Entries in 'bittorrent' (15)
200,000 BitTorret users sued in US
Since the beginning of 2010 the total number of US internet users who have been legally approached regarding BitTorrent piracy has now hit 200,000.
Largest BitTorrent prosecution begins
The US Copyright Group has been granted permission to subpoena ISPs for the details of users who have illegally downloaded movies via BitTorrent.
Games account for just 3.3% of piracy
A report from torrent blog TorrentFreak suggests that video game piracy accounts for just 3.3 per cent of all illegally available online content.
Halo Reach hits file-sharing sites
Full versions of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 shooter Halo Reach have arrived on internet file-sharing sites.
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Halo Reach leaked by pirates
It appears that a group of online hackers has got their hands on a full version of Halo Reach far ahead of its official worldwide release on September 14th.
IsoHunt downed by copyright lawyers
Though Christmas day is behind us, IP holders have been given a late festive present with news that another high-profile BitTorrent site – Gary Fung’s IsoHunt – has been closed ...
Mininova threatened with £4m fine
The world’s largest BitTorrent site has been ordered to remove all Copyright files on its site or face a fine of up to €5 million (£4.4m).
Pirate Bay founders lose Court case
The founders of the BitTorrent Pirate Bay website have been found guilty of ‘assisting in making copyright content available’ this morning – with all four execs given custodial sentences.
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Pirate Bay sails onto Facebook
Whilst the three men behind BitTorrent portal Pirate Bay are still awaiting the final decision in their Swedish court case, the site itself continues to expand with the launch ...
Pirate Bay prosecutors call for jail term
As the trial of the owners of BitTorrent site The Pirate Bay enters its third week, prosecutors have called for a one-year jail term to be imposed on the ...
Pirate Bay case could swing piracy battle
This week has seen the beginning of a potentially important legal case that could see the momentum in the battle against IP and copyrighted material theft swing back in favour ...
FRANCE: Three strikes policy to hit file-sharers
The French Senate has passed a new law designed to crack down on internet file-sharing as the battle against online IP theft reaches the continent.
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Which?: Atari mis-targeting file-sharers
Leading consumer rights outfit Which? has claimed that Atari and law firm Davenport Lyons are wrongly accusing people of file-sharing titles, even when no evidence of the activity exists.
Fallout 3 suffers early piracy blow
Most publishers are accustomed to their titles hitting the pirate network the very moment they’re shipped out to retail, but Bethesda has suffered an early blow with news that Fallout ...
Spore faces piracy backlash
A report showing that EA’s PC hit Spore is suffering from unusually high numbers of illegal downloads has been blamed on the fact that EA has implemented stern digital rights ...
