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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 between providing useful functionality [...]

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 [...]

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 civil [...]

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 hiring [...]

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, 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 [...]

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 is [...]

Apparently decides that throttling BitTorrent to manage network traffic isn’t worth angering lawmakers, their customers, and just about everyone else. In a joint statement Comcast and BitTorrent Inc. have announced that they will undertake a “collaborative effort” with one another and with the broader Internet and ISP community to more effectively address network traffic managment [...]

Once the world’s most popular BitTorrent tracker site, it’s now gone for good. I can’t say that it wasn’t a big surprise to find out today that TorrentSpy had decided to close its doors permanently, for once it began “blocking” US visitors the handwriting was virtually written on the wall. Once one of the world’s [...]

Wants users of the popular BitTorrent client to install a plug-in that gathers intel about any ISP interference. Yesterday I mention Project Gemini’s LiveCD which simplified the process by which people could determine whether or not their ISP is actively throttling their BitTorrent traffic. Well, today the plot thickens with news that the Azureus developers [...]

The United States is frequently seen as an enforcer of copyright laws. Recently, it seems as though Europe is demanding that the US holds up their end of the copyright bargain. The United States copyright industry is credited for numerous instances of enforcing their copyright’s internationally. The most recent example is the case between the [...]

Simplifies the process of finding out whether or not your ISP is actively throttling your BitTorrent upload speeds. It’s no secret among Comcast customers that their ISP is actively throttling their BitTorrent connections in the name of network bandwidth “management.” The only trouble is that customers of different ISPs may be unaware if the same [...]

Mulling flat rate fee of $9 to $12 USD for unlimited downloads from its entire music catalog. Sony BMG Music Entertainment has announced recently that it’s developing an online music subscription service that would give users unlimited access to its music catalog for a flat rate monthly fee of around $9 to $12 USD. Also, [...]

Shows creators said they "got really sick of having to download our own show illegally" and so wanted to give themselves and others a legal alternative. Today South Park Digital Studios LLC, the joint venture between "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and Comedy Central, a division of MTVN Entertainment Group, have announced [...]

Last week, China started, among other things, blocking YouTube in an effort to stem the Tibet separation movement. This week, a number of reports point to the fact that China is increasingly stepping up the pressure on pro-Tibet protesters. Despite the clampdown on protesters, images and video continue to leak out onto the internet documenting [...]

New set-top box allows you to download torrents and watch them on TV all without the need for a PC. Remember that Magic Box you had always wished for? You know, the one that would finally free your PC of all your favorite movies and shows and put them where you can enjoy them better [...]

Bill Patry from Google has an interesting post regarding the tension between the country and the International Intellectual Property Association over not implementing the WIPO treaties. He notes that Israel is fighting the US based organization despite “bullying” tactics. If there is anything to take away from the post, it’s the fact that the copyright [...]