Piracy

US Has Three Weeks To Produce Evidence Against Megaupload

Kim Dotcom will finally find out why FBI wants his head

12 years ago

Google Takedown Data Shows Secret Piracy Battle

Transparency Report now features figures on copyright infringement claims

13 years ago

Half Of PC Users Are Pirates, Says Study

One in four UK computer users have installed unlicensed software, says BSA

13 years ago

EC Refers ACTA to European Court Of Justice

ECJ to see if controversial agreement is compatible with European treaties

13 years ago

Dutch Pirate Party Ordered To Stop Hosting Pirate Bay Proxy

Will the UK Pirate Party also be forced to stop helping file-sharers avoid the block on the Pirate Bay?

13 years ago

TalkTalk Gets Hit By Anonymous – Despite Anti-DEA Stance

TalkTalk is disappointed Anonymous initiated a DDoS on its site, after its strong opposition to draconian anti-piracy measures

13 years ago

Pirate Bay Unhappy With Anonymous Virgin DDoS Bomb

Virgin Media's website is taken offline for an hour, but the Pirate Bay isn't cheering Anonymous on

13 years ago

Virgin Media Blocks The Pirate Bay

Users cast ashore as Virgin Media is first ISP to obey High Court order

13 years ago

Pirate Bay UK In Stormy Seas As ISPs Agree To Block

The Pirate Bay is set to be inaccessible for most internet users in the UK within the next month

13 years ago

Australian Police Wanted For Mass Software Piracy

New South Wales Police allegedly broke licensing agreement and shared software with other law enforcement agencies

13 years ago

Megaupload Trial May Never Happen, Says US Judge

FBI failed to serve Megaupload with formal charges, a US judge has said

13 years ago

Dutch Pirate Party Prepares To Fight BREIN Over Pirate Bay Proxy

Dutch anti-piracy organisation had ordered political party to shut down Pirate Bay proxy

13 years ago

Judge Preserves Megaupload Data For Two More Weeks

Interested parties have two weeks to agree on what is to become of the 1,100 powered-down servers that hold 25…

13 years ago

Russian Law Could Hold ISPs Responsible For Piracy

Changes introduced to the Civil Code will wipe out local file-sharing networks

13 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: Piracy

See how much you know about internet piracy, with this week's quiz

13 years ago

Rapidshare Is Legal But Must Check Incoming Links

German court declares Rapidshare legal but says it must monitor incoming links to copyright infringing files

13 years ago

Carpathia Host Wants To Delete Megaupload Data

Storage company Carpathia Hosting claims that storing 25 petabytes of Megaupload data costs it $9000 a day

13 years ago

Kim Dotcom May Recover Property Due To Police ‘Error’

A police 'procedural error' may allow Kim Dotcom to recover the £100m of property, including a pink Cadillac, seized in…

13 years ago

US ISPs Will Start Hunting Pirates From July

Pro-copyright organisations confirm ISPs will commence initiatives on 12 July

13 years ago

MPAA Targets Hotfile In Latest Copyright Infringement Battle

Another cyber-locker faces the guillotine after film studios file for a summary judgement against Hotfile

13 years ago

BT And TalkTalk Appeal Against Digital Economy Act Fails

Major UK ISPs lose challenge against controversial anti-piracy law

13 years ago

US Prosecutors Officially File For Kim Dotcom’s Extradition

Megaupload founder and three senior operators expected in court over US request in August

13 years ago

Pinterest Users Blocked From Sharing Flickr Photos

Photo sharing site implements 'do not pin' code as Pinterest reaffirms commitment to copyright protection

13 years ago

German Authorities Close Skyload.net In Piracy Probe

Another file-hosting site linked to copyright infringement goes dark in Megaupload's aftermath

13 years ago

Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom Granted Bail By New Zealand Court

Dotcom to be placed under house arrest as fight against US extradition continues

13 years ago

Courts Could Ban The Pirate Bay In The UK

A Court ruling issued today means UK ISPs may be forced to block The Pirate Bay

13 years ago

European Court Rules Social Networks Will Not Have To Hunt Pirates

The European Court Of Justice has ruled against tough anti-piracy controls, stating that it would affect freedom of speech

13 years ago

BitTorrent Site BTjunkie Closes In Megaupload Aftermath

BTjunkie, one of the world's most popular BitTorrent sites, has voluntarily shut down following recent anti-piracy moves

13 years ago

Pirate Bay Founders Denied Appeal By Swedish Supreme Court

Swedish Supreme Court denies Pirate Bay defendants an appeal, finalising the fines and jail terms sentenced in 2010

13 years ago

Megaupload User Data Safe For “At Least Two Weeks”

Hosting companies Cogent and Carpathia agree to preserve user files for further two weeks

13 years ago