Tag: BitTorrent

Private BitTorrent Tracker Hacked, Passwords Leaked By Afghani Hackers
Hackers generally view BitTorrent trackers as friendly entities. Members of Anonymous are constantly extolling the virtues of The Pirate Bay and other trackers. Some hackers, howev...
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Over 1 Million Classic Films And Books Are Now Available On BitTorrent
There is a lot of human culture that gets lost as history marches onward. Some of that history is extremely important for the continued advancement of our species. There are thousa...
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DJ Shadow Joins Forces With uTorrent To Monetize File Sharing
One thing you'll hear from the RIAA and MPAA execs is how BitTorrent is cutting into their profits. They feel that free access to content is the worst thing that could ever happen...
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BitTorrent Torque Allows Users To Make Torrent-Based Web Apps
Does the introduction of introduction of web-based app development further legitimize the concept of file sharing via BitTorrent technology? Does it remove the vail of "this kind o...
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U.S. Government Anti-Piracy System Delayed To Later This Year
We reported back in February on a plan being implemented by the Center for Copyright Information and major ISPs to...
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Counting Crows Releases Album Sampler On BitTorrent
I don't really listen to a lot of rock music anymore these days. I'm more of an electronic fan, but I do remember Counting Crows from back in the day with that...
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Pirate Pay Aims To Kill Sharing Over BitTorrent
You're not misreading that headline, there is a new company called "Pirate Pay." It's not some kind of illegal service that offers to pay people for the amount of content they pira...
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‘Game of Thrones’ Draws Torrent Piracy
As Forbes' Andy Greenberg is reporting, HB...
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New Lawsuit Targets More Hurt Locker Downloaders
If you downloaded the Academy-Award-winning film The Hurt Locker in the past two years, things are really turning out to be a hassle for you. That's because Voltage P...
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Movie Studios Lose Appeal in Aussie ISP Piracy Case
The High Court of Australia has soundly rejected the notion that internet service providers (ISP's) are responsible for their subscribers' copyright violations. In a unanimous dec...
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CA Court Won’t Help Copyright Holders ID BitTorrent Users
The District Court for the Northern District of California today ruled against copyright holders, saying that it will not assist them to identify BitTorrent users. The copyright ho...
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uTorrent Android App In The Works
Android users may very well be seeding and leeching right from their mobile devices pretty soon....
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Study: Piracy Does Not Harm U.S. Box Office Sales
Despite the claims of the MPAA and other supporters of SOPA and PIPA, file-sharing does not negatively impact box office sales in the U.S., according to a new study conducted by ec...
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Now You Can Carry The Pirate Bay In Your Pocket
Last month we brought you news that controversial torrent hosting site The Pirate Bay...
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Tribler Aims To Circumvent Anti-Piracy Efforts
The ongoing battle over legislation like SOPA, PIPA, and ACTA has focused on blocking access to sites like The Pirate Bay and others that provide centralized access to torrent file...
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