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The Pirate Bay is currently down
The Pirate Bay is currently down
The best-known torrent site in the world, The Pirate Bay, appears to be offline, globally, right now. According to online forums, such as ...... 17 Oct 2015 - 1 comment
UK resident arrested for Pirate Bay torrents
UK resident arrested for Pirate Bay torrents
British police arrested a man on Thursday morning for allegedly uploading torrents to popular sites to help distribute music files. 04 Sep 2015 - 8 comments
Nu Image goes after more pirates, this time suing Popcorn Time users
Nu Image goes after more pirates, this time suing Popcorn Time users
Indie studio Millenium and its infamous affiliate Nu Image are now going after Popcorn Time users who allegedly viewed 2015's 'Survivor' starring Pierce Brosnan and Milla Jovovich. 02 Sep 2015 - 12 comments
Dallas Buyers Club pirates will remain anonymous following court ruling
Dallas Buyers Club pirates will remain anonymous following court ruling
Earlier this year, the backers of the critical hit Dallas Buyers Club won the right to obtain the names and addresses of 4700 John/Jane Does that they believe had downloaded and shared unauthorized copies of the film. 18 Aug 2015 - 8 comments
Original Popcorn Time team backs official variant
Original Popcorn Time team backs official variant
Even though the original Popcorn Time team shut down a year ago, most of the founding members have now come out to support one of the variants of the software. 13 Aug 2015 - 1 comment
Chrome now blocking direct access to certain popular torrent sites
Chrome now blocking direct access to certain popular torrent sites
As of this weekend, Google's popular Chrome browser is now blocking a few popular torrent sites if you try to access them directly. 12 Jul 2015 - 24 comments
Popcorn Time for non-jailbroken iOS devices reaches 1 million downloads
Popcorn Time for non-jailbroken iOS devices reaches 1 million downloads
The Popcorn Time team has revealed this week that they have seen over 1 million downloads for non-jailbroken iOS devices. 24 Jun 2015 - 2 comments
U.S. ISP ordered to identify BitTorrent users
U.S. ISP ordered to identify BitTorrent users
A court in the United States has ordered an Internet Service Provider to produce personal details of account holders linked to IP addresses allegedly used to pirate music using BitTorrent software. 24 May 2015 - 11 comments
Google: Why we send piracy settlement letters to Fiber users
Google: Why we send piracy settlement letters to Fiber users
Google forwards anti-piracy notices and settlement demand letters to Google Fiber subscribers, even though other Internet Service Providers in the U.S. choose now to, and here's why. 24 May 2015
Piracy plummets as subscribers receive notices; U.S. to copy controversial system?
Piracy plummets as subscribers receive notices; U.S. to copy controversial system?
It's time for America to get rid of the Copyright Alert System and replace it with the Canadian alternative responsible for a sharp decrease in piracy, an anti-piracy group has said. 20 May 2015 - 11 comments
Dallas Buyers Club accused pirates to get free legal advice
Dallas Buyers Club accused pirates to get free legal advice
An Internet Service Provider is working to get free legal advice for customers who are alleged to have downloaded illegal copies of Dallas Buyers Club. 20 May 2015
Alleged pirates sued after ignoring hundreds of ISP copyright notices
Alleged pirates sued after ignoring hundreds of ISP copyright notices
For a couple of alleged pirates, ignoring those ISP copyright notices could be potentially disastrous. 17 May 2015 - 23 comments
Microsoft: Just kidding! Pirates will not be getting free upgrade to Windows 10
Microsoft: Just kidding! Pirates will not be getting free upgrade to Windows 10
Microsoft has backtracked on previous announcements today, telling pirates that they will not be getting a free upgrade to Windows 10. 16 May 2015 - 26 comments
Microsoft sues IP address that allegedly activated hundreds of pirated Windows products
Microsoft sues IP address that allegedly activated hundreds of pirated Windows products
Microsoft has filed lawsuit this week against a Verizon IP address that allegedly activated hundreds of pirated Microsoft products like Windows. 05 May 2015 - 9 comments
Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: illegal streaming targeted in lawsuit
Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: illegal streaming targeted in lawsuit
The most hotly anticipated boxing event in years is only hours away, but legal action against those who plan to stream the fight illegally is already underway. 02 May 2015 - 3 comments
HBO sends out thousands of warnings to Game of Thrones file sharers
HBO sends out thousands of warnings to Game of Thrones file sharers
While HBO used to be relatively nonchalant about piracy and HBO Go password sharing, the company certainly took offense to this latest leak 22 Apr 2015 - 20 comments
Just in time for tonight's premiere, pirates leak the first four episodes of the upcoming season of 'Game of Thrones'
Just in time for tonight's premiere, pirates leak the first four episodes of the upcoming season of 'Game of Thrones'
Last night, HBO got hit pretty hard by leakers as the first four episodes of the upcoming 'Game of Thrones' season hit the Internet in full (non-1080p) glory. 13 Apr 2015 - 1 comment
Update: Microsoft adds a caveat to the 'even pirates get free Windows 10' news
Update: Microsoft adds a caveat to the 'even pirates get free Windows 10' news
Yesterday, Windows VP Terry Myerson shocked the world when it announced that even Chinese pirates of the operating system would get a free upgrade to Windows 10 when it launches over the summer. 20 Mar 2015 - 18 comments
Microsoft letting all Chinese Windows users upgrade to Windows 10 for free, even from pirated versions
Microsoft letting all Chinese Windows users upgrade to Windows 10 for free, even from pirated versions
Microsoft has made an unprecedented move today, announcing that all Chinese Windows users will be able to upgrade to Windows 10, for free - even if you are running a pirated version right now. 18 Mar 2015 - 14 comments
63-year-old arrested for piracy in Romania
63-year-old arrested for piracy in Romania
In what appears to be the arrest of the oldest illegal file sharer to date, Romania authorities have arrested a 63-year-old charged with uploading and sharing tons of unauthorized content. 15 Mar 2015 - 3 comments
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