News tagged ‘torrent’
Wednesday, 27 Feb 2013
Music Revenue Up, Music Piracy Down
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has reported that global music revenues have increased by 0.3 percent over 2012. This is the first time since 1999 that the music industry has reported an increase in revenue.
Tuesday, 26 Feb 2013
Sweden No Longer Safe Harbor for The Pirate Bay
The Pirate Bay has left Sweden after the Swedish Pirate Party stopped providing web-hosting services for the site. But fret not, web-hosting services will now be provided by the Pirate Parties in Spain and Norway.
Thursday, 18 Oct 2012
The Pirate Bay Moves to the Cloud
File sharing website The Pirate Bay has made a drastic change to its infrastructure, moving all operations to the Cloud. The site will now use several cloud hosting providers scattered across several continents around the world, which should make it virtually invulnerable to police raids.
Monday, 3 Sep 2012
Pirate Bay Founder Arrested in Cambodia
Acting on request from the Swedish government, Cambodian police has arrested, Pirate Bay founder, Gottfrid Svartholm, a few days ago in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh.
Tuesday, 7 Aug 2012
Popular Torrent Website Demonoid Shut Down by Police
Popular BitTorrent website, Demonoid, has been shut down by Ukranian police. The biggest surprise though, is that it has been revealed that politics are to blame.
Thursday, 19 Jul 2012
Despite Ban on The Pirate Bay, BitTorrent Traffic Actually Increased
Despite a ban on The Pirate Bay in the UK and the Netherlands, ISPs reveal that BitTorrent traffic has actually remained the same or increased.
Wednesday, 29 Feb 2012
The Pirate Bay Clears Out Its Torrent Files
The Pirate Bay, home to the world's largest stash of torrents, has officially removed all torrent links on their website and replaced them with magnet links. But that doesn't mean that it's the end of torrents.
Wednesday, 22 Feb 2012
The Pirate Bay Under Siege
The Pirate Bay is under siege. A court ruling in the UK has judged that the website is guilty of committing copyright infringement, which has sent copyright holders on the offensive as they try to shut the site down.
Tuesday, 7 Feb 2012
Say Goodbye to BTJunkie
One of the largest Bit Torrent search engines BTJunkie has decided to voluntarily shut down operations permanently, before it draws the wrath of the government and copyright holders. Smart move?
Thursday, 18 Mar 2010
File Sharing and Non Profit P2P Use Ruled Legal in Spain
A Spanish judge has ruled that obtaining copyright material through P2P for non profit use is legal.
