Website That Claims to Have Hacked ThePirateBay Vanishes
In what may be one of the strangest stories in a long time, a website claimed to have hacked BitTorrent website ThePirateBay and exposed 4 million user identities. But ...
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“Pioneer One,” a “TV Series Without a TV,” Released on BitTorrent
Donation-funded pilot episode of "Pioneer One" made available on indie film BitTorrent tracker site Vodo with six more parts in the series expected to follow. Series release hints at ...
The Limewire Loss, Where to From Here? (Alternatives to Limewire)
With the loss of Limewire in court earlier this month, many are reflecting what was Limewire and the developer behind it. The next question is, where do ...
ISOHunt Receives Permanent Injunction in US Court
It's been an ongoing case against ISOHunt in the US and new court documents were released that shows that ISOHunt has been dealt with a permenant injunction in the US. ...
“Hurt Locker” Producer Throws Temper Tantrum at Critic
Not too long ago, we reported on how producers of the film "Hurt Locker" were saying that they would sue tens of thousands of file-sharers for downloading the ...
Swedish Appeals Court Orders ISP to Divulge SweTorrent Users Identities
There was an interesting ruling made recently in a Swedish court. After months of fighting in the Swedish court system, the court of appeals have ruled that TeliaSonera, a ...
False Copyright Accusations – 2nd Edition
As countries mull the idea of a three strikes regime in their country, it's important to note that false copyright accusations do occur. We are currently tracking several false ...
BitTorrent CEO: For Now, Public is the Broadband Regulator
BitTorrent CEO Eric Klinker says that after an appeals courts ruled the FCC lacked the "ancillary" authority to enforce net neutrality rules it will be the public that serves as ...
CES 2010: Conversation with Tom “Slyck” Mennecke
While CES is primarily a occasion to see new gadgets and new software, it is also a gathering of hundreds of thousands of technology enthusiasts, both professional and hobbyist. Visitors ...
2009 – A ZeroPaid Year In Review – Part 3 of 3
We wrap things up with the last third of 2009. Part one. Part 2.
September
September started off with the continuation of the Jammie Thomas trial where ...
2009 – A ZeroPaid Year in Review – Part 1 of 3
2008 was an interesting year in file-sharing and 2009 didn't necessarily disappoint. There was plenty of ways to look at it, but there is one way one can look ...
BitTorrent Use Rising, uTorrent Userbase Tops 52 Million p/mo
Belies recent reports that P2P traffic has declined to 15-20% of overall traffic in North America, down from 37% back in 2007.
Despite earlier claims to the contrary, it ...
New Study Concludes That, Yes, Israeli ISPs Throttle P2P
There's apparently been rumours floating around that ISPs in Israel have been throttling P2P traffic like BitTorrent. Now an in-depth study by Jonathan Klinger has been released that concludes ...
Will Pirates Sink the Pirate Boat that Rocked?
Despite a great deal of evidence to the contrary, the MPAA and its allies in the content industries constantly declare that it is, "impossible to compete with ...
Android Phones and Downloading On the Go
After a somewhat rocky start, the Android platform from Google is beginning to pick up steam, and with the new Motorola Droid model from Verizon, and with multiple new ...
RIAA Member Lawyer Blames Joel for ThePirateBay Mixtape
Interesting new development in the Tenenbaum case. After ThePirateBay posted the DJ Joel Mixtape, a torrent of the songs Joel was sued for ($675,000 in damages), the ...
Irish Pirate Party Opposes Eircom’s Decision to Block Pirate Bay
Just days after Irish ISP Eircom decided to block the Pirate Bay as part of a "settlement" in court with the copyright industry, the Irish Pirate Party ...
Is P2P Losing Its Cool In Canada?
There was some recent comments being made at the CRTC hearing by BitTorrent that suggests that p2p user has been going down. Michael Geist discussed the point ...
Bram Cohen on BitTorrent “Bandwidth Fundamentals”
BitTorrent creator explains just why BitTorrent works so well, that the formula is simply bytes downloaded = bytes uploaded.
I've always found Bram Cohen, author of the BitTorrent protocol, very ...
The Pirate Bay Buyer Suspected of Insider Trading
There was a lot of reaction to the sale of The Pirate Bay. Many wanted their accounts deleted, others merely expressed disappointment. One report, however, points ...
