• Pirates? Hollywood Sets $10+ Billion Box Office Record

    Updated: 2012-12-31 16:29:01
    The MPAA tends to leave no opportunity unused in its quest to show that online piracy is devastating the movie industry. However, this supposed devastation is not visible at the box office this year. In 2012 North American movie theaters showed more movies than ever before, and for the first time in history domestic box office grosses surpassed $10.7 billion The new record comes in a year where two academic studies have shown that "piracy" isn't necessarily hurting box office revenues .Source: Pirates? Hollywood Sets $10+ Billion Box Office Record

  • Apple Sighs in Relief – Pirate App Store Shuts Down For Good

    Updated: 2012-12-31 09:15:31
    Hackulous, perhaps the Internet's most famous cracked app community, has dramatically closed its doors. The community shut down yesterday but that isn't the only damage. Apptrackr, the web-based partner index for cracked apps and Installous, the app used by millions to transfer cracked apps to their iDevices, have also been disabled. The operators cite lack of activity for the shutdown but it seems unlikely that's the only reason.Source: Apple Sighs in Relief – Pirate App Store Shuts Down For Good

  • Copyright Monopoly Trends And Predictions For 2013

    Updated: 2012-12-30 21:47:24
    2012 was, without a doubt, the most intense year to date in the fight for civil liberties and against the copyright monopoly. While much work remains to be done, we can see a light at the end of the tunnel.Source: Copyright Monopoly Trends And Predictions For 2013

  • Why this Silence About The Pirate Bay as a Distributor of Culture?

    Updated: 2012-12-30 13:00:25
    In October we published an article which gave Internet users the opportunity to contact Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm during his detention in Sweden. Support has been overwhelming and from all corners of the world. In a guest post today by Gottfrid's mother Kristina Svartholm, we look at the content of some of those letters and ask why The Pirate Bay's contribution to the distribution of culture is so often overlooked.Source: Why this Silence About The Pirate Bay as a Distributor of Culture?

  • BitTorrent Zeitgeist: What People Searched for in 2012

    Updated: 2012-12-29 21:21:45
    Each and every day hundreds of millions of people scour their favorite BitTorrent search engines for content to download. But what are all these people looking for? Today we present the BitTorrent Zeitgeist 2012, a list of the 50 most searched for phrases and keywords on one of the most-used public BitTorrent indexes during the past year.Source: BitTorrent Zeitgeist: What People Searched for in 2012

  • Will New UK Censorship Impact Torrent Sites?

    Updated: 2012-12-29 10:42:56
    Last week, UK Prime Minister David Cameron announced a new porn filtering system that will go online sometime during the coming year. However, the blockades, which are intended to deal with porn, may end up developing into a backdoor ban on BitTorrent and other file-sharing related sites.Source: Will New UK Censorship Impact Torrent Sites?

  • Google Removed 50 Million “Pirate” Search Results This Year

    Updated: 2012-12-28 15:54:39
    Over the past year copyright holders have asked Google to remove 51,395,353 links to infringing webpages, a dramatic surge compared to previous years. The search giant is currently processing half a million “infringing” links per day, and this number is increasing week after week. At the same time, Hollywood and the major record labels want Google to increase its anti-piracy efforts.Source: Google Removed 50 Million “Pirate” Search Results This Year

  • Copyright Vultures Circle As Court Green-Lights Anti-Piracy Scheme

    Updated: 2012-12-28 08:54:49
    Despite intervention by the Open Rights Group, an adult movie company in the UK has been given the green light to hugely expand its anti-piracy operations in the UK. The Court of Appeal told Golden Eye, a company connected with the Ben Dover porn brand, that it can start sending out thousands of cash demands to individuals suspected of sharing not only their works online, but those that belong to third party righsholders. Already the company has indicated it intends to expand its project.Source: Copyright Vultures Circle As Court Green-Lights Anti-Piracy Scheme

  • Pirate Bay Founder’s Jail Sentence Half Done, But it Ain’t Over Yet

    Updated: 2012-12-27 17:23:15
    After being freed from solitary confinement and sent to prison just over a week ago, soon Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm will be on the home straight of his sentence. In the early days of January he will reach the halfway point of his confinement and will start looking forward to a potential release towards the middle of the year. But with the prosecutor yet to make a decision on the hacking charges, uncertain times still lie ahead. Source: Pirate Bay Founder’s Jail Sentence Half Done, But it Ain’t Over Yet

  • Project X Most Pirated Movie of 2012

    Updated: 2012-12-27 00:28:29
    As 2012 comes to an end we follow up our most pirated TV-shows chart by taking a look at the most pirated movies of the year. Project X comes out on top, and aside from other usual suspects such as box office hits The Dark Knight Rises and The Avengers, the list has a few notable absentees. Source: Project X Most Pirated Movie of 2012

  • Exposed: BitTorrent Pirates at the DOJ, Parliaments, Record Labels and More

    Updated: 2012-12-26 21:33:15
    After revealing that employees at Hollywood movie studios are pirating movies themselves, we now move on to some other high profile organizations. As it turns out, the Big Three record labels are also using BitTorrent to pirate movies and software. And they're not alone, we also found plenty of pirates at the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, the U.S. House of Representatives and at various European Parliaments.Source: Exposed: BitTorrent Pirates at the DOJ, Parliaments, Record Labels and More

  • RLSLOG Threatened By NZBMatrix Shutdown Lawyers, Promises Change

    Updated: 2012-12-26 00:12:25
    RLSLOG, one of the Internet's most prominent file-sharing "release blogs," has announced a significant change in the way it will operate in future. The site, which was recommended by the RIAA for inclusion on the USTR's "notorious markets" list, says it was contacted by the same law firm that took down NZBMatrix and is taking their threats seriously. This could lead to all 3rd-party links being withdrawn.Source: RLSLOG Threatened By NZBMatrix Shutdown Lawyers, Promises Change

  • Hollywood Studios Caught Pirating Movies on BitTorrent

    Updated: 2012-12-25 20:34:56
    BitTorrent is used by millions of people every day, including people who work at major Hollywood studios. Those who are said to be suffering the most from online piracy are no stranger to sharing copyrighted files themselves. New data reveals that employees at Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., Disney, Sony Pictures and 20th Century Fox are openly pirating movies, games and other forms of entertainment while at work.Source: Hollywood Studios Caught Pirating Movies on BitTorrent

  • YouTube Shows Megaupload How it’s Done with Christmas Pirate Movies

    Updated: 2012-12-25 08:43:44
    With the disgraceful Megaupload finally out of the way, it's good to see that a reputable US-based company has stepped up to the plate on the pirate movie front. Without a federal agent in sight and with untold numbers of investors happy to support the company in public, Google-owned YouTube is showing Kim Dotcom how to hand out free Christmas movies this year without a single visit from Scrooge. Now there's a model to aspire to.Source: YouTube Shows Megaupload How it’s Done with Christmas Pirate Movies

  • Dotcom’s Megabox to Launch “A Few Months” After Mega

    Updated: 2012-12-24 21:47:36
    With his upcoming project titled Megabox, Kim Dotcom is hoping to put the major music labels out of business. The music service promises to shift the balance of power away from multi-billion dollar corporations to the artists who actually make the music. Initially Megabox was scheduled to launch this year, but Dotcom informs TorrentFreak that it will take a few more months to get it ready. Source: Dotcom’s Megabox to Launch “A Few Months” After Mega

  • PayPal Bans BitTorrent Friendly Hosting Provider PRQ

    Updated: 2012-12-24 11:30:27
    PRQ, the infamous ISP created by Fredrik Neij and Gottfrid Svartholm of The Pirate Bay, has been nuked by PayPal. After a fruitful partnership lasting three years, PayPal decided to ruin their relationship with the so-called "bullet-proof" hoster by freezing the company's funds for up to 180 days. On PayPal's advice PRQ opened a second account to get by while the dispute was being sorted out, but then without warning PayPal seized those funds too.Source: PayPal Bans BitTorrent Friendly Hosting Provider PRQ

  • Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent

    Updated: 2012-12-24 08:44:27
    The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, 'Taken 2' tops the chart this week, followed by 'Hit and Run'. 'The Man With the Iron Firsts' completes the top three.Source: Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent

  • Game of Thrones Most Pirated TV-Show of 2012

    Updated: 2012-12-23 13:58:03
    With 2012 nearing its end we begin our annual look at the most-pirated entertainment titles across various categories, starting today with TV-shows. Game of Thrones comes out on top this year, followed by last year's number one Dexter. Episodes of both shows are shared among millions of people, with airing delays and limited legal download options among the key reasons to pirate.Source: Game of Thrones Most Pirated TV-Show of 2012

  • U.S. and Russia Announce Online Piracy Crackdown Agreement

    Updated: 2012-12-22 19:25:18
    The United States and Russia have announced an agreement to crack down on online piracy. The countries have agreed to disrupt sites that facilitate infringement and take action against their operators. As a result, uncertain times may lie ahead for the many BitTorrent and other file-sharing sites hosted in Russia.The agreement also allows for the improved takedown of infringing content and discussions on allowing Russian rightsholders to use the United States' "six strikes" system.Source: U.S. and Russia Announce Online Piracy Crackdown Agreement

  • Pirate Bay Censorship Backfires as New Proxies Bloom

    Updated: 2012-12-22 09:59:28
    After legal threats from the music industry the UK Pirate Party saw no other option than to shut down their Pirate Bay proxy service. However, as is usually the case with censorship, the Internet has found a way to route around it. Responding to the UK situation Pirate parties in Argentina and Luxembourg have decided to start fresh Pirate Bay proxies.Source: Pirate Bay Censorship Backfires as New Proxies Bloom

  • Downloading Movies and Music Stays Legal in The Netherlands

    Updated: 2012-12-21 14:56:45
    One third of the Dutch population downloads "pirated" music, movies and games from the Internet, and for a while the government has been wondering what to do about it. In recent weeks a "download ban" was put on the political agenda, but the House of Representatives struck down this plan yesterday. Downloading remains legal, and in exchange rightsholders will be compensated through a private copying tax on various media storage devices.Source: Downloading Movies and Music Stays Legal in The Netherlands

  • Men Face Deportation For Running World’s Least-Visited Torrent Site

    Updated: 2012-12-21 07:57:58
    Three men behind a brand new torrent site that almost nobody visited say they have had their lives turned upside down by Australian authorities. An unfortunate series of events, triggered by fraud committed against one of the men in South Africa, led to a police investigation and a raid. After it was discovered that the men launched a torrent site last month, all now face deportation back to their home country of Canada.Source: Men Face Deportation For Running World’s Least-Visited Torrent Site

  • Warner Bros and Intel Sue Over HDCP Crack Piracy

    Updated: 2012-12-20 20:22:11
    Warner Bros. and Intel's daughter company Digital Content Protection have filed a lawsuit against a hardware manufacturer that creates devices enabling consumers to bypass HDCP copy protection. The devices, which presumably use the leaked HDCP master key to convert digital to analog signals, can be useful for connecting digital devices to analog displays. However, they could also be used by pirates to copy pay-per-view, on-demand, and other premium content.Source: Warner Bros and Intel Sue Over HDCP Crack Piracy

  • Court Sentences Web Designer For Creating Infringing Torrent Site

    Updated: 2012-12-20 09:45:00
    In a case lasting more than three years, a web designer who admitted that he had been contracted to work on the now-defunct StudentBay torrent site was cleared after the court found there was no evidence to suggest he had actually run the site. But in a turnaround the Court of Appeal ruled yesterday that the designer must've known the site would be put to infringing use and found him guilty of copyright infringement offenses.Source: Court Sentences Web Designer For Creating Infringing Torrent Site

  • uTorrent Makers Distance Themselves From Piracy

    Updated: 2012-12-19 21:59:38
    BitTorrent Inc., the company behind the popular file-sharing clients uTorrent and BitTorrent, is distancing itself from online piracy. BitTorrent Inc. emphasizes that their software has a wide range of legal uses and that the company doesn't support those who use their tools to pirate. "We do not endorse piracy. We do not encourage it. We don’t point to piracy sites," BitTorrent CEO Eric Klinker says.Source: uTorrent Makers Distance Themselves From Piracy

  • Pirate Party Proxy Shutdown Means Activists Will Fight Another Day

    Updated: 2012-12-19 15:43:41
    As reported earlier today, the UK Pirate Party has taken the difficult decision to shut down their Pirate Bay proxy service. The law firm representing the party has informed TorrentFreak that due to the state of the law, choosing to carry on providing the service would be "untenable". While PPUK's move will be unpopular with some, it does mean that the party can put this episode behind them and fight another day.Source: Pirate Party Proxy Shutdown Means Activists Will Fight Another Day

  • Pirate Party Shuts Down Pirate Bay Proxy After Legal Threats

    Updated: 2012-12-19 09:53:47
    The UK Pirate Party has taken down its popular Pirate Bay proxy. While no official statement has yet been released, it's believed that legal threats made by music industry group BPI are behind the unexpected move. The decision comes a few days after six individual Pirate Party members received a letter from the BPI's solicitors. In addition to taking down the proxy, the Pirate Party have also pulled their legal battle fundraiser campaign.Source: Pirate Party Shuts Down Pirate Bay Proxy After Legal Threats

  • Kim Dotcom Shows Off MEGA Rack (Updated)

    Updated: 2012-12-18 17:31:12
    Aside from starring in a Christmas play and fighting legal battles on two continents, Kim Dotcom is also working hard on the release of the new Megaupload. Mega, as the new service is called, will go live in a month and today Dotcom showed off one of his many new racks, packing a cool 720 terabytes of data. Source: Kim Dotcom Shows Off MEGA Rack (Updated)

  • Canadian ISP Defends Decision Not To Oppose BitTorrent Copyright Trolls

    Updated: 2012-12-18 09:57:53
    After being targeted by Voltage Pictures, the company behind the Hurt Locker and thousands of copyright troll lawsuits in the United States, Canadian ISP TekSavvy chose not to oppose the studio in court at yesterday's hearing. TekSavvy CEO Marc Gaudrault said that after looking at the issue from every possible direction, he ultimately decided that the ISP could not get involved in disputing the merits of the case. Instead, TekSavvy gained a delay in proceedings to further notify customers.Source: Canadian ISP Defends Decision Not To Oppose BitTorrent Copyright Trolls

  • Anti-Piracy Chief Patents “Pay Up or Disconnect” Scheme

    Updated: 2012-12-17 19:30:40
    One of the top executives of the US-based anti-piracy outfit Digital Rights Corp has submitted a patent application that promises to turn piracy into profit. The patent describes a system where Internet users caught downloading will receive a notice from their Internet provider along with a request to pay a small fee to the affected copyright holder. Pirates who refuse to pay risk the ultimate punishment of being disconnected from the Internet. Source: Anti-Piracy Chief Patents “Pay Up or Disconnect” Scheme

  • ISP Walks Out of Piracy Talks: “We’re Not The Internet Police”

    Updated: 2012-12-17 10:10:26
    A leading Australian Internet service provider has pulled out of negotiations to create a warning notice scheme aimed at reducing online piracy. iiNet, the ISP that was sued by Hollywood after refusing to help chase down alleged infringers, said that it can't make any progress with righthsolders if they don't make their content freely available at a reasonable price. The ISP adds that holding extra data on customers' habits is inappropriate and not their responsibility.Source: ISP Walks Out of Piracy Talks: “We’re Not The Internet Police”

  • Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent

    Updated: 2012-12-17 08:05:11
    The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, 'The Dark Knight Rises' tops the chart this week, followed by 'The Man With the Iron Firsts'. 'The Bourne Legacy' completes the top three.Source: Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent

  • The Copyright Monopoly Is A Market Distortion, Not A Birthright

    Updated: 2012-12-16 21:26:45
    When you start questioning the copyright monopoly, many middlemen and other has-beens start acting offended - as if you have somehow questioned a natural birthright. Nothing is farther from the truth.Source: The Copyright Monopoly Is A Market Distortion, Not A Birthright

  • YouTube Demands Additional Info for DMCA Takedown Notice

    Updated: 2012-12-15 17:42:16
    Home Attorneys Contact Products Representative Clients Cases Search CO Records Services Workshops and Appearances Posts Photo Attorney Serving the Photographer's Legal Needs YouTube Demands Additional Info for DMCA Takedown Notice On 12.15.12, In DMCA by Carolyn E . Wright Biologist and photographer Alex Wild takes awesome photos of insects So he is  published a lot So he is infringed a . lot In his efforts to battle copyright infringement , he has sent DMCA Takedown Notices to YouTube via YouTube’s online form But YouTube has replied that it requires a corporate email address instead of his gmail address and a publicly-documented phone number he has a cell phone Thank you for your notification . We require verification that you are affiliated with the corporate entity listed as the

  • Music Industry Threatens to Bankrupt Pirate Party Members (Updated)

    Updated: 2012-12-15 15:20:03
    Music industry group the BPI has threatened legal action against six members of the UK Pirate Party, after the party refused to take its Pirate Bay proxy offline. BPI seems to want to hold the individual members of the party responsible for copyright infringements that may occurs via the proxy, which puts them at risk of personal bankruptcy. Pirate Party leader Loz Kaye criticized the latest music industry threats and reiterated that blocking The Pirate Bay is a disproportionate measure.Source: Music Industry Threatens to Bankrupt Pirate Party Members (Updated)

  • Hollywood and Google Square Off Over Pirate Search Results

    Updated: 2012-12-14 16:21:31
    The MPAA is still not happy with Google's efforts to reduce online piracy and says that the search giant continues to facilitate a "staggering amount of copyright infringement." For their part Google is warning policymakers of the damaging effects the recent surge of DMCA takedown requests is having on the flow of information online. Both Google and the MPAA agree that the current DMCA takedown procedures are not ideal, but the solutions both parties have in mind are quite different. Source: Hollywood and Google Square Off Over Pirate Search Results

  • US Government Targets Torrent Sites, Cyberlockers and Warez Forum

    Updated: 2012-12-14 00:38:48
    A report released by the United States Trade Representative has listed the world's largest BitTorrent indexers, cyberlockers and linking sites as some of the most problematic copyright infringers in the world. In addition to the usual suspects of The Pirate Bay, isoHunt, KickassTorrents and Torrentz, file-hosting service RapidGator and WarezBB make an appearance.Source: US Government Targets Torrent Sites, Cyberlockers and Warez Forum

  • Google Starts Reporting False DMCA Takedown Requests

    Updated: 2012-12-13 18:54:28
    Google has quietly rolled out a new feature to its copyright transparency report, allowing the public to see when DMCA takedown notices sent by copyright holders are false. The search giant is currently processing more than a dozen million "infringing" links per month, but points out that not all requests sent by rightsholders are legitimate. As an example, Google cites a request where a major U.S. motion picture studio asked them to censor their IMDb page and official trailer.Source: Google Starts Reporting False DMCA Takedown Requests

  • Swedish Pirate Party Defends Role As Pirate Bay ISP

    Updated: 2012-12-13 13:06:17
    It's not unusual for some to conclude that the Pirate Party and The Pirate Bay are one and the same thing. But while ideals may be shared, with the former often jumping to the defense of the latter, there is no direct connection. However, the Swedish Pirate Party is The Pirate Bay's Internet service provider, something that several filmmakers are calling to be made illegal. Party leader Anna Troberg is defiant and says there's nothing illegal about providing a digital postal service.Source: Swedish Pirate Party Defends Role As Pirate Bay ISP

  • “Six Strikes” Scheme May Lead to Lawsuits Against Pirates

    Updated: 2012-12-12 19:27:46
    Early next year the controversial “six-strikes” anti-piracy system will kick off in the U.S. While the initiative itself has a focus on educating instead of punishing BitTorrent pirates, ISPs are obliged to hand over IP-addresses of repeat infringers to the MPAA and RIAA. Commenting on this largely overlooked aspect, CCI director Jill Lesser confirmed to TorrentFreak that lawsuits may indeed be initiated based on information collected under the program. Source: “Six Strikes” Scheme May Lead to Lawsuits Against Pirates

  • Anti-Piracy Boss Ran a Usenet Site that Agreed to Pay MPAA $15m Damages

    Updated: 2012-12-12 10:39:56
    In February 2006 the MPAA threatened to sue not only isoHunt and the now-defunct TorrentSpy, but also a trio of Usenet indexing sites. After initially promising a war with the MPAA, one of them, BinNews, later caved in and agreed to pay the MPAA $15 million in damages. Interestingly, and in the wake of the NZBMatrix shutdown, it now turns out that BinNews was operated by one of today's most prominent Usenet anti-piracy bosses.Source: Anti-Piracy Boss Ran a Usenet Site that Agreed to Pay MPAA $15m Damages

  • Quote Of The Day

    Updated: 2012-12-11 23:57:48
    Governor Moonbeam? Or Governor Death Ray? You decide: Answering critics at a solar ribbon-cutting earlier this year, Gov. Jerry Brown laid down the gauntlet, affirming his commitment to solar energy and saying he would “crush” opponents of solar. “There are going to be screw-ups. There are going to be bankruptcies. There’ll be indictments and there’ll [...]

  • Verizon Determined to Expose BitTorrent Copyright Trolls

    Updated: 2012-12-11 22:28:27
    It's now apparent that Verizon is fed up with the avalanche of mass-BitTorrent lawsuits and is determined to put an end to copyright trolls' extortion-like practices. The Internet provider is asking a Texas court to grant discovery so it can expose how these companies operate. According to Verizon, copyright trolling practices don't belong in court and the ISP equates the companies involved with "schoolyard bullies who push and shove until firm opposition is met when they shrink away."Source: Verizon Determined to Expose BitTorrent Copyright Trolls

  • UK Streaming Link Site Operators Handed Suspended Jail Sentences

    Updated: 2012-12-11 17:11:20
    Two brothers from the UK in their mid-twenties have been convicted for operating websites that indexed links to unauthorized streams of copyrighted movies. The pair were charged in 2010 and this week were handed nine month suspended jail sentences and ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid work. The convictions follow an investigation by West Yorkshire Police in collaboration with the movie industry group FACT, who feel that in the UK the tide is turning in favor of copyright holders.Source: UK Streaming Link Site Operators Handed Suspended Jail Sentences

  • Canadian ISP Prepares For “Unprecedented” BitTorrent Troll Assault

    Updated: 2012-12-11 10:48:23
    Popular Canadian ISP TekSavvy is warning its customers that BitTorrent trolls have been calling and will likely strike in the weeks to come. Voltage Pictures, the company that sued thousands in the United States over its Hurt Locker movie, monitored TekSavvy users sharing two dozen of its titles during September and October and will go to court next week to obtain their identities. What will follow is a claim for more than CAD$10,000, but will people really pay that to make a weak case go away?Source: Canadian ISP Prepares For “Unprecedented” BitTorrent Troll Assault

  • Hollywood Anti-Piracy Group Takes “Pirate” Domains To Avoid Prosecuting

    Updated: 2012-12-10 18:44:07
    A recent tip followed by a trawl through the WHOIS domain registry has revealed that a Hollywood anti-piracy group is now the proud owner of a number of file-sharing related domains. Is a major conspiracy ready to unfold? Well, not exactly. It appears that some previously happy site owners have been willingly handing over their domains to the Federation Against Copyright Theft in order to avoid visiting the inside of a court room.Source: Hollywood Anti-Piracy Group Takes “Pirate” Domains To Avoid Prosecuting

  • Music Industry Threatens to Sue UK Pirate Party over Pirate Bay Proxy

    Updated: 2012-12-10 10:07:35
    Music industry group the BPI is sending its lawyers after the UK Pirate Party after they refused to take their Pirate Bay proxy offline. Last week the BPI kindly asked the Pirates to shut down the website, but quickly turned to threats when they didn't get their way. Pirate Party leader Loz Kaye tells TorrentFreak that they are determined to stand behind their principles, even if that means getting involved in an expensive legal battle.Source: Music Industry Threatens to Sue UK Pirate Party over Pirate Bay Proxy

  • Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent

    Updated: 2012-12-10 07:58:03
    The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, 'The Dark Knight Rises' tops the chart this week, followed by 'The Man With the Iron Firsts'. 'The Bourne Legacy' completes the top three.Source: Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent

  • Pirate Bay Founder Released From Solitary Confinement

    Updated: 2012-12-09 09:52:09
    After three months in solitary confinement Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm will be released from custody. The prosecutor suspects Gottfrid of being involved in several hacking and fraud cases but he has yet to be charged in any of these cases. The Pirate Bay founder will now be transferred to a new prison which he will leave as a free man in five months if no new charges are brought against him.Source: Pirate Bay Founder Released From Solitary Confinement

  • Help Portrait 2012 – South Lake Tahoe Crew

    Updated: 2012-12-09 04:52:04
    Home Attorneys Contact Products Representative Clients Cases Search CO Records Services Workshops and Appearances Posts Photo Attorney Serving the Photographer's Legal Needs Help Portrait 2012 South Lake Tahoe Crew On 12.08.12, In . Misc by Carolyn E . Wright Great Day Carolyn E . Wright Carolyn E . Wright , a k a the Photo Attorney® , is a full-time attorney whose practice is aimed squarely at the legal needs of photographers and other copyright . owners Visit Authors Website All Articles From This Author If you enjoyed this article , please consider sharing it Notice Welcome to the website for the Law Office of Carolyn E . Wright , LLC . The information here is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal . advice Our Attorneys Contact Information Products Forms ,

  • NZBMatrix Shuts Down Citing Piracy Troubles

    Updated: 2012-12-09 00:30:45
    NZBMatrix, one of the leading Usenet indexing services, has shut down voluntarily. The website's owners explain that it has become increasingly difficult to operate in a business where copyright holders vigorously protect their content. A large takedown notice from Hollywood's movie studios as well as issues with payment providers are cited as reasons for NZBMatrix to throw the towel.Source: NZBMatrix Shuts Down Citing Piracy Troubles

  • Open Thread Question: Did FDR Know the Pearl Harbor Attack Was Coming?

    Updated: 2012-12-07 20:02:54
    I’m not normally one who takes conspiracy theories seriously but I have a very open mind about the question: what did FDR know about the Pearl Harbor attack and when did he know it? When people I respect like Judge Andrew Napolitano say he believes that FDR “knew goddamn well” the Japanese were going to [...]

  • Your Incredibly Stupid Progressive Economic Propaganda for the Day

    Updated: 2012-12-05 20:18:35
    There is so much economic ignorance/stupidity in this video (below), I wouldn’t even know where to begin. John Maynard Keynes himself would probably be embarrassed by this video courtesy of the California* Federation of Teachers and narrated by the great economist of our time Ed Asner. I don’t have much else to say about this [...]

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