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Let My P2P Go: Uncle Sam Eyes File Sharing Again
Written by Jolie O'Dell / November 19, 2009 8:00 PM / 3 Comments
In the wake of a leak of an international trade agreement on online file-sharing and copyright violation, U.S. House representatives are introducing legislation to curtail the greatest of American freedoms: Continue reading »


You're the Backup: Pirate Bay Archive Available for Download
Written by Dana Oshiro / August 16, 2009 9:45 PM / 9 Comments
The Pirate Bay is like a gigantic inch worm. If you cut it down, it's various pieces rise up and keep growing. As The Pirate Bay prepares to be passed Continue reading »


P2P Not to Blame for Content Industry Failures Says EU
Written by Sarah Perez / August 13, 2009 7:32 AM / 23 Comments
A new study commissioned by the European Union has finally proven what many have suspected all along: internet users don't want to pay for content. Period. And nothing is going Continue reading »


Pirate Bay Acquired for $7.8 million, Content Providers to Get Paid
Written by Dana Oshiro / June 30, 2009 4:14 AM / 11 Comments
According to their blog and a recent BusinessWire release, controversial Swedish bit torrent tracker the Pirate Bay, is being acquired by Global Gaming Factory X AB for roughly $7.8 million Continue reading »


True P2P File Sharing Via Twitter: FileTwt
Written by Jolie O'Dell / May 24, 2009 2:10 PM / 21 Comments
FileTwt is a new service that enables file transfers using Twitter, from presentations and rich text documents to ebooks and music files. At the moment, the UI is a bit Continue reading »


"Once This Hits 4chan, It's Over:" RIAA/MPAA Privacy/Security Failure
Written by Jolie O'Dell / May 14, 2009 8:58 PM / 28 Comments
Our good friends over at TechDirt discovered an interesting anomaly and enormous security hole in BayTSP's website today. BayTSP, a Los Gatos, CA-based company, is best known for putting the Continue reading »


Pirate Bay Found Guilty: Jail Time for Founders
Written by Frederic Lardinois / April 17, 2009 9:50 AM / 6 Comments
Today, a court in Sweden found four members of the Pirate Bay guilty of breaking Swedish copyright laws and sentenced them to a year in prison and a $3.6 million Continue reading »


Pirates Rejoice: RIAA Drops Lawsuits, Makes Deal with ISPs
Written by Frederic Lardinois / December 19, 2008 8:56 AM / 5 Comments
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal this morning, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has finally realized the folly of its anti-piracy strategy and decided to Continue reading »


Old Dog, New Tricks: LimeWire Adds Social Features
Written by Rick Turoczy / November 7, 2008 10:04 PM / 1 Comments
LimeWire - an eight-year old P2P service that manages to survive despite the best efforts of the RIAA - isn't resting on its laurels. In fact, despite the turmoil in Continue reading »


P2P Downloading Comes to the iPhone with MewSeek
Written by Corvida / October 25, 2008 6:38 PM / 1 Comments
The iPhone is one of the few phones that can offer its owners a lot of flexibility and features. With the App Store, iPhone owners have numerous applications at Continue reading »


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