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The Hurt Locker BitTorrent Lawsuit Dies, Someone Allegedly Forgets To Tell The Lawyers

The Hurt Locker BitTorrent lawsuit is dead, or at least it should be. Unfortunately someone forgot to tell the lawyers. or...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

The Top 10 Most Pirated Movies On BitTorrent Suggest Hollywood and MPAA Sorely Mistaken

Movie piracy is all bad, right? No good can come from it, right? If a movie makes it onto BitTorrent (as...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Voltage Pictures Threatening To Sue 25,000 BitTorrent Users Over ‘The Hurt Locker’ Piracy

Despite winning an Oscar for its incredible portrayal of working under pressure in the Iraq war zone, The Hurt Locker wasn’t...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

BitTorrent-Exclusive Sci-Fi Drama Series ‘Pioneer One’ Is One True Pioneer For TV

A new political sci-fi drama titled Pioneer One is living up to its name by pioneering a new way of being...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Lost Final Episodes Break BitTorrent Download Record | Piracy Is Clearly Still Alive And Well

Several file-sharing sites have been forced offline or forced to seriously limit their offerings in recent months thanks to the efforts...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

VODO Filmmakers Use BitTorrent To Distribute Movies For Free | Torrents Used Correctly

Torrent sites continue to be blamed for the many ills of society. But wait, is it not just a case of...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

The Pirate Bay News Round-Up | Sale In Doubt, TPB Torrent Live, Alternative BitTorrent Sites

The Pirate Bay was one of the biggest and most notorious torrent sites around. Loved by users, hated by content owners....
Dave Parrack
1 min read

‘Blank’ Movie Director Foregoes Hollywood For P2P | Movie Legally Available On BitTorrent

From today, you can download a newly-released feature film through any one of a number of peer-to-peer networks. That’s not news,...
Dave Parrack
2 min read

The Pirate Bay Goes To Court | What Are The Consequences If The BitTorrent Tracker Loses?

On February 16, 2009, a three-years in the making trial against The Pirate Bay will begin in Sweden. What, if any,...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Social Networking To Kill Copyright? | BitTorrent Researcher Thinks So By 2010

The Web as a mainstream tool accessible to everyone has changed things for copyright owners. Whether they choose to embrace the...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Torrent Search Engine Sites | Most Popular Movie, TV & Video BitTorrent Download & Tracker Portals

Despite many and varied attempts to Torrent Search Engine sites from operating, or receiving visitors, they are on the increase, and...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

MediaDefender Denial Of Service Attack Against Revision3 – Open BitTorrent Tracker

Revision3, the online video studio founded by Kevin Rose and home of the Diggnation video podcast amongst others, suffered a denial...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Comcast Blocking BitTorrent Traffic 24/7 | New Data Shows ISP Lied To The FCC

It’s been well known for a while that many ISPs around the world have been messing with the flow of BitTorrent...
Dave Parrack
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Demonoid BitTorrent Tracker Back Online With New Admin After Six Months Of Downtime

I didn’t see this one coming at all, in fact I thought Demonoid was dead and buried. But no, six months...
Dave Parrack
44 sec read

Canadian Broadcaster Follows Norway’s Lead By Utilising BitTorrent As Distribution Method

A recent post on the Last100 blog (part of the Read/Write Web network) written by Guinevere Orvis, an interactive producer with the...
Mathew Ingram
1 min read

NBC Universal Argue That ISPs Blocking File Sharing BitTorrent Traffic Is Justified

It’s a well known fact that some Internet users share files illegally. But does that justify ISPs around the world bringing...
Alex Curtis
2 min read

How BitTorrent Can Successfully Work As A Distribution Tool For A Public Broadcaster

NRK recently took part in a very successful experiment with distributing the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation programme, Nordkalotten 365, via BitTorrent. A little while...
Eirik Solheim
3 min read

BitTorrent Not Just For Pirates? | Norwegian TV Broadcaster Makes Series Available For Free

For years the BitTorrent protocol has been blamed for encouraging the spread of pirated television shows, full length movies, and popular...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Vuze – A Legal P2P BitTorrent Service Asks FCC For Help After Being Blocked By Various ISPs

Right from the off, I think we need to face some facts about P2P services.  While certainly capable of acting as...
Paul Glazowski
1 min read

BitTorrent Traffic Now Being Unfairly Manipulated By ISPs Around The World

Everyone has heard the saying “There are two sides to every story” and this is so true of many things. A...
Paul Glazowski
2 min read

Bitlet – The Ultra Simple Web Based BitTorrent Client Evolves To Allow Easy Uploads & More

The web recently saw a new ultra-simple web-based utility of the peer-to-peer milieu called BitLet. The easy to use program is...
Paul Glazowski
1 min read

Suprnova.org Universal Bittorrent Source | Relaunched Thanks To The Pirate Bay

Suprnova.org was the be all and end all of Bittorrent sites before The Pirate Bay came along. And now it has...
Russell Heimlich
31 sec read

Apple iPhone & BitTorrent | A How To Guide

You’ve all got your lovely brand new iPhones now then? No, ah well, those who have could be using it to...
Chris Tew
1 min read

Piracy Does Not Harm Hollywood Box Office Receipts, But Delayed International Releases Do

Hollywood will, and has been for many years now, tell us all that piracy is the big, bad wolf that is...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Sony Experimenting With Early Digital Sales To Tempt People To Buy Rather Than Rent Movies

What do you do when you see everyone renting your movies rather than buying them? Why, you offer buyers an advantage...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Google Censors Search Results Against Torrent Sites – The Pirate Bay, isoHunt Amongst Victims

In many ways Google owns the Web. The majority of people use its search engine to find what they’re looking for,...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

YouTube Music Video Views Prove The Future Is Online As Music Piracy Begins To Tail Off

YouTube is helping beat music piracy by offering a free and legal alternative. The users get the content they desire, while...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Netflix Now The Largest Source Of Internet Traffic In America With Up To 30% At Its Peak

Netflix is enjoying an inordinate amount of success, with over 20 million subscribers and a solid base from which to stay...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

The Annoying Orange Headed To TV | YouTube & Web Video Hit Becomes Animated Series

The Web is increasingly becoming a place where creative ideas are being conceived and brought to life. And Web video series...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

2010 Oscars Best Picture – District 9 Beats Avatar, The Hurt Locker In Pirating Terms

The 2010 Academy Awards are being held tonight, and Avatar and The Hurt Locker are the front-runners for the coveted ‘Best...
Dave Parrack
1 min read