Bay Founders Found Guilty: One Year Jail Sentence, Likely To Appeal
— paidcontent.co.uk — A Swedish court has found the four men behind the infamous Swedish BitTorrent tracking site The Pirate Bay guilty of assisting copyright infringement. Each has been sentenced to one year in jail. Peter Sunde Kolmisoppi, Frederik Neij, Gottfrid ... (more) Pirate Bay Founders Found Guilty: One Year Jail ...

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torrentfreak.com - 3 days ago
Millions of File-Sharers Hide Their Identities Online
— torrentfreak.com — As pressure from anti-piracy outfits on governments to implement strict anti-piracy laws increases, millions of file-sharers have decided to protect their privacy by going anonymous. In Sweden alone an estimated 500,000 Internet subscribers are ... (more) Millions of File-Sharers Hide Their Identities Online

Comments vote down Techdirt found this 3 days agofound this
Pirate Bay Founders Banned From Running The Site
torrentfreak.com - 9 days ago
Pirate Bay Founders Banned From Running The Site
— torrentfreak.com — In August the bandwidth supplier to The Pirate Bay was ordered by a court to disconnect the world’s largest BitTorrent tracker from the Internet. Within hours the site had relocated to a new host, which immediately received similar threats. After ... (more) Pirate Bay Founders Banned From Running The Site

Comments vote down The Inquisitr » Technology found this 9 days agofound this
Google opens OneBox music service
news.bbc.co.uk - 9 days ago
Google opens OneBox music service
— news.bbc.co.uk — Search giant Google has entered the online music market with a new service for finding and buying music online. OneBox is an alliance with music sites Lala and MySpace-owned iLike. The US-only service allows people to search using song titles, artists ... (more) Google opens OneBox music service

Comments vote down T3.com All found this 9 days agofound this
TaffyBox Combines BitTorrent Search And Web Download
techcrunch.com - 12 days ago
TaffyBox Combines BitTorrent Search And Web Download
— techcrunch.com — An email announcing TaffyBox hit our inbox this morning. It’s yet-another-BitTorrent service, but there’s a hook that makes it a really nice choice for the casual BitTorrent user – easy search combined with a Java applet BitTorrent ... (more) TaffyBox Combines BitTorrent Search And Web Download

Comments vote down TorrentFreak found this 12 days agofound this
uTorrent 2.0 To Elimininate The Need For ISP Throttling
torrentfreak.com - 6 days ago
uTorrent 2.0 To Elimininate The Need For ISP Throttling
— torrentfreak.com — ISPs have been throttling BitTorrent traffic for years already. Although the true reasons for this are not always clear, some ISPs have argued that a high number of BitTorrent connections are slowing down other applications and traffic. In early ... (more) uTorrent 2.0 To Elimininate The Need For ISP Throttling

Comments vote down Download Squad found this 6 days agofound this
Review: Opera 10
techradar.com - 30 days ago
Review: Opera 10
— techradar.com — Opera 10 is fast and easy to use, and the ability to expand tabs into previews is handy. There's also integrated email and RSS reading, a download manager and a BitTorrent client, and the impressive 100 per cent Acid test compliance means Opera renders websites well. The interface is ... (more) Review: Opera 10

Comments vote down albertsquare albertsquare posted 30 days agoposted this
P2P Site Coalition to Help Indie Filmmakers
torrentfreak.com - 23 days ago
P2P Site Coalition to Help Indie Filmmakers
— torrentfreak.com — BitTorrent and file-sharing in general are often looked down upon, or even hated by Hollywood execs. On the other hand, most independent musicians and filmmakers see these new technologies as the ideal tool to publish their work at no cost, and reach ... (more) P2P Site Coalition to Help Indie Filmmakers

Comments vote down Techdirt found this 23 days agofound this
uTorrent Userbase Grows, Vuze takes a Dive
torrentfreak.com - 19 days ago
uTorrent Userbase Grows, Vuze takes a Dive
— torrentfreak.com — BitTorrent is by far the leading file-sharing technology, with millions of people using the protocol every day. Every two months we take a look at the market share of various BitTorrent clients to see if there are interesting trends emerging.  ... (more) uTorrent Userbase Grows, Vuze takes a Dive

Comments vote down NewTeeVee found this 19 days agofound this
torrentfreak.com - 19 days ago
Parliamentary Comms Group Says ‘No’ to UK 3-Strikes
— torrentfreak.com — Recently there has been a series of blows against proposals for ‘graduated response’ or ‘three strikes’ measures in the UK for dealing with alleged illicit file-sharers. This week alone we’ve had an Early Day Motion ... (more) Parliamentary Comms Group Says ‘No’ to UK 3-Strikes

Comments vote down Techdirt found this 19 days agofound this
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent
torrentfreak.com - 18 days ago
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent
— torrentfreak.com — This week there are four newcomers in the top 10, including this week’s most downloaded movie ‘Public Enemies’. The data for our weekly download chart is collected by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational ... (more) Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent

Comments vote down TechSpot found this 18 days agofound this
AT&T Tells Every Employee and Their Families to Complain to the FCC About Net Neutrality [At&t]
gizmodo.com - 16 days ago
AT&T Tells Every Employee and Their Families to Complain to the FCC About Net Neutrality [At&t]
— gizmodo.com — Remember the Comcastard stacked FCC hearing on BitTorrent blocking? AT&T; thinks that's a good strategy, since AT&T;'s main lobbyist sent a letter to all 300,000 employees "encouraging" them and their families to protest the FCC's net neutrality ... (more) AT&T Tells Every Employee and Their Families to Complain ...

Comments vote down The iPhone Blog found this 16 days agofound this
3-Strikes For Pirates Makes European Comeback Tour
torrentfreak.com - 15 days ago
3-Strikes For Pirates Makes European Comeback Tour
— torrentfreak.com — The threat of 3-strikes based legislation had been reduced in recent weeks, with strong protests in the UK and proposed legislation elsewhere meeting stiff opposition . However, none of this stopped the lobby groups, or the politicians looking to ... (more) 3-Strikes For Pirates Makes European Comeback Tour

Comments vote down Boing Boing found this 15 days agofound this
crunchgear.com - 15 days ago
Yikes: Hulu flirts with, yes, having you pay to watch it.
— crunchgear.com — Hey, remember Hulu.com ? It was a Web site that sort of came out of nowhere, and offered streaming TV shows from NBC and other networks. It was ad-supported, and free. People liked it. And then, one day, in October, 2009, a completely bonkers TV ... (more) Yikes: Hulu flirts with, yes, having you pay to watch it.

Comments vote down ZiggyTek Blog found this 15 days agofound this