Do not disconnect pirate’s plea from artists
There was a well publicised meeting of senior suit types from the government and entertainment industries last week, where the topic of internet piracy was high up on the agenda. The idea is still to force the internet service providers to disconnect the pirates.
The entertainment industry want to follow the French way of three strikes [...]
Could Google be the next Pirate Bay?
It is debatable whether or not the Pirate Bay will be remain online; it depends on how the next few weeks or months pan out.
So if the site is forced to close, what now for the many users who elect to seek out music, films and games downloads?
It has been suggested that even if the [...]
Webmaster offering links is jailed
A webmaster whose website offered links to copyrighted material has been fined and jailed in Spain after it was found that the operation was illegal.
Some people may find it strange that the webmaster has found himself in such a predicament. However, there is a distinct difference between running a site that offers just links to [...]
Do not tell your friends about songs
To a certain extent, you can understand the music industries take on illegal copying of music, which is then either given or sold on to other music fans. However, in recent times we have seen lawsuits and claims made by the industry representatives on the people that they feel are guilty of sharing music.
Yet nothing [...]
Filesharing ok in Germany
Germany is set to become one of the world’s havens for filesharing activities. This comes as the German State Prosecution Service announces that they will no longer be following up most of the legal cases being brought up by copyright holder with regards to file sharing.
This means that individuals will be able to get away [...]
Torrent Privacy does just that
As the copyright holders and the authorities step up the campaign against file sharing, what can only be described as their worst nightmare has come to light, this is a tool, which actually hides the file sharers identity.
This new tool called TorrentPrivacy allows the user to bypass firewalls and even traffic shaping applications, while at [...]
Developer asks Pirates, Why?
It is a new trend flowing through the internet. This is where developers of games and software, along with the copyright owners of music, TV and film, are actually trying to sit down and talk to the pirates who upload copies of work to the internet in order for other to use.
The idea is to [...]
The Pirate Olympics
It is not always possible to watch sports events like the Olympics, simply because of the time zones from China, this means that the most popular heats and finals will be held during work times, so unless the boss allows a TV in where you work, then you are going to be missing out, or [...]
April 25, 2008The Pirate Bay hits twelve million users
Despite all of the efforts to get it shut down, the Pirate Bay is even more popular now than ever before. It was not that long ago when they celebrated passing the ten million user mark and it was thought that may be the limit, especially as there are so many people trying to prevent [...]
April 4, 2008Film makers to use Bit Torrent sites
Now film makers attempt to use Bit Torrents as a way to get their films out there and in the process get some much needed publicity which can in effect make an average film into a cult film that has been seen by millions.
In fact a film producer from Norway found that one of [...]
April 1, 2008Virgin Media cracks down on down loaders
It looks as if the first UK internet company to crack down on illegal down loaders of music and films will be Virgin Media. What the record companies are looking for is a warning system to be put in place, this is expected to take the form of a three strikes and you are out [...]
March 31, 2008911 added by Bit Torrents
Of course this is not directly correct, but the principle is. In a warning from the US Attorney General Michael Mukasey he is claiming that the massive amount of cash being raised through piracy and counterfeiting is in some cases going towards the financing of terrorism.
It is believed that terrorism groups now are following [...]
March 13, 2008File sharing sites blocked
Israel’s biggest ISP has been ordered by a court to block access to certain file sharing and torrent sites, which has done very little to stop people from visiting these sites. In fact there is a lot to be said about keeping quiet about things as the publicity generated by this case has caused even [...]
February 13, 2008Top Pirate flees the authorities
Geremi Adam is the worlds top pirate for making copies of films, he would go under the name of Adam aka “maVen” has disappeared off the face of the earth he has been linked with pirating many films, from ‘The Bourne Supremacy’ and ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’ through to ‘Spongebob Squarepants’ to [...]
January 14, 2008Bit Torrent has Jericho S2
Jericho is one of those shows that you either love or hate; in this case at one stage the second series had been cancelled. But has been brought back due to popular demand and the fact that one fan dumped five thousand pounds of peanuts, the ones in the shell, into the offices of CBS [...]