Authorities Reiterate Threats to Target SnowTigers Donators, Users
Last week, French authorities used military intelligence to shut down SnowTigers. This week, French authorities said that their investigation found users donating to the website. They did, however, concede that they have to wait for a court decision on the matter before proceeding.
A report from 01net highlights (Google Translation) the latest developments on [...]
French Military Called in to Shut Down SnowTigers.net
There was a major shutdown of a private BitTorrent website recently. The French military was apparently used to shut down Snowtigers. 10 people were arrested and frequent members and donators are said to be of possible concern into the investigation.
The report comes from 01net (Google translation). From the report:
With more than 250 [...]
Swedish Minister Blasted for Applauding Outcome of The Pirate Bay Trial
The guilty verdict of The Pirate Bay happened well over a month ago, but the controversy surrounding the outcome of the initial trial keeps on coming. Recently, a Swedish minister applauded the guilty verdict, a comment that the Pirate Party of Sweden denounced.
A report from a Swedish news source, SVD, reports (Google translated) that [...]
Swedish Bank to Freeze Accounts of The Pirate Bay Admins
One of the most talked about trials surrounding file-sharing today took a new twist. The bank in charge of the accounts of The Pirate Bay admins signalled that it would co-operate with an enforcement body and freeze them. All this while the administrators of the famous BitTorrent site is demanding a re-trial.
It’s a [...]
Vuze Introduces “Vuze to Go”
Run the popular BitTorrent client from a portable disk drive, and download content from any PC.
Vuze, formerly Azureus, continues to try and create new ways for users of the BitTorrent client to watch HD video content on devices that they “already care about and own.”
Back in March it introduced a new Sidebar tool feature that [...]
Google Currently Offering Free Web App to Access BitTorrent Trackers
There have been many who compare Google to ThePirateBay. The technical front may be more of a grey area that can be debated back and forth, but the line that defines the differences between Google and ThePirateBay may be a little more blurry on that technical side after one observant user spotted Google’s hosted [...]
Mininova Tests Out “Content Recognition System”
BitTorrent tracker site wants to make it "easier for copyright owners to remove torrents that refer to infringing content from Mininova."
Dutch-based BitTorrent tracker site Mininova has announced that it’s running a content recognition trial as part of its overall efforts to "improve" its platform.
"Today, we decided to extend our platform and run a trial [...]
German Movie Studio Demands $1064 from File-Sharers
Has identified 10,000 IP addresses it says have illegally downloaded its films, sending pre-litigation settlement letters to 500 of them so far.
Constantin Film AG, a major German film production and distribution company, has reportedly been sending pre-litigation settlement letters to people it accuses of illegally downloading its movies since this past March.
It says it’s [...]
What Leak? “Wolverine” Rakes in $87 Million
Proves piracy, and even swine flu for that matter, doesn’t hurt a good movie,
Last month a workprint of “X-Men:Origins: Wolverine” leaked to BitTorrent, and many in the movie industry worried that it would harm ticket sales, a fear compounded by the current economic downturn and the spread of swine flu.
Those concerns were unwarranted with [...]
Lawyer – The Pirate Bay’s Legal Demise Could Endanger Google and YouTube
Much to the dismay of Google, there seems to be a movement afloat to compare The Pirate Bay to the ever-present search engine. While many of the comparisons are technical (and this is far from a unanimous opinion), one lawyer is looking at the legal similarities between the two sites.
Simon Levine wrote a column [...]
