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The old Megaupload is dead. Even if Kim Dotcom wins every court case and has the site returned to him, it would be fairly useless. That's why the Megaupload founder is planning on...

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...

Steve Wozniak And Kim Dotcom Cement Their BFF Status

We brought you news last week that Kim Dotcom has been on a Twitter/Instagram binge. He loves posting pictures of himself, his kids and all the crazy hijinks he and his friends get...

Dropbox Can Now Downloads Torrents Through Boxopus

Ever since the war on file sharers began in the early 2000s, people have been looking for more and more ways to share files anonymously. The use of encrypted torrents and VPNs have...

Dropbox to Drop Public Folders, Updates iOS App

Dropbox today updated its app for iOS, adding features and offering users some extra storage. This comes on the same day as reports have surfaced that Dropbox will be eliminating...

Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Tenenbaum File-Sharing Case

We reported last week on the efforts of Charles Nesson to have the S...

VKontakte Loses Appeal Over Allegations Of Copyright Infringement

Are you aware of VKontakte? It's essentially the Facebook of Russia that was founded by Pavel Durov. You may remember Durov as the guy who...

The Pirate Bay Goes Down After DDoS Attack

Now this is odd. The Pirate Bay is a priority target to almost every government and media corporation on the planet, but...

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...

The Pirate Bay Takes Its Case To The European Court

We reported back in February that Sweden's Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal of The Pirate Bay...

Facebook to Include File-Sharing For Groups

Facebook is rolling out with the ability to share files among groups. They revealed the information in an exclusive interview with...

New York Judge Slaps Down Piracy Lawsuit

If you believe the rhetoric coming from certain organizations, the illegal downloading of copyrighted material will be the death of the entertainment industry. One MPAA official on...

The Pirate Bay Is Doing Well In The UK After ISP Block

We reported Monday on the UK's absurd attempt to stop copyright infringement by blocking...

Dropbox Adds Linking Feature

Dropbox has just announced on its blog a new linking feature that bypasses the actual downloading of files from...

Megaupload Data Negotiations Begin April 26

We brought you word yesterday that the U.S. government may not have a case against file-sharing service Megaupload...