Former OiNK User Arrested by UK Police
Alleged to have uploaded a single pre-release album to the music-oriented BitTorrent tracker site back in early 2007.
OiNK, the fabled and long shuttered music-oriented BitTorrent tracker site, continues to make headlines for now comes word that a former user was arrested by the UK’s Cleveland Police for allegedly having uploaded a single pre-release album back [...]
Net Neutrality Bill Hits Canada, Bell Sued for BitTorrent Throttling
New Democratic Party delivers on its promise to “prevent large ISPs from interfering with the free flow of information over the internet,” coinciding with word that Bell Canada faces class action lawsuit for BitTorrent throttling.
A network neutrality rally was held this past Tuesday to both garner support for the effort as well as to [...]
Prince Removes Radiohead ‘Creep’ Cover from YouTube
Claims copyright infringement even though the song doesn’t belong to him.
Prince, or the “artist formerly known as,” or whatever it is that he calls himself these days, continues to have an oddly myopic and self-serving attitude when it comes to “his” music. Despite having earned tens of millions of dollars during a career that [...]
German ISP and Telecommunications Company Raided Over Spy Scandal
The idea of a telecommunications company abusing its power to breach privacy has been anywhere from tossed around a few years back to an outright political battle as seen in the EFF warrentless wiretapping case today. If, however, one asks a German privacy advocate about ISPs illegally breaching privacy, there’s a good chance that [...]
Where to Find Free AND Legal BitTorrent Downloads
A list of 7 top BitTorrent tracker sites that offer music, movies, TV shows, games, and more.
Finding a decent selection of BitTorrent downloads that are both free and legal can be a challenging proposition for many including myself. Sure it’s easy to point to BitTorrent tracker sites like Mininova or The Pirate Bay as [...]
MASTER OF THE INTERNET
Hilarious old internet video from 1997.
I don’t usually post videos unless their news oriented, but this find from Funny or Die was too good to pass up.
I like the part where it lays out what the Internet has to offer, which includes “chatting with women”and “sending electronic M’s.”
Even better is when it notes how [...]
Obama, Hillary Favor Network Neutrality, McCain Prefers ‘Market Forces’
Despite receiving more than $6 million USD from the entertainment industry compared to McCain’s $550,000, still favor legislation to ensure unfiltered use of applications and access to content.
The Beatles used to sing that “money can’t buy you love,” but as we all know, in American politics it sure can buy you a kiss. This [...]
Canadian MP Announces Net Neutrality Bill During 300 Person Strong Rally
It has become an all-too often situation in Canada where there’s either a copyright or technology related bill being tabled or there are plans for such bills that many consumers end up having to fight against. Now there seems to be someone about to table a bill that activists and concerned Canadians are all [...]
What.CD, SumoTracker, BTMon, and FullDls Targeted by CRIA
MoxioColo, the ISP for each of the BitTorrent tracker sites, was recently served with cease and desist orders.
It looks like things are heating up again in Canada for BitTorrent tracker sites and their users with recent news that Moxio Colo, the ISP for a number of major BitTorrent tracker sites including: What.cd, SumoTorrent, BTMon [...]
Music Pirate Found Guilty of Criminal Copyright Infringement
Barry Gitarts is first person ever to have faced pirated music-related criminal copyright infringement charges.
Late last week the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced that it had successfully prosecuted 25yo Brooklyn,NY native Barry Gitarts for conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement. U.S. District Court Judge Liam O’Grady will sentence Gitarts on [...]
