Judge Green Lights BitTorrent User Mass-Harassment Scheme
Judge Green Lights BitTorrent User Mass-Harassment Scheme The mass lawsuits against alleged BitTorrent users in the United States that have been keeping the courts busy over the past several months...
View ArticleGoogle, MPAA and isoHunt Clash in Court
Google, MPAA and isoHunt Clash in Court Last year the BitTorrent search engine isoHunt filed an appeal in their case with the MPAA.
View ArticleIP-Address Is Not a Person, BitTorrent Case Judge Says
IP-Address Is Not a Person, BitTorrent Case Judge Says A possible landmark ruling in one of the mass-BitTorrent lawsuits in the U.S. may spell the end of the “pay-up-or-else-schemes” that have...
View ArticleBored Pirate Bay Movie Uploader Fined $28,200
Bored Pirate Bay Movie Uploader Fined $28,200 A Pirate Bay user who said he uploaded a comedy movie because he had nothing to do, must now pay a large sum of money to a rightsholder funded anti-piracy...
View ArticleMusic Industry Sues ISP to Censor The Pirate Bay
Music Industry Sues ISP to Censor The Pirate Bay The Pirate Bay is at the center of a new lawsuit filed at the District Court in Helsinki, Finland. Music industry representatives have filed suit...
View ArticlePiracy Lawsuit Against CNET Dismissed – For Now
Piracy Lawsuit Against CNET Dismissed – For Now In May, FilmOn founder Alki David and a group of artists sued CNET’s Download.com and parent company CBS. The copyright holders accused the CBS-owned...
View ArticleChurch of God Sues Sony Pictures and Comcast for Copyright Infringement
Church of God Sues Sony Pictures and Comcast for Copyright Infringement The ‘religious’ comedy Salvation Boulevard premiered in movie theaters last Friday, but not everyone appreciates the film’s...
View Article“Appalling” $1.5m File-Sharing Verdict Slashed To $54,000
“Appalling” $1.5m File-Sharing Verdict Slashed To $54,000 A federal court has slashed the verdict in an infamous file-sharing case from $1.5 million to ‘just’ $54,000.
View ArticleDomain Seizures Do Not Violate Free Speech, U.S. Court Rules
Domain Seizures Do Not Violate Free Speech, U.S. Court Rules A U.S.
View ArticleThe Expendables Makers Dismiss Massive BitTorrent Lawsuit
The Expendables Makers Dismiss Massive BitTorrent Lawsuit The ever-growing avalanche of lawsuits against BitTorrent users in the United States may have reached a turning point. The makers of The...
View ArticleHotfile Ordered To Share User Data With The MPAA
Hotfile Ordered To Share User Data With The MPAA In their ongoing battle with the MPAA, the Florida-based file-hosting service Hotfile has suffered a major loss. A federal court has ordered Hotfile to...
View ArticleCourt Acquits 15-Year-Old Schoolboy File-Sharer
Court Acquits 15-Year-Old Schoolboy File-Sharer A schoolboy sent to trial for sharing movies on two BitTorrent sites has been acquitted by a court. The 15-year-old, who said he only ever intended to...
View ArticleLawyer Refuses to Tell Court How Profitable BitTorrent Settlements Are
Lawyer Refuses to Tell Court How Profitable BitTorrent Settlements Are Last month a lawyer was ordered by a judge to reveal how much money he has received from threatening to sue alleged BitTorrent...
View Article98% of BitTorrent Users In Copyright Shakedown Filed in Wrong Jurisdiction
98% of BitTorrent Users In Copyright Shakedown Filed in Wrong Jurisdiction After a major copyright settlement case featuring The Expendables was found to be fatally flawed last month, United States...
View ArticlePhara, Queen of NinjaVideo, Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy and Copyright...
Phara, Queen of NinjaVideo, Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy and Copyright Infringement Hana Beshara, one of the founders of the popular NinjaVideo movie and TV show streaming site, has pleaded guilty to...
View ArticlePatent Violation Lawsuit Against BitTorrent / uTorrent Dropped
Patent Violation Lawsuit Against BitTorrent / uTorrent Dropped Millions of BitTorrent users can breathe a sigh of relief today. The patent lawsuit against BitTorrent Inc., the makers of uTorrent and...
View ArticleJail Sentence for Pirate Bay Co-Founder Made Final
Jail Sentence for Pirate Bay Co-Founder Made Final The Stockholm District Court sentence against Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm was finalized today after he failed to appear at the Court of...
View ArticleWhy “Safe Harbor” Laws Are Disastrous For Free Speech
Why “Safe Harbor” Laws Are Disastrous For Free Speech In the debate about the American “Stop Online Piracy Act”, some have hailed the decade-old American DMCA as a law that was somehow beneficial for...
View ArticleMPAA Joins RIAA in “Monstrous” Jammie Thomas Appeal
MPAA Joins RIAA in “Monstrous” Jammie Thomas Appeal In its appeal against the file-sharing mom Jammie Thomas, the RIAA has asked the court to reinstate a massive fine which U.S. District Judge Michael...
View ArticlePirate Bay ISP Block Challenged For Censoring Lawful Content
Pirate Bay ISP Block Challenged For Censoring Lawful Content The censorship of The Pirate Bay, which is slowly spreading to ISPs all around Europe, is designed to reduce the availability of...
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