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The Pirate Bay Will Stop Serving Torrents

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Published on 01-13-2012 05:01 AM

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In a month The Pirate Bay will no longer offer downloads of .torrent files. Instead, the largest torrent site on the Internet will only provide so-called magnet links to its visitors. The first step in this direction was made today with The Pirate Bay replacing the current default torrent download links with magnets. Could this be the end of an era?After half a decade of loyal service, The Pirate Bay shut down its tracker in November 2009.
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BitTorrent takes on Dropbox with personal file sharing

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Published on 01-06-2012 05:54 AM

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BitTorrent Inc. launched a personal file sharing application called Share Thursday that aims to give users an alternative to paid cloud storage companies and media sharing over social networks. Share makes it possible to transfer files without any size limits to an unlimited number of personal contacts. Files are cached in the cloud, so users don’t have to be online at the same time to complete transfers.
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RIAA and Homeland Security Caught Downloading Torrents

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Published on 12-21-2011 03:41 PM

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If there’s one organization known for its crusade against online piracy, it’s the RIAA. Nevertheless, even in the RIAA’s headquarters several people use BitTorrent to download pirated music, movies, TV-shows and software. And they are in good company. The Department of Homeland Security – known for seizing pirate domain names – also harbors hundreds of BitTorrent pirates.
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RIAA: Someone Else Is Pirating Through Our IP-Addresses

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Published on 12-21-2011 03:40 PM

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A few days ago we reported that no less than 6 IP-addresses registered to the RIAA had been busted for downloading copyrighted material. Quite a shocker to everyone – including the music industry group apparently – as they are now using a defense previously attempted by many alleged file-sharers. ...

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'X-Men: Wolverine' Pirate Sentenced to Year in Federal Prison

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Published on 12-20-2011 10:06 AM

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The New York man who admitted to uploading an unfinished copy of X-Men Origins: Wolverine to the Internet has been sentenced to one year in federal prison, the U.S. attorney's office said Monday.
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Kino.to “Main Admin” Sentenced to 3 Years in Jail

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Published on 12-12-2011 04:16 PM

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A man described as the main administrator of movie streaming portal Kino.to has been sentenced to 3 years in jail for criminal copyright infringement. The 27-year-old is said to have made around 230,000 euros profit from the site, which was shut down earlier this year as part of the biggest anti-piracy operation ever to take place on European soil.
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Ad Networks Could Become Liable for Infringement If Collaborating with Filesharing Websites

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Published on 12-09-2011 04:54 PM

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It seems that the copyright infringement issue picks up a new facet every day. Reportedly, in the future advertising networks could be accused of contributing to copyright infringement on websites if they facilitate that infringement (by financially aiding filesharing websites).
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Swiss Government Declares Downloading for Personal Use Legal

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Published on 12-03-2011 08:29 AM

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The government of Switzerland has issued a statement declaring that it will not take action to alter current copyright laws allowing the downloading of music and movies for personal use. The statement is the result of a lengthy study conducted by the Swiss government into the impact of so-called “piracy” on the entertainment industry.
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Google Now Censors The Pirate Bay, isoHunt, 4Shared and More

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Published on 11-24-2011 05:10 PM

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Google has expanded its search blacklist to include many of the top file-sharing sites on the Internet, including The Pirate Bay. The changes were quietly processed and appear to be broader than previous additions. Google’s blacklist prevents the names of sites appearing in their Instant and Autocomplete search services, while the pages themselves remain indexed.
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Grooveshark May Be Shut Down as Employees Are Accused of Uploading Illegal Music

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Published on 11-21-2011 06:06 AM

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Grooveshark has operated under a somewhat sketchy legal basis from day one. Yet it managed to stay alive for years now, streaming millions of songs, for free, to millions of users around the world.
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After Newzbin2 Win, MPA Takes Down NZBsRUS

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Published on 11-02-2011 03:19 PM

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Although the ink is barely dry on the order forcing ISP BT to block the Newzbin2 Usenet indexing site, the MPA isn’t wasting its momentum. Through its UK proxy the Federation Against Copyright Theft, Hollywood has taken another Usenet indexing site offline, and for its owner the situation doesn’t look good.
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First CINEDUB and now IMAGINE got busted ...

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Published on 10-27-2011 09:07 PM

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According to reports, movie release group IMAGiNE have been busted and their private BitTorrent tracker taken offline. The leader of release group EP1C, who declared war on IMAGiNE earlier in the year, told TorrentFreak that nine individuals were arrested following an Immigration and Customs Enforcement “joint operation.”
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Spain Puts File-Sharing Admins in Jail

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Published on 10-22-2011 01:37 PM

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Spain. Two file-sharing websites – FenixP2P.com and MP3-es.com – are not different from many of the file-sharing websites out there – meaning that they don’t host infringing content but instead offer links towards those that do.
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