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Man Who Leaked The Revenant Online Fined $1.1m
A man who leaked The Revenant online in advance of its theatrical release has been fined $1.1m. Former studio employee William Kyle Morarity stole copies of the movies while working on a studio lot...
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Google Piracy Takedown Requests Double in a Year, Set New Record
Google is coping with a continuous increase of takedown requests from copyright holders who are targeting pirate sites in its search results. The company currently processes a record-breaking 24...
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uTorrent’s New Altruistic Mode Baffles Enthusiastic File-Sharers
This week BitTorrent Inc. announced a brand new feature for its uTorrent and BitTorrent clients. By enforcing a 2:1 sharing ratio, Altruistic Mode appears to be designed for the file-sharer who really...
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“If KickassTorrents is a Criminal Operation, Google Should Start Worrying”
Polish authorities have extended the arrest of Artem Vaulin, the alleged owner of KickassTorrents. His defense team is currently preparing to fight the U.S. extradition request, which will start next...
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Microsoft Bing Debuts New DMCA Notice Dashboard
Microsoft's Bing has just debuted a new system which allows any copyright holder to submit and monitor the status of their DMCA complaints to the search engine. At the center of the tool is a brand...
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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 10/03/16
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'Mechanic: Resurrection' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Star Trek: Beyond'. 'Ghostbusters' completes the top three. This week...
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BREIN Unmasks Overseas Pirates Without a Court Order
Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN says it has discovered the identities of people running several pirate linking sites. Of interest in the case is that the identities were obtained from a UK-based hosting...
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Judge: Vague IP-Address Evidence is Not Enough to Expose BitTorrent ‘Pirates’
A California federal court has thrown up a roadblock for filmmakers who want to obtain the personal details of an alleged BitTorrent pirate. The judge refused to issue a subpoena, twice, because it's...
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Louis Theroux’s My Scientology Movie Leaks Online Before UK/US Theatrical...
Louis Theroux's much-anticipated upcoming movie investigating The Church of Scientology has been leaked online ahead of its UK/US theatrical release. My Scientology Movie, which was funded by the BBC,...
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U.S. Judge: Advertiser Is Not Liable for Pirate Sites
Advertising network JuicyAds has scored an early victory at a California federal court. In a tentative ruling, District Court Judge George Wu says he will grant a motion to dismiss the complaint from...
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Pirate Kodi Add-Ons Gain Massive Popularity
Streaming piracy is on the rise with the popular media center Kodi at the center of attention. While Kodi itself is a neutral platform, millions of people use third-party add-ons to turn it into the...
View ArticleWeb2Web: Serverless Websites Powered by Torrents & Bitcoin
Running a fully functional website in a regular browser without any central servers being involved sounds complicated, but with Web2Web it isn't. The project, powered by WebTorrent and bitcoin, allows...
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Russia Mulls Downloading Fines if Site Blocking Fails
Faced with the possibility that website blocking may not achieve its goals, Russia is now considering fresh opportunities for decreasing online file-sharing. Sources familiar with negotiations say...
View ArticleBram Cohen Says New uTorrent Mode is For Private Trackers
The new 'Altruistic Mode' built into the latest release of uTorrent has been bemusing file-sharers who say they're already generous without a software setting. However, BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen...
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Now You Can Torrent (and Explore) The Galaxy… in Your Browser!
Have you ever wanted to explore an accurate 3D map of the galaxy from the comfort of your own home? Thanks to data from ESA's Gaia satellite, you can. Float through two million stars and explore the...
View ArticleBREIN Tracks Down YouTube Pirate, Warns Others
Quote Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN continues to put pressure on pirates all over the Internet, including those on YouTube. This week they forced a pirating film uploader to cease his activities,...
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Court Rejects Massive Torrent Damages Claim, Admin Avoids Jail
Quote A former torrent site operator has largely avoided the goals of an aggressive movie industry prosecution in Sweden. Against a backdrop of demands for years in prison and millions in damages, the...
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RIAA: CloudFlare Shields Pirates and Frustrates Blocking Efforts
The RIAA has submitted its most recent overview of "notorious markets" to the U.S. Government. As usual, the music industry group lists various torrent sites, download portals and stream ripping sites...
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Lawmakers Warned That 10 Year Sentences Could Apply to File-Sharers
Quote The UK is currently forming new legislation that will harmonize sentences for offline and online piracy. While the theoretical 10-year maximum sentence is supposed to target only large-scale...
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Pastor Says Piracy is Literally Killing Actors, So He Gives Them Cars
Quote Nigerian Pastor Joshua Iginla is dedicating his life to helping people in need, including many local Nollywood stars. Due to piracy, many actors and actresses have passed away prematurely, he...
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