Virgin Media Will be the First UK ISP to Disconnect Illegal File-Sharers
Trial run of controversial three strikes-and-your-out policy reportedly to begin in a few months.
There’s a disturbing report out today that Virgin Media, the UK’s largest residential broadband subscriber, is gearing up to begin disconnecting illegal file-sharers as part of the new three strikes-and-you-out policy that the BPI, the British Phonographic Industry, has long been [...]
NPR Interviews Bram Cohen
Insight into the "young genius behind BitTorrent."
If there’s one thing that NPR(National Public Radio) is known for it’s interviewing people in the scientific and technological fields that otherwise get short shrift in the national media.
Funded by taxpayer dollars it goes to great lengths to inform the public on a wide variety of topics [...]
How Bell and CBC Ignited Network Neutrality Debate in Canada
There has been a lot of talk about network neutrality in Canada these days. The debate started out as a quiet whisper when Rogers started throttling BitTorrent, but now the debate has gone from chilled to hot – and now, it has intensified over the past few days.
It’s amazing how far one posting can [...]
Transmission 1.10 Released
Popular lightweight BitTorrent client for Mac and Linux users gets updated.
Transmission is advertised as having been built from the ground up to be a lightweight, yet powerful BitTorrent client. Its simple, intuitive interface is designed to integrate tightly with whatever computing environment you choose to use. Transmission strikes a balance [...]
Compiled List of Top Private BitTorrent Tracker Sites
Useful cheat sheet also subdivided by the content categories of video games, movies, TV shows, music, anime, and more.
Sometimes it can take a while to discover new private BitTorrent tracker sites that offer a particular kind of content that you’re interested in. Usually one may have to patronize a discussion board or two or [...]
Mukasy – Piracy Fosters Terrorism, ZeroPaid Offers Pirate List
A report on Threat Level details attorney general Michael Mukasey saying that intellectual property theft threatens public safety and fosters terrorism. We here at ZeroPaid understand that terrorism presents a very real threat to millions of people, so we have compiled a short list of notorious pirates in an effort to help do our [...]
RIAA – Being Sued for Racketeering is a Scandal
Earlier this month, ZeroPaid reported on the racketeering lawsuit amendment. It seems as though the Recording Industry Association of America wasn’t too happy with the lawsuit and has responded to the claims.
For a quick recap, the lawsuit against the RIAA is for alleged racketeering. The activities the RIAA is being accused of include [...]
Blizzard Sues Autoplay Bot Developer for Copyright Infringement
In an interesting case being reported by a number of sources, Blizzard Entertainment is suing the maker of a bot called MMO Glider. The bot enables players to play World of Warcraft without the need for anyone to be behind the keyboard.
According to the reports, a Vivendi games lawyer visited his house over the [...]
Sony BMG Sued for Software Piracy – Assets Seized
Sony BMG, a company known for enforcing its intellectual property rights, is now facing the other end of an Intellectual Property related lawsuit. A report (French) says the complaining company, PointDev, seized some of Sonys assets which revealed that the pirated software appeared on four of their servers.
PointDev, a small software company, mandated a [...]
Reports – MPAA Sued for Defamation Over Piracy Lawsuit
It may be an interesting case. After receiving a lawsuit for copyright infringement late last year, reports are surfacing that the website is now suing the MPAA for false claims that they infringed copyright for profit.
There have been reports on vnunet and Shanghai Daily among other sites. A large “theater website” from China [...]
