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TorrentFreak: Police Keep Their Word, Shut Down File-Sharing Sites

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:25:44 +0000

Following high level talks with the IFPI and very public declarations on national TV, it recently became clear that Bulgarian authorities would start taking down torrent sites and other file-sharing services.

TorrentFreak: U.S. Copyright Group ‘Steal’ Competitor’s Website

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:17:13 +0000

The U.S. Copyright Group (USCG) has been all over the news in recent months. The lawyer group sued thousands of BitTorrent users who allegedly file-shared motion pictures belonging to their clients, including the Oscar-winning Hurt Locker. However, it turns out that USCG are not copyright purists either, as they have blatantly copied the website of a competitor without permission.

During May this year the makers of The Hurt Locker filed a complaint against the first 5,000 ‘John Does’.

TorrentFreak: uTorrent Web Now Available on iPad and Android

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:44:05 +0000

After adding support for the iPhone last month, BitTorrent Inc. has now made the remote access 'Web' feature of its uTorrent Falcon client compatible with the iPad and Android devices. uTorrent users can now remotely control their downloads from wherever they are on their favorite mobile device.

This year BitTorrent Inc. has been very active with the development of uTorrent.

TorrentFreak: BitTorrent Releasers Are The New Kids On The Piracy Block

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:01:38 +0000

For many years movies have been released onto the Internet, trickling down the so-called 'piracy pyramid' from elitist and private sites. Now a new breed of release groups are starting to make waves, bringing media directly to the masses.

TorrentFreak: Finnish ISPs to Warn Pirating Customers

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:29:37 +0000

Following in the footsteps of the UK, Finland is preparing a new piece of legislation that will make it mandatory for Internet providers to warn customers who download music and movies without consent from copyright holders. The proposal is meant to cut down piracy in Finland but both pro and anti-piracy outfits have their doubts abouts its potential effectiveness.

Finland is known as one of the most forward thinking countries when it comes to the Internet.

TorrentFreak: Pirate Party Offers Servers and Hosting To Wikileaks

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:24:34 +0000

This week Wikileaks released more than 90,000 government documents related to the war in Afghanistan. When added to the perceived damage caused by its earlier leaking of the 'Collateral Murder' video, Wikileaks is now undoubtedly a serious target for U.S. authorities.

TorrentFreak: uMap: Show Your uTorrent Peers in Google Maps

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:59:59 +0000

uMap is a new App that allows uTorrent users to display all the peers they are connected to on Google Maps. While the App provides a good visualization of global BitTorrent swarms, it also demonstrates that anonymity is hard to find for the regular torrenter.

In order for BitTorrent to work, clients need IP-addresses of people who are sharing the same files. Aside from being linked to a customer account at an ISP, IP-addresses also provide data on the geographical location of its users.

TorrentFreak: BitTorrent Releasers Slice The Top Off Movie Piracy Pyramid

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:10:36 +0000

Online movie piracy has largely enjoyed a fairly predictable structure during the last decade. New releases have generally hit the Internet on high-security 'topsites' first and then trickled down to become widely available on peer-to-peer networks. TorrentFreak now takes a look at a new wave of release groups who operate with a fresh and BitTorrent-powered philosophy.

In a nutshell, this is how online movie piracy has worked in recent times.

TorrentFreak: Peter Sunde Banned From Operating The Pirate Bay

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:30:34 +0000

Earlier this year The Pirate Bay's co-founders Gottfrid Svartholm and Fredrik Neij were banned from operating the site by a Swedish court. Today, The Pirate Bay's former spokesperson Peter Sunde was added to this list, and now faces a fine of nearly $70,000 if he does not comply with the decision.

TorrentFreak: UFC Subpoenas Streaming Sites To Track Down Uploader

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:01:16 +0000

Following threats in recent months that it would begin targeting those who obtain or deliver their content without permission, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced they are targeting two popular streaming hangouts.