http://www.secuobs.com Observatoire de la securite Internet fr webmaster@secuobs.com 2012-05-17 00:00:23 - TorrentFreak : Last month the feds arrested four alleged members of the prominent BitTorrent release group IMAGiNE One of them has struck a deal with the US Government and pleads guilty to one of the charges The remaining three plead not guilty Recent documents filed at court further reveal that the MPAA was the tipster that initiated the investigation Source IMAGiNE Member Pleads Guilty to Criminal Copyright Infringement http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/375984.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/375984.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-16 15:42:59 - TorrentFreak - With court-ordered ISP blockades popping up all over Europe, The Pirate Bay is no stranger to being silenced However, for the last 24 hours the site has been largely inaccessible world wide due to a completely different type of censorship After the site openly criticized Anonymous last week for DDoS'ing UK ISP Virgin Media, The Pirate Bay itself is now under attack Source Pirate Bay Under DDoS Attack From Unknown Enemy http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/375853.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/375853.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-16 00:13:21 - TorrentFreak - The mass-BitTorrent lawsuits that are sweeping the United States are in a heap of trouble After a Florida judge ruled that an IP-address is not a person, a Californian colleague has gone even further in protecting the First Amendment rights of BitTorrent users The judge in question points out that geolocation tools are far from accurate and that it's therefore uncertain that his court has jurisdiction over cases involving alleged BitTorrent pirates As a result, 15 of these mass-BitTorrent lawsuits were dismissed Source IP-Address Can t Even Identify a State, BitTorrent Judge Rules http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/375719.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/375719.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-15 17:50:47 - TorrentFreak - The internet is built of services One of the core services, and a major choke-point for control, is domain name resolution There have been some alternates come and go, but one of the strongest has been OpenNIC, and they ve just launched a new top level domain - pirate Source Pirate Domains Now Available Through OpenNic http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/375627.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/375627.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-15 12:19:58 - TorrentFreak - Dependant on the side they're representing, lawyers around the world have taken opposing stances when it comes to liability for infringement via open WiFi When representing plaintiffs they speak of 'a duty of care' to rightsholders and when defending Internet users they insist that holding individuals responsible for the actions of others is a step too far In a landmark case in Finland, a court has just agreed with the latter Source Open WiFi Owner Not Liable For Illegal File-Sharing, Court Rules http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/375565.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/375565.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-14 20:42:22 - TorrentFreak - American rock band Counting Crows have sold more than 20 million albums worldwide, but this success hasn't caused them to overlook the changing landscape of the music business Today the band releases four tracks from their new album for free on BitTorrent Talking to TorrentFreak, Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz says BitTorrent is the new and improved radio Source BitTorrent is the New Radio, Says Counting Crows Frontman http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/375462.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/375462.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-14 13:04:54 - TorrentFreak - Having being found guilty of copyright infringement offenses and subsequently denied the opportunity to be heard by Sweden's Supreme Court, one of the founders of The Pirate Bay is taking his case to the European Court The lawyer of Fredrik Neij believes that the function of The Pirate Bay is protected by the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights Source Pirate Bay Founder Takes Case To European Court http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/375351.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/375351.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-13 20:48:08 - TorrentFreak - Defeat in a single battle in the war over net liberty doesn't concern me too much I know that the net freedom forces have the strategic and intellectual upper hand in this war over our freedom, but there is something else that concerns me gravely Why are people seriously thinking that the copyright industries have the final say in shaping society Source Why Are People Resigning Before The Copyright Industries Will http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/375280.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/375280.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-13 14:03:07 - TorrentFreak - The Russian based Pirate Pay startup is promising the entertainment industry a pirate-free future With help from Microsoft, the developers have built a system that claims to track and shut down the distribution of copyrighted works on BitTorrent Their first project, carried out in collaboration with Walt Disney Studios and Sony Pictures, successfully stopped tens of thousands of downloads Source Microsoft Funded Startup Aims to Kill BitTorrent Traffic http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/375264.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/375264.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-13 00:21:09 - TorrentFreak - On May 13th, 2002 a new filesharing client called eMule entered into our world of sharing Ten years later we d like to take this anniversary as an opportunity to look back at some major technical achievements of filesharing applications since then and what might come in the years ahead With further innovation, even the mighty BitTorrent can be improved to become impossible to shut down Source eMule A Decade of File-Sharing Innovations http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/375239.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/375239.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-12 13:57:50 - TorrentFreak - This week yet another court order was handed down in Europe with the aim of censoring The Pirate Bay The ruling forbids the Dutch Pirate Party from not only running a direct proxy, but also telling people how to circumvent an earlier court ordered blockade However, according to Pirate Party founder Rick Falkvinge, the judge in the case has a history of corruption relating to another file-sharing case he presided over in the Netherlands Source Pirate Bay Censorship Judge is Corrupt, Claims Pirate Party Founder http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/375206.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/375206.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-11 23:45:31 - TorrentFreak - The MPAA is outraged and offended by The Pirate Bay and their apologists who seek to justify profiting from digital theft by referring to Hollywood's founders as pirates Not true, they claim Instead, the early inhabitants of Hollywood were independent filmmakers who were censored by a copyright monopoly They were freedom fighters who saw no other option than to infringe patents for the sake of creativity Source MPAA We re No Pirates You Are Thieves Or http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/375172.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/375172.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-11 17:34:28 - TorrentFreak - In its lawsuits against hundreds of alleged BitTorrent users, book publisher John Wiley and Sons has met unexpected resistance from Internet provider Verizon For a variety of reasons including privacy concerns, the ISP is refusing to comply with a subpoena which orders the company to hand over the personal details of subscribers who are accused of pirating For Dummies books Source Verizon Refuses to Identify Alleged BitTorrent Pirates http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/375069.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/375069.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-11 11:04:00 - TorrentFreak - After being found guilty of copyright offenses in connection with the operations of The Pirate Bay, site co-founder Peter Sunde should now be beginning an 8 month jail sentence in a Swedish prison However, in a last-ditch attempt to maintain his freedom, Sunde has asked the Swedish government for clemency citing health and business concerns Source Pirate Bay Founder Peter Sunde Requests Pardon http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/375003.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/375003.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-10 15:58:41 - TorrentFreak - The Court of The Hague has handed down another ruling that restricts access to The Pirate Bay website The Court has forbidden the Dutch Pirate Party from linking to, operating or listing websites that allow the public to circumvent a local Pirate Bay blockade The political party is further ordered to shutdown its reverse proxy indefinitely and block Pirate Bay domains and IP-addresses from its generic proxy Source Court Forbids Linking to Pirate Bay Proxies http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/374808.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/374808.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-10 13:39:24 - TorrentFreak - Following an earlier court ruling that ordered two of the largest ISPs in the Netherlands to block subscriber access to The Pirate Bay, today anti-piracy group BREIN has scored another success The Court of The Hague has just ordered a further five ISPs to block TPB IP addresses and 20 domain names Failure to do so within 10 days will result in fines of up to 250,000 euros Source Five More Dutch ISPs Given 10 Days To Censor The Pirate Bay http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/374773.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/374773.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-10 01:01:11 - TorrentFreak - After 8 years the legal battle between Google and adult magazine publisher Perfect 10 has been put to rest The latter accused the search giant of a variety of copyright infringement breaches which included Google's use of cached images In a final attempt to save the case, Perfect 10 offered a 25,000 bounty to anyone who could prove wrongdoing on Google's part but the initiative failed The case has now been dismissed without the option for further appeal Source Iconic Piracy Suit Against Google Dismissed, Despite 25,000 Bounty http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/374701.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/374701.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-09 18:47:32 - TorrentFreak - Following a complaint made by HBO, an administrator of a popular streaming TV show and movie portal was arrested by authorities in Chile during March this year The 26-year-old student was subsequently charged with breaches of copyright law and forbidden from leaving the country Now he's been set free due to lack of evidence but is banned from accessing his former site and has to give copyright lectures in schools Source Streaming Site Admin Freed, But Agrees 1 Year Hiatus With HBO http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/374595.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/374595.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-09 13:24:00 - TorrentFreak - The Pirate Bay has partnered with the Cybernorms research group at Sweden s Lund University to carry out the second round of the largest file-sharing survey in history Through the survey the researchers examine the norms of file-sharers, and how they respond to increased censorship and tougher laws One of the main goals of the research project is to give a counterweight to entertainment industry propaganda Source The Pirate Bay Partners With Academic Researchers to Counter Propaganda http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/374501.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/374501.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-08 18:57:42 - TorrentFreak - Later this month an individual who allegedly uploaded thousands of movies and TV shows to cyberlocker services will face trial and a possible 5 year prison sentence The 29-year-old, who was also the moderator of a warez forum, committed the alleged infringements over a period of more than 4 years The movie industry claims he cost them nearly 42m but the Pirate Party reject the damages calculations as simply ridiculous Source Major Cyberlocker Movie Pirate Faces 5 Years In Prison http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/374314.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/374314.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-08 13:13:23 - TorrentFreak - Despite the widespread availability of pirated releases, The Avengers just scored a record-breaking 200 million opening weekend at the box office While some are baffled to see that piracy failed to crush the movie's profits, it's really not that surprising Claiming a camcorded copy of a movie seriously impacts box office attendance is the same as arguing that concert bootlegs stop people from seeing artists on stage Source The Avengers Why Pirates Failed To Prevent A Box Office Record http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/374249.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/374249.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-07 21:24:58 - TorrentFreak - During the past several weeks, with blockades of The Pirate Bay biting in both the Netherlands and the UK, sites which facilitate access to the world's most famous torrent site have been popping up in their dozens However, not all of these sites have users' best interests at heart Several, flying in the face of the very fiber of The Pirate Bay, have had the temerity to do the unthinkable - charge for free downloads Source Pirate Bay Slaps Pathetic Proxies and Scammy Copies http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/374154.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/374154.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-07 14:33:59 - TorrentFreak - Earlier this year the Church of Kopimism was approved by the authorities as an official religion Since then, the movement has gathered thousands of believers across the world and two of them have now entered into a Kopimist marriage The Church encourages the newlyweds to copy and remix some DNA-cells and create a new human being Source File-Sharing Church Weds First Couple http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/374054.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/374054.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-06 17:21:19 - TorrentFreak - Now that The Pirate Bay is being blocked by ISPs in the UK, millions of people have a new interest in accessing the site, even if they didn't before The reasons for this are simple Not only do people hate being told what they can and can't do, people - especially geeks - love solving problems and puzzles Unlocking The Pirate Bay with a straightforward proxy is just too boring, so just for fun let's go the hard way round Source Unblocking The Pirate Bay The Hard Way Is Fun For Geeks IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/373991.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/373991.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-06 01:06:23 - TorrentFreak - File-sharing was firmly on the agenda when the head of the US Department of Homeland Security touched down in the Australian capital last week The four new agreements - promptly signed before Secretary Janet Napolitano flew back out of Canberra - were less about sharing season two of Game of Thrones and more about sharing the private, government held information of Australian citizens with US authorities Source The Lengthening Arm of Uncle Sam s Pirate Justice IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/373962.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/373962.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-05 16:43:16 - TorrentFreak - When the latest alpha version of uTorrent was released earlier this week several users spotted something unusual in the 'about' window For years the uTorrent client belonged to BitTorrent Inc, but all of a sudden ownership was being credited to an unknown company named Gyre Inc The uTorrent team was quick to fix this 'coding mistake,' but they couldn't wipe out a trail of evidence suggesting that BitTorrent might rebrand itself in the near future Source BitTorrent Set To Rebrand Itself As Gyre IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/373930.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/373930.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-04 20:12:10 - TorrentFreak - Continuing a recent trend, The Pirate Bay and other large BitTorrent sites are now being blocked by Internet providers in India Visitors who try to access the sites are redirected to a banner which informs them that the Department of Telecommunications ordered a blackout Torrent sites are not the only target, as the blockade also censors the video sharing site Vimeo, one of the largest communities of indie filmmakers Source India Orders Blackout of Vimeo, The Pirate Bay and More IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/373767.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/373767.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-04 12:06:19 - TorrentFreak - In November 2010, Homeland Security s Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE seized dozens of domain names allegedly connected to copyright infringement One of them, hip-hop blog Dajaz1, lay in limbo for more than a year after its lawyer was stalled at every turn in his quest for information Eventually the domain was given back, but why the delay Unsealed court papers reveal that after effectively ordering the takedown, the RIAA failed to deliver any evidence of infringement Source RIAA Behind US Government s Failed Domain Name Seizure IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/373682.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/373682.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-03 21:14:13 - TorrentFreak - According to a report from a leading UK law firm, nearly 30pourcents of UK file-sharers say they intend to pirate more movies, music, games and ebooks during the next 12 months The entertainment industries shouldn't be too disappointed though - 36pourcents and 34pourcents of paying music and movie customers say they consume more in the year to come Source 30pourcents of UK File-Sharers Intend To Pirate More In The Next 12 Months IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/373484.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/373484.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-03 13:23:34 - TorrentFreak - A landmark ruling in one of the many mass-BitTorrent lawsuits in the US has suffered a severe blow to a thus far lucrative business Among other things, New York Judge Gary Brown explains in great detail why an IP-address is not sufficient evidence to identify copyright infringers According to the Judge this lack of specific evidence means that many alleged BitTorrent pirates have been wrongfully accused by copyright holders Source Judge An IP-Address Doesn t Identify a Person or BitTorrent Pirate IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/373368.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/373368.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-02 18:00:19 - TorrentFreak - Last week the UK High Court ruled that several of the country's leading ISPs must block subscriber access to The Pirate Bay The decision is designed to limit traffic to the world's leading BitTorrent site but in the short-term it had the opposite effect Yesterday, The Pirate Bay had 12 million more visitors than it has ever had, providing a golden opportunity to educate users on how to circumvent blocks We should write a thank you letter to the BPI, a site insider told TorrentFreak Source Pirate Bay Enjoys 12 Million Traffic Boost, Shares Unblocking Tips IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/373173.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/373173.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-02 11:30:26 - TorrentFreak - Yet another law expert has slammed the US Government's decision to launch a criminal case against Megaupload Law Professor Eric Goldman argues that the Megaupload prosecution is a depressing display of abuse of government authority that ignores basic constitutional rights in order to protect private commercial interests Source Megaupload Prosecution Is Lawless and Unconstitutional, Law Professor Says IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/373095.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/373095.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-01 21:11:25 - TorrentFreak - Starting this summer millions of BitTorrent users in the United States will be tracked as part of a voluntary agreement between the MPAA, RIAA and all the major ISPs Those who are caught sharing copyrighted works will receive several warning messages and eventual punishment if they continue to infringe Commenting on the plans, Comcast Vice President Gerard Lewis praised the cooperation as a good model that safeguards privacy, while educating the public Source Comcast Praises Voluntary BitTorrent Crackdown Agreement IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/372985.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/372985.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-05-01 14:01:40 - TorrentFreak - A new survey has revealed that young people are responding to tough legislation and increasing levels of online spying by investing in VPN services The study, carried out by the Cybernorms research group at Sweden's Lund University, found that when compared to figures from late 2009, 40pourcents more 15 to 25-year-olds are now hiding their activities online Source Young File-Sharers Respond To Tough Laws By Buying a VPN IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/372894.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/372894.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-30 18:11:11 - TorrentFreak - The High Court has ruled that several UK ISPs including Sky, Everything Everywhere, TalkTalk, O2 and Virgin Media must censor The Pirate Bay website This means that millions of Internet users will be prevented from accessing the popular BitTorrent site in the weeks to come The Pirate Bay say they aren't concerned by yet another court-ordered blockade, and point out that there are plenty of ways to circumvent such censorship Source UK ISPs Must Censor The Pirate Bay, High Court Rules IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/372757.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/372757.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-30 13:34:54 - TorrentFreak - A file-sharing prosecution that has been dragging on for six long years has finally come to an end The original complaint, filed by the Portuguese Phonographic Association in 2006, targeted a then 17-year-old Now 23, their target has just received a suspended jail sentence and a fine of 880 euros None of this has helped the country's music industry - physical product sales nosedived more than 34pourcents last year Source Epic 6-Year File-Sharing Case Over Just 3 Songs Comes To An End IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/372681.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/372681.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-30 00:30:17 - TorrentFreak - The net changes the world's power structures in a much more fundamental way than changing the way a few groups of entrepreneurs are able to make money The net is the greatest equalizer that humankind has ever invented It is either the greatest invention since the printing press, or the greatest invention since written language The battles we see are not a result of loss of money they are caused by a loss of the power of narratives Source The Net vs The Power of Narratives IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/372635.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/372635.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-29 17:12:46 - TorrentFreak - If further proof is needed that copyright trolls are only interested in money and couldn't care less about artists or their reputations, read on A lawsuit, filed against fans of the band All Shall Perish, caused chaos in the past 48 hours when the horrified band revealed they know nothing about it Speaking with TorrentFreak, the band's manager says they are gutted by the news and have no idea what is going on Source Copyright Troll Causes Chaos By Suing Fans Without Band s Permission IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/372613.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/372613.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-28 23:12:14 - TorrentFreak - It's no secret that the entertainment industry can be rather one-sided in their views when it comes to piracy and copyright This week, however, MPAA chairman Chris Dodd took this spin to the extreme In a speech he referenced Hollywood's history to argue how important copyright protection is But, he forgot to mention that the US movie industry was actually built by rogue filmmakers, 'thieves' and 'pirates' Source MPAA Boss Forgets Hollywood s Pirate History IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/372578.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/372578.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-28 17:35:52 - TorrentFreak - Kim Dotcom booked a valuable victory this week when a court ruled that 750,000 in funds and cars should be returned to the Megaupload founder Among other things, Dotcom regained possession of a 301,000 bank account and his Mercedes-Benz G55AMG Other property that was seized based on an order from the US District Court remains in the hands of the New Zealand authorities for the time being Source Megaupload s Kim Dotcom Gets 750,000 Back IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/372557.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/372557.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-27 22:54:47 - TorrentFreak - In what appears to be the first action of its type since the RIAA abandoned its controversial anti-filesharing campaign, Internet users sharing music are again being targeted in the United States In a lawsuit filed in Florida the identities of 80 individuals are being sought with one aim in mind - to threaten them with 150,000 damages awards in order to force settlement of a few thousand dollars Source US Music Pirates Face New 150,000 Damages Claims IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/372506.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/372506.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-27 18:06:56 - TorrentFreak - Pirate Party MEP Christian Engstrom and the Pirate movement's founder Rick Falkvinge presented their views on copyright reform to the European Parliament this week The Pirates want to bust the myth that their ideas only center around legalizing file-sharing and offer what they see as sensible alternatives to draconian legislation such as ACTA and SOPA Source Pirate Party Presents ACTA Alternative to European Parliament IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/372448.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/372448.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-27 11:59:34 - TorrentFreak - Pirates across the globe are working on an attempt to raid the music single charts, and with help from the most notorious BitTorrent site these efforts are paying off Embracing Pirate Bay's mantra, Dan Bull's track Sharing is Caring now appears in a variety of daily download lists, setting course for a spot in the official weekly music charts around the globe this weekend Source Pirate Bay Boosts Sharing is Caring Into The Music Charts IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/372373.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/372373.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-26 19:38:47 - TorrentFreak - After being busted last year following an ICE Homeland Security investigation, four alleged members of the movie release group IMAGiNE have now been indicted The defendants, all US residents aged between 27 and 57 years old, face up to five years in prison for criminal copyright infringement Rumors persist that they were led to the slaughter by a rival release group with a grudge Source IMAGiNE BitTorrent Piracy Group Indicted, Face Years In Prison IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/372266.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/372266.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-26 13:24:08 - TorrentFreak - The elimination of camcorder movie piracy has been high on the agenda of movie studios for many years, particularly so during the last decade Many approaches have been tried and there are signs that in the past 5 years the problem has significantly reduced The latest anti-cam system claims to be the most unobtrusive yet, negating the need for bag searches, cell phone confiscations or the employment of security guards Source Movie Spy Cameras Attack The Dying Art of Camcorder Piracy IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/372173.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/372173.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-25 21:30:12 - TorrentFreak - The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats ALDE in the European Parliament have just confirmed that they will reject ACTA, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Leader of the Alliance, Guy Verhofstadt, said that while supporting the protection of intellectual property rights, ALDE believes that ACTA falls short on a number of counts Source Liberals and Democrats Announce Rejection of ACTA IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/372013.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/372013.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-25 14:26:09 - TorrentFreak - The Hollywood-backed anti-piracy outfit BREIN is going all out to make The Pirate Bay inaccessible to the Dutch public After successfully blocking The Pirate Bay through court, and then censoring proxy sites that linked to it, they are now demanding that the Pirate Party should be banned from discussing how easily Internet censorship can be circumvented The political party is baffled by the proposed gag-order and has asked the court to lift all censorship efforts Source Anti-Piracy Group Asks Court to Gag The Pirate Party IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/371901.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/371901.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-24 23:34:37 - TorrentFreak - Australian police are involved in a massive piracy lawsuit Software company Micro Focus is claiming that the police are making unauthorized use of its ViewNow software, which they use to access the COPS criminal intelligence database In addition, it's alleged that the police shared the proprietary software with third parties Micro Focus is fighting the case in court and is demanding at least 10 million in damages Source Australian Police Accused of Mass Software Piracy IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/371813.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/371813.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-24 15:40:00 - TorrentFreak - A copyright complaint involving a movie script enthusiast site, Universal Studios, and Repo Man writer Alex Cox, has developed into a war of words Following a DMCA takedown against a 3rd party that even Cox himself disputes, the writer has branded Universal a criminal enterprise that along with other studios operates an illegal blacklist as part of a price-fixing cartel Source Repo Man s Alex Cox Move Sites Overseas To Kill Copyright Complaints IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/371680.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/371680.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-23 21:19:31 - TorrentFreak - Chasing down individual file-sharers is something the major labels largely left behind several years ago, but in an unusual development the IFPI has now won the right to identify dozens of Pirate Bay users that allegedly downloaded and shared an album before its official release The CEO of Universal, the label behind the action, says infringers could be taken to court Source Court Gives IFPI Permission To Identify Pirate Bay Users IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/371545.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/371545.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-23 15:42:32 - TorrentFreak - Voltage Pictures, the makers of the Oscar-winning movie The Hurt Locker, have filed a new lawsuit at a federal court in Florida By targeting at least 2,514 alleged BitTorrent users, Voltage Pictures hopes to recoup several million dollars in settlements to compensate the studio for piracy-related losses In total, more than a quarter million people have now been sued in the US for alleged copyright infringements via BitTorrent Source Hurt Locker Makers Return to Sue 2,514 BitTorrent Users IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/371454.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/371454.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-22 19:59:29 - TorrentFreak - This week, with support from a Promo Bay campaign on The Pirate Bay, UK rap artist Dan Bull is aiming to send a message to the mainstream entertainment industry With the release of a brand new track called Sharing is Caring , Dan will attempt to break into the UK charts without the backing of a label and show that with the help of a free Internet and BitTorrent, there is another way Source Dan Bull Pirate Bay Attack the Music Charts With Sharing Is Caring IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/371347.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/371347.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-22 15:24:31 - TorrentFreak - Last century filesharing was a fringe hobby, only for geeks who were lucky enough to own a computer that could dial into the World Wide Web How different is that today, where filesharing has become daily routine for hundreds of millions of people worldwide In just a few years swapping files has become mainstream Time to take a step back and see how it all came about Source The History of File-Sharing IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/371330.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/371330.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-22 02:30:22 - TorrentFreak - In a week where reasonable practices for cyberlockers were high on the agenda, file-hosting service Mediafire decided to block all incoming traffic from the popular media search engine FilesTube Commenting on the move Mediafire's co-founder explains that it was a logical step as their service was never intended to be indexed in public Source Mediafire Starts Blocking FilesTube Search Traffic IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/371292.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/371292.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-21 17:57:28 - TorrentFreak - This week, file-hosting service RapidShare published an anti-piracy manifesto with guidelines on how cyberlocker and cloud hosting sites should conduct their business going forward But the proposals from the Swiss-based service, which go far beyond their requirements under the law, received a lukewarm reception from rightsholders who say they don't go far enough RapidShare believes that they do, and that rightsholders should focus on sites that deliberately generate revenue from infringement Source RapidShare Overtures Snubbed, Must Do Better Say Labels IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/371265.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/371265.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-21 00:12:21 - TorrentFreak - The US judge handling the Megaupload case noted today that it may never be tried due to a procedural error, a comment that has sparked the anger of Megaupload's founder Kim Dotcom is furious with the US Government for destroying his businesses and rendering hundreds of people unemployed According to Dotcom the case is the result of corruption on the highest political level, serving the interests of the copyright extremists in Hollywood Source Kim Dotcom Lashes Out Against Corrupt US Government IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/371185.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/371185.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-20 21:49:36 - TorrentFreak - A US judge has put a bomb under the Megaupload case by informing the FBI that a trial in the United States may never happen The cyberlocker was never formally served with the appropriate paperwork by the US authorities, as it is impossible to serve a foreign company with criminal charges Source Megaupload Trial May Never Happen, Judge Says IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/371151.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/371151.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-20 21:00:16 - TorrentFreak - A court in Germany has ruled that YouTube is responsible when its users post videos containing copyright music On top of its existing ContentID systems, the court in Hamburg now wants YouTube to install additional keyword-based filters that detect when copyrighted material is uploaded Source YouTube Liable For Copyright Infringements, Court Rules IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/371146.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/371146.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-20 17:42:42 - TorrentFreak - A few months ago Google quietly expanded its search blacklist to include many of the top file-sharing sites on the Internet, including The Pirate Bay A review of search volumes before and after this change shows that the number of people searching for Pirate Bay has been cut in half However, other and uncensored variations quickly took the place of these blocked terms, suggesting that the filter is a futile attempt to discourage interest in the site Source Google s Piracy Filter Cuts Pirate Bay Searches in Half, But IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/371100.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/371100.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-20 02:54:12 - TorrentFreak - After an epic four year legal battle, the Australian High Court has upheld previous rulings that ISP iiNet is not responsible for the copyright infringements of its customers Despite today's huge defeat for Hollywood, the chief of local anti-piracy group AFACT insists that the landscape has changed since the case began, with legislators and courts around the world now recognizing that ISPs have a role in preventing piracy Source iiNet ISP Not Liable For BitTorrent Piracy, High Court Rules IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/370992.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/370992.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-19 17:13:52 - TorrentFreak - Swiss-based file-hosting service RapidShare has released an anti-piracy manifesto to serve as a guideline for cyberlocker and cloud hosting sites Partly motivated by the criminal indictment of Megaupload, RapidShare stresses that they will do all they can to counter piracy, even if this is at the expense of user privacy and convenience Source RapidShare Publishes Anti-Piracy Manifesto for Cyberlockers IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/370885.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/370885.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-19 13:28:53 - TorrentFreak - A dispute over whether a Swedish ISP can be forced to hand over the details of one its subscribers to an anti-piracy group has just received its long-awaited ruling from the Europe's highest court A few moments ago the ECJ announced that there are no EU barriers which prevent the ISP handing over its customers' private details to copyright holders Source ISPs Have to Identify Alleged Pirates, EU Court Rules IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/370838.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/370838.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-18 17:53:05 - TorrentFreak - John Wiley Sons, one of the world s largest book publishers, is continuing its efforts to crack down on BitTorrent piracy The company has now named several people who allegedly shared Wiley titles online, and is demanding a jury trial against them If these actually go ahead it will be the first time that BitTorrent-related evidence is tested in a US court Source Major Book Publisher Demands Jury Trial Against BitTorrent Pirates IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/370674.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/370674.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-18 11:29:57 - TorrentFreak - Following the introduction of new legislation last September which would see alleged Kiwi file-sharers monitored, warned, and eventually punished for their infringements, the first so-called '3rd strike' has been issued The 'enforcement' notice was delivered on behalf of the music industry but even after more than 6 months, their movie industry counterparts are yet to send even one initial warning Source Kiwi ISP Issues First Music Piracy 3rd Strike , Movie Biz Can t Be Bothered IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/370586.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/370586.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-17 22:40:29 - TorrentFreak - When copyright trolls speak, they usually do so only through their lawyers For the driving force behind a new wave of anti-BitTorrent settlement letters about to hit the UK, things are a little different Out goes the stuffy legal jargon and in comes the basics - BitTorrent users are 'tight' and the upcoming campaign is about making even more money Source BitTorrent Troll Admits Its All About Making Even More Money IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/370510.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/370510.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-17 14:01:42 - TorrentFreak - Before Megaupload was shutdown the company was preparing to go public and enter the US stock market with a multi-billion dollar IPO While the US authorities were conducting their criminal investigation, Megaupload had discussions with some of the 'Big Four' auditors and several of the world's largest investments banks The top of the financial world was looking at a huge potential tech IPO with a billion dollar valuation, but these plans ended abruptly in January Source Megaupload Worked on a Multi-Billion Dollar IPO IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/370391.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/370391.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-16 23:58:45 - TorrentFreak - I just attended the Pirate Party International's PPI annual meeting, which was held in the beautiful city of Prague in the Czech Republic this year I regard myself as a little crazy in terms of disrespect for opinions about things that can't be done, but the growth of the Pirate Party movement outperforms my wildest dreams Source Impressions From The Pirate Parties International Conference IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/370302.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/370302.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-16 17:23:58 - TorrentFreak - The Dutch Pirate Party is taking local anti-piracy group BREIN to court in the hope of overturning a recent order that prohibits the Party from operating a Pirate Bay proxy site The Pirates claim that the Hollywood backed group is guilty of legal harassment and trampling people's freedoms They demand that the court overturns the previous 'ex parte' verdict to allow the Pirate Party to be heard Source Pirate Party Sues Hollywood Backed Group over Pirate Bay Censorship IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/370203.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/370203.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-16 12:10:47 - TorrentFreak - In a new interview where he outlines his fears for the future of freedom on the Internet, Google co-founder Sergey Brin slams the entertainment industry for its response to piracy While lobbying for Chinese and Iranian-style censorship measures, Brin says the music and movie companies have failed to understand that it is their approach to making content available that fuels the problems Source Google Co-Founder Blasts Entertainment Industry On Piracy IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/370146.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/370146.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-16 00:02:56 - TorrentFreak - At a federal court hearing where several parties hoped to get a clear answer on the fate of Megaupload's user data, the US Government's attorney slammed hosting company Carpathia The US says the hosting provider may be partly responsible for the copyright infringements that occurred through Megaupload and said Carpathia may even become the target of a civil lawsuit Source US Megaupload s Hosting Company Might be Sued Next IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/370105.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/370105.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-15 15:48:12 - TorrentFreak - From being a niche product used by the few, in the past few years VPN services have hit the big time These days more and more Internet users see running a privacy enhancing service as a requirement rather than just a luxury Today we take a look at a few tips and tricks that can enhance the security of any VPN Source How To Make VPNs Even More Secure IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/370078.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/370078.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-14 23:23:26 - TorrentFreak - While hardly a week passes without news of a file-sharing site or service meeting its demise, it's far more unusual to hear of their adversaries biting the dust The MPAA has many anti-piracy affiliates around the world and one of those, a long-standing outfit based in Ireland, was recently linked to the downfall of a large file-sharing site But now, just a handful of months later, it has completely and inexplicably disappeared Source MPAA-Affiliated Anti-Piracy Group Mysteriously Disappears IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/370041.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/370041.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-14 11:54:20 - TorrentFreak - Last week the Dutch Pirate Party refused to cave in to the demands of Hollywood-backed anti-piracy group BREIN, who ordered the political party to take their Pirate Bay proxy offline As expected, BREIN didn't let the case restThe group obtained an injunction from the Court of The Hague which ordered the Pirates to shutter the proxy within 6 hours, or face a fine of 10,000 euros per day Source Pirate Party Ordered to Shut Down Pirate Bay Proxy IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/369982.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/369982.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-13 22:42:22 - TorrentFreak - In an effort to combat online piracy, entertainment industry groups all over the world are pushing censorship of The Pirate Bay website In the Netherlands such a Pirate Back block went into effect earlier this year, but without the desired effect Researchers from the University of Amsterdam have now revealed that the court-ordered Pirate Bay block has had no impact on the number of BitTorrent pirates Source Censoring The Pirate Bay is Useless, Research Shows IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/369899.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/369899.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-13 16:55:53 - TorrentFreak - After a legal process lasting more than three years, the alleged administrator of The Student Bay, a Swedish website dedicated to indexing textbooks, has been acquitted today The court ruled that there was no evidence that the 23-year-old had created or administered the website, or had any direct role in copyright infringement Source Student Bay File-Sharing Admin Walks Free IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/369819.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/369819.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-13 00:20:21 - TorrentFreak - It took more than half a decade, but there's finally something we can agree on with the RIAA After suing college students, shutting down LimeWire and pushing for draconian anti-piracy laws, the RIAA now finally admits that the best answer to illegal downloading is innovation A milestone, but unfortunately also a message that is bundled with the usual creative statistics that have to be debunked Source RIAA Innovation is the Best Way to Kill Piracy IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/369704.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/369704.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-12 14:55:50 - TorrentFreak - Last week it was revealed that Megaupload had retained the services of Andrew Schapiro, the lawyer who led YouTube to a summary judgment in its copyright trial against Viacom But now the US government has filed papers objecting to Schapiro's law firm working on Megaupload's defense, citing conflicts of interest involving Google, YouTube, Disney, Fox and other movie, TV show and software companies Source US Govt Objects To Megaupload Hiring Top Law Firm IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/369577.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/369577.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-11 23:04:02 - TorrentFreak - In the ongoing court battle between the MPAA and the cyberlocker Hotfile, Duke University Law Professor James Boyle has filed an important expert report Countering claims from the movie industry that Hotfile has few non-infringing uses, the Professor shows that the most downloaded files on the cyberlocker are Open Source software In addition, he argues that affiliate programs are useful for compensating content creators for their efforts Source Hotfile s Most Downloaded Files Are Open Source Software IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/369482.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/369482.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-11 15:52:57 - TorrentFreak - Following a key arrest on Monday, authorities say they have charged three individuals said to be the administrators of a very large file-sharing site The Greek forum, which carried links to material hosted on cyberlocker sites including Megaupload, had more than half a million members According to the police the suspects generated substantial revenue from donations and gambling ads and cost copyright holders more than 85 million Source Police Make Arrest, Hunt Admins Of 500,000 Member File-Sharing Site IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/369347.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/369347.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-11 01:09:47 - TorrentFreak - The popularity of the Pirate Party in Germany is soaring to unprecedented heights In a recent poll the Party received 13pourcents of the total vote, which makes it the third largest party in the country for the first time In neighboring Austria, citizens are also warming to the Pirate Party agenda With 7pourcents of the total vote, the Austrian Pirate Party has a serious shot at entering the national parliament Source Pirate Parties On Course for Historic Election Wins IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/369227.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/369227.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-10 16:29:14 - TorrentFreak - Months after the Megaupload raids and arrests, the fate of the 1,103 servers hosted at Carpathia is still undecided While the feds won't mind if the servers are wiped clean, Megaupload, the EFF and the MPAA want the data to be preserved because it contains critical evidence and irreplaceable user data Carpathia is sympathetic to these concerns and has put the fate of Megaupload's data in the hands of Judge O'Grady Source Megaupload Host Refuses to Delete User Data and Evidence, For Now IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/369117.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/369117.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-10 10:54:15 - TorrentFreak - The cyber crime department of Russia's Interior Ministry says it intends to get tough on the country's ISPs when their customers share copyrighted or otherwise illegal material Authorities say they are currently carrying out nationwide checks on ISPs' local networks and could bring prosecutions as early as next month Source Russia Moves To Hold ISPs Responsible For Illegal File-Sharing IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/369068.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/369068.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-09 20:44:01 - TorrentFreak - After the SOPA and PIPA uproar the Internet has become increasingly aware of the US Government's attempts at meddling with the web In recent days the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act CISPA has moved to the forefront Critics of the bill point out that it would allow companies to spy on Internet users, and as it's written CISPA would further allow ISPs to block allegedly infringing transfers and report pirating users to a variety of organizations Source CISPA Bill Lets ISPs Spy On and Report Pirating Subscribers IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/368964.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/368964.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-09 13:36:22 - TorrentFreak - As the battle over the DMCA's requirements and boundaries heats up, Google, Facebook, the EFF, Public Knowledge and now the MPAA have become involved in a copyright case currently being heard by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Is it enough for a site to perform takedowns when copyright holders demand them, or must it also take additional steps to remove repeat infringers Source MPAA Joins Google, Facebook, EFF In Repeat Infringer Copyright Battle IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/368890.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/368890.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-09 00:16:01 - TorrentFreak - Efforts by anti-piracy groups to make The Pirate Bay inaccessible have turned into a proxy war, quite literally After the Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN managed to shutter several proxy sites, their Belgian colleagues at BAF are now attempting to do the same The group has threatened to sue the owner of a proxy if his site stays online, but thus far the threat hasn't had the desired effect Source Proxy War Against The Pirate Bay Heats Up IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/368856.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/368856.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-08 15:04:29 - TorrentFreak - The MPAA and RIAA, helped by all the major Internet providers in the United States, will soon start to warn and punish copyright infringers The entertainment industry hopes this will eliminate nearly all BitTorrent piracy However, looking at the many options people have to escape being 'caught', it is doubtful whether the six-strikes plan will be very effective In fact, the MPAA and RIAA may directly boost the revenues of VPN services and competing downloading platforms such as cyberlockers Source MPAA RIAA To Boost Cyberlocker and VPN Revenues IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/368812.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/368812.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-07 16:20:47 - TorrentFreak - For the last couple of years discussion around censorship of websites in the West has become as prolific as the that around already established blockades in countries such as China and Iran While meddling with the Internet's DNS is the weapon of choice for censors, a new P2P system called ODDNS hopes to put control back in the hands of the people Source ODDNS Decentralized and Open DNS To Defeat Censorship IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/368741.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/368741.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-06 21:18:38 - TorrentFreak - Following a US court decision BitTorrent search engine isoHunt was ordered to implement a site-wide keyword filter provided by the MPAA According to isoHunt's owner the ruling would result in mass censorship of legitimate content, and recent evidence shows that this is indeed the case The MPAA's mandatory filter is accidentally censoring thousands of public domain songs and even an independent film which was uploaded by the filmmaker himself Source MPAA Filter Censors Legit Torrent Files on isoHunt IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/368619.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/368619.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-06 12:13:11 - TorrentFreak - In yet another mass lawsuit against alleged file-sharers, a California court has said that while it's sympathetic towards the plight of the copyright holder, it will not assist it to identify BitTorrent users It's a shame that technology that enables infringement has outpaced technology that prevents it, the judge wrote, but added that his court won't work with copyright holders who pursue settlement programs with no intention to litigate Source Court Kicks Out Copyright Troll Who Has No Desire To Litigate IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/368499.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/368499.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-05 22:43:39 - TorrentFreak - In a most unusual turn of events, the intellectual property section of the Court of Milan has moved to protect the identity of the official Italian Pirate Party after an unrelated group began calling themselves the Pirate Party, using official Pirate Party logos, and generally causing trouble According to the founder of the official Pirate Party, dark pro-copyright forces are at work Source Court Orders Copyright Lobby-Linked Group To Stop Pirating The Pirate Party IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/368404.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/368404.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-05 17:34:09 - TorrentFreak - Record labels and Hollywood have described The Pirate Bay as one of the biggest threats to their business, but thousands of artists clearly disagree with this view In recent weeks more than 5000 independent artists have signed up to be promoted by the world s largest torrent site Those who were lucky enough to be featured are overwhelmed by the career boost and the positive responses from the public Source 5000 Artists Line Up For a Pirate Bay Promotion IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/368293.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/368293.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-05 00:14:14 - TorrentFreak - Hollywood hopes that the criminal case against Megaupload is the first in a line of many Last week Paramount Pictures branded Fileserve, MediaFire, Wupload, Putlocker and Depositfiles as rogue sites and prime targets that should be shuttered next Responding to this allegation, MediaFire co-founder Tom Langridge says he's shocked and disappointed by the movie studio's claims Source MediaFire Shocked By Hollywood Smear Campaign IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/368130.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/368130.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-04 19:28:06 - TorrentFreak - With the ongoing success of the world's Pirate parties, I've seen the copyright industry start to push back, claiming that copyright enforcement can't be tied to civil liberties that they are two separate issues That's not a true statement from the copyright industry The whole point of the fight for net liberties is that the copyright monopoly cannot be enforced without cutting down civil liberties Here's why Source The Fight Against Copyright Enforcement The Fight For Civil Liberties Are The Same IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/368060.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/368060.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-04 10:15:53 - TorrentFreak - Spain's Ministry of Culture has just reported on the first month's activities following the introduction of the country's 'Sinde' anti-piracy law The controversial legislation, described by some as a Spanish version of SOPA, took effect March 1st and since that time rightsholders have been busy filing notices Almost 300 complaints have been filed in total including 79 site takedown requests Source Spanish SOPA 79 Site Takedown Requests in First Month IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/367931.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/367931.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-03 23:57:38 - TorrentFreak - In their ongoing efforts to make The Pirate Bay inaccessible, the Hollywood-backed anti-piracy outfit BREIN is now going after the Dutch Pirate Party BREIN is demanding that the political party ceases operating a proxy site, and is threatening to sue The Pirate Party is not impressed by the demands and has sent BREIN their response as a torrent, fittingly hosted at The Pirate Bay Source Pirate Party Refuses to Shutdown Pirate Bay Proxy, Faces Lawsuit IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/367879.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/367879.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-03 14:17:06 - TorrentFreak - In a few months millions of BitTorrent users in the United States will be actively monitored as part of an agreement between the MPAA, RIAA and all the major ISPs Those caught sharing copyright works will receive several warning messages and will be punished if they continue to infringe Today the center responsible for administering the scheme announced its Executive Board, which surprisingly enough doesn't include any neutral executives Source BitTorrent Crackdown Center Prepares to Punish Pirates IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/367763.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/367763.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-03 14:17:06 - TorrentFreak - Last week Paramount Pictures identified five leading cyberlocker services as prime targets for future action One of the services, UK-based PutLocker, has spoken with TorrentFreak refuting claims that it is some kind of rogue site Another spotlighted file-hosting site, Wupload, has taken drastic action in the last few hours by announcing it has left the file-sharing business Source We re No Rogue Site PutLocker Responds To Hollywood IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/367762.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/367762.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-02 15:53:47 - TorrentFreak - Kyle Goodwin, sports reporter and owner of OhioSportsNet, has filed a brief at a Virginia federal court urging the US Government to return the files he stored at Megaupload Goodwin explains that the Megaupload shutdown resulted in direct losses for his company and claims the Government has violated his constitutional rights Source Sports Reporter Demands Return of Megaupload Files IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/367561.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/367561.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-02 11:59:00 - TorrentFreak - A New Zealand court has granted Kim Dotcom some basic rights following a hearing today The Megaupload founder will now be allowed to access the Internet and have a daily swim to help ease a back problem Dotcom will also be allowed to finish a music album he's been working on TorrentFreak was given a sneak preview and we liked what we heard Source Kim Dotcom Back Online, Prepares To Release Music Album IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/367527.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/367527.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-04-01 13:36:45 - TorrentFreak - Following the astronomic rise of BitTorrent and related technologies in recent years, inquiries from the general public have grown to the point where they can't simply be overlooked anymore To satisfy this demand two of the world's leading dictionary publishers have been consulting with TorrentFreak over the addition of many torrent-related entries to their paper and digital versions The shortlist is now complete Source BitTorrent Terms Phrases Set For Inclusion in Famous Dictionaries IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/367434.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/367434.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-31 23:30:32 - TorrentFreak - It is no secret that the MPAA was a main facilitators of the criminal investigation against Megaupload But while the movie studios have praised the actions of the US Government, they are not satisfied yet Paramount Pictures' vice president for worldwide content protection identified Fileserve, MediaFire, Wupload, Putlocker and Depositfiles as prime targets that should be shuttered next Source MPAA Targets Fileserve, MediaFire, Wupload, Putlocker and Depositfiles IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/367381.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/367381.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-31 16:03:38 - TorrentFreak - Rupert Murdoch, media tycoon, founder and Chairman and CEO of News Corporation, has been a fanatical supporter of tougher anti-piracy legislation including PIPA and SOPA in the US But this week it was claimed that Murdoch's piracy crusade is a rather hypocritical one, with his News Corporation now at the center of a major piracy scandal in which it's accused of encouraging piracy to cripple competitors Source The Hypocritical Use of Piracy As a Corporate Weapon IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/367343.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/367343.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-30 22:48:43 - TorrentFreak - A new report on the effectiveness of the French three-strikes anti-piracy law claims that it managed to cut Internet piracy in half last year While lobbyists are making preparations to show these great results to politicians worldwide, there is one thing the report fails to mention Despite the claimed decrease in piracy, revenues through legal channels are down as well This is strange, because in previous years these losses were solely attributed to piracy Source French Three Strikes Law Slashes Piracy, But Fails to Boost Sales IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/367267.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/367267.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-30 15:25:27 - TorrentFreak - In the wake of the Megaupload shutdown in January, cyberlocker services all around the world enjoyed an immediate surge in traffic due to huge capacity being removed from the market Now, two months on, a few players are fairly steady, some are through the roof, but for others the graphs are diving to the floor Source Megaupload Shutdown Inflicts Pleasure Pain On Cyberlockers IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/367169.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/367169.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-29 22:17:53 - TorrentFreak - After failing to hand himself over to authorities as required in January, Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm lost his chance to serve his sentence in an open prison As a final surrender deadline looms, it's been revealed that interest charges being applied since May 2006 have boosted the damages award against the site's founders by 60pourcents to nearly 11 million, a huge 406 million uplift Source Pirate Bay Damages Rise 60pourcents, Police Ready Hunt For Missing Founder IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/367032.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/367032.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-29 13:46:53 - TorrentFreak - The troubled Megaupload will drop its lawsuit against Universal Music Group who allegedly deleted the immensely popular Mega Song from YouTube last December While the cyberlocker still believes the sham takedown was unlawful, Megaupload's lawyer informs TorrentFreak that they will focus their efforts on defending themselves against the US criminal charges and similar copycat suits Source Megaupload Drops Mega Song Lawsuit to Focus on Nonsense US Charges IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/366914.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/366914.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-28 23:01:47 - TorrentFreak - The MPAA and file-hosting service Hotfile are ramping up their battle in court To back up the claim that Hotfile is a piracy haven, the MPAA recently commissioned a study which stated that over 90pourcents of all downloads through the site are infringing However, in a confidential report obtained by TorrentFreak, a researcher hired by Hotfile points out that the MPAA's report is both unreliable and unscientific Source Hotfile Researcher Discredits MPAA-Funded Piracy Study IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/366819.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/366819.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-28 14:21:15 - TorrentFreak - Last month the European Commission said it would refer ACTA to the European Court of Justice for it to judge if the controversial anti-piracy treaty is incompatible with fundamental rights and freedoms Now the European Parliament's trade committee has voted not to refer ACTA after all, meaning the treaty could be put before a vote in the full Parliament as early as June this year Source ACTA Battle Nears Climax in Europe IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/366682.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/366682.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-28 12:03:13 - TorrentFreak - Speculative invoicing might be returning to the UK, thanks to a High Court judgment Monday The practice, all but abandoned in the UK in the wake of the ACS Law fiasco, has restarted but with conditions Meanwhile, over 9,000 people could get letters from the plaintiff, Ben Dover Source Mass BitTorrent Lawsuits Return to the UK IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/366664.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/366664.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-27 23:26:44 - TorrentFreak - A Higher Regional Court in Germany has ruled that file-hosting service RapidShare operates legally in Germany The verdict is the result of a long-standing legal battle between the Swiss-based file-hosting service and music rights group GEMA It's not all good for RapidShare though, as the company now has to monitor external websites for incoming links to infringing files Source RapidShare Declared Legal In Court, With a Twist IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/366549.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/366549.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-27 19:34:36 - TorrentFreak - Spanish music group Promusicae has sued Enrique Dans, professor at the IE Business School and a well-known blogger, after he claimed that the group is a copyright monopoly that violates antitrust laws In addition to a public apology, the Spanish version of the RIAA is demanding 20,000 euros in damages The professor, however, is prepared to fight the case until the bitter end and says he's protected by the right to freedom of expression Source Spanish RIAA Sues Blogging Professor for Defamation IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/366454.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/366454.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-27 11:43:42 - TorrentFreak - Having originally resisted the notion that it should stop its subscribers sharing copyright works, in a little under 4 years Ireland's ISP Eircom has come completely about-face Not only did it come to a private agreement with the music industry to implement a 3 strikes-style regime, but now its asking other ISPs to join them in doing so It's lonely being this kind of 'pioneer', especially when it puts your company at a commercial disadvantage Source Lonely ISP Wants Other Providers To Disconnect Pirates IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/366352.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/366352.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-26 15:15:59 - TorrentFreak - In recent weeks the battle has continued to save the data stored at the now-defunct site Megaupload Contrary to the image painted by the entertainment industries, untold numbers of people used the file-hosting service for completely legitimate sharing Today we can reveal that not only did people at the Senate, Department of Homeland Security, FBI and NASA hold Megaupload accounts, so did more than 15,600 members of the US Military Source Kim Dotcom US Military Had 15,634 Megaupload Accounts IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/366131.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/366131.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-26 15:15:59 - TorrentFreak - Considering the aggressive stance taken by the MPAA against Megaupload, one might be forgiven for thinking the Hollywood-backed group and file-hosting service were sworn enemies But behind the scenes things were quite different, with companies including Disney, Warner Brothers and Fox courting Megaupload to set up content distribution and advertising deals Source Entertainment Industry Was Eager to Work With Megaupload IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/366130.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/366130.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-26 15:15:59 - TorrentFreak - For the first time since his arrest in January, Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom is responding to allegations in what he calls the MPAA-sponsored indictment Eager to fight back, Dotcom refutes several nonsense claims made by the Government In addition, he shows that Mega wasn't a big bad pirate haven, but a legitimate service that may have been shutdown for political reasons Source Kim Dotcom The US Government is Wrong, Here s Why IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/366129.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/366129.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-25 22:51:23 - TorrentFreak - The file-sharing world has had more than its fair share of unbelievable stories in recent years and many of them are linked to The Pirate Bay, the world's most resilient BitTorrent site It's never really certain where it will next appear - a nuclear bunker, a military fort in the middle of the sea, or floating in the sky in unmanned drones But there is something that one can be sure of - the site is powered by a special kind of crazy that has captured the imagination of millions Source The Inspirational Maniacs Of The Pirate Bay IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/366030.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/366030.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-25 22:03:41 - TorrentFreak - Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom became the proud father of twin girls this week The healthy twins are the fourth and fifth children of Dotcom and his wife Mona, who gave birth to the girls at the National Women's Hospital in Auckland Jokingly, Dotcom instructed hospital personnel to send the placenta to the FBI for forensic analysis Source Kim Dotcom Becomes Proud Dad Of Twin Girls IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/366027.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/366027.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-25 14:31:10 - TorrentFreak - A key player in Australia s negotiations to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement ACTA revealed itself last Monday and surprisingly it wasn t News Ltd, the US Embassy in Canberra or even a reigning political party The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Trade emerged as ACTA s cheerleader-in-chief in Australia, trumpeting the benefits of the treaty before a rare open federal parliamentary committee Source The Department For ACTA IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/366004.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/366004.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-25 00:44:19 - TorrentFreak - Every year, tens of thousands of people are scammed into paying for free file-sharing software Over the years this has evolved into a multi-million dollar business damaging legitimate American companies such as BitTorrent, FrostWire and Vuze So why is ICE not seizing the domain names of these known scammers Or viewing it from another angle, perhaps SOPA might come in handy after all Source How SOPA Could Actually Benefit File-Sharers IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/365963.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/365963.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-24 15:26:26 - TorrentFreak - The Pirate Bay is not only the most visited BitTorrent site on the Internet, but arguably the most censored too Many ISPs have been ordered to block their customers' access to the website, and recently Microsoft joined in on the action by stopping people sharing its location with others Microsoft's Windows Live Messenger MSN now refuses to pass on links to The Pirate Bay website, claiming they are unsafe Source Microsoft Censors Pirate Bay Links in Windows Live Messenger IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/365920.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/365920.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-23 23:19:03 - TorrentFreak - In a few months, millions of alleged BitTorrent pirates in the US will risk being punished by their Internet providers While the plan was announced a year ago, protests against it have only started to heat up this week In just a few days more than 90,000 people have signed a petition asking their Internet providers not to participate, and many more are expected to follow Source Planned BitTorrent Pirate Punishments Spark Protest IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/365790.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/365790.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-23 15:23:29 - TorrentFreak - Google recently filed an amicus brief in which it suggested that the movie companies of the MPAA were misleading the court in their case against file-hosting service Hotfile In response the MPAA objected to Google's intervention with claims that the search giant is only interested in influencing the law in its own favor Now Google is striking back stating that the welfare of legitimate businesses and the climate of free expression online is at stake Source Google Strikes Back After MPAA Objects To Hotfile Intervention IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/365697.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/365697.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-22 22:46:54 - TorrentFreak - As part of their never-ending quest to reduce copyright infringement major entertainment companies have been engaged in talks with ISPs and representatives from the Australian government Worryingly, these meetings have been held in secret and all attempts to obtain information are being stonewalled But now an ISP has revealed that the talks are failing, noting that there is a massive gap between the parties Source ISP Secret Anti-BitTorrent Piracy Talks Are Failing IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/365564.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/365564.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-22 14:19:09 - TorrentFreak - Hollywood-backed anti-piracy outfit BREIN is trying to stop the massive influx of Pirate Bay proxy sites that circumvent a court-ordered blockade in the Netherlands The group obtained an injunction against one proxy and has threatened many others with legal action While BREIN's efforts appear to have had some effect, the question is for how long Source Anti-Piracy Group Shuts Down Pirate Bay Proxies IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/365429.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/365429.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-21 23:29:56 - TorrentFreak - Miami Judge Marc Schumacher has issued a landmark order in which he protects accused BitTorrent downloaders from mass-lawsuits filed by copyright holders One of the main arguments of the judge is that these fishing expeditions violate BitTorrent users' right to anonymous speech, which is protected by the constitution The order effectively kills all BitTorrent lawsuits in Florida state courts Source Judge BitTorrent Downloads Are Protected Anonymous Speech IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/365257.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/365257.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-21 15:02:32 - TorrentFreak - Criminals are attempting to extort Internet users by claiming there could be financial implications for those who used file-sharing site Megaupload for infringing activities For the past several days a fake law firm claiming to act on behalf of entertainment companies such as Universal, Sony, EMI and Paramount has been claiming cash settlements from innocent victims Source Criminals Target Megaupload Users With Fake Settlement Demands IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/365089.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/365089.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-20 23:09:40 - TorrentFreak - A few days ago The Pirate Bay announced that in future parts of its site could be hosted on GPS controlled drones To many this may have sounded like a joke, but in fact these pirate drones already exist Project Electronic Countermeasures has built a swarm of five fully operational drones which prove that an aerial Napster or an airborne Pirate Bay is not as futuristic as it sounds Source World s First Flying File-Sharing Drones in Action IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/364976.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/364976.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-20 15:26:08 - TorrentFreak - The founders of The Pirate Bay, convicted in 2009 of copyright infringement offenses, have learned where they are to be held during their sentences The trio - Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neik and Gottfrid Svartholm - will be separated and held in three locations around Sweden But according to Sunde's lawyer, a further appeal might already be underway Source Pirate Bay Founders To Spend Sentences In Three Separate Jails IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/364884.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/364884.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-20 10:42:46 - TorrentFreak - All too often I hear that the copyright industry doesn't understand the Internet, doesn't understand the net generation, doesn't understand how technology has changed This is not only wrong it is dangerously wrong In order to defeat an adversary you must first come to understand their state of mind, rather than painting them as evil The copyright industry understands exactly what the Internet is, and that it needs to be destroyed for that industry to stay even the slightest relevant Source How The Copyright Industry Drives A Big Brother Dystopia IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/364792.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/364792.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-19 22:45:10 - TorrentFreak - Google has filed a brief at a federal court in Florida defending the file-hosting site Hotfile in its case against the MPAA The search giant accuses the movie companies of misleading the court and argues that Hotfile is protected under the DMCA's safe harbor Indirectly, Google is also refuting claims being made by the US government in the criminal case against Megaupload Source Google Defends Hotfile and Megaupload in Court IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/364707.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/364707.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-19 15:36:21 - TorrentFreak - Carl Lundström, one of the persons convicted in The Pirate Bay trial, will not be going to jail for his role in the operations of The Pirate Bay The millionaire, who gave the site a crucial helping hand with hardware and other services in its early days, was sentenced to four months in prison but will now spend that time in a Swedish apartment He will be electronically monitored and allowed to leave in order to attend a government-arranged job Source Pirate Bay Financier Will Serve Sentence Electronically Tagged IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/364604.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/364604.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-19 00:32:31 - TorrentFreak - In recent months The Pirate Bay has drastically changed its site to make it less vulnerable to ever increasing censorship attempts across the globe But that was just the start, as the torrent site now says it's getting ready to put some of its hardware in GPS controlled drones Everyone knows WHAT TPB is Now they're going to have to think about WHERE TPB is, The Pirate Bay team told TorrentFreak Source The Pirate Bay Attacks Censorship With Low Orbit Server Drones IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/364398.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/364398.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-18 15:40:48 - TorrentFreak - In another astonishing development in the Megaupload saga, a judge in New Zealand's High Court has declared the order used to seize Kim Dotcom's assets as null and void The blunder, which occurred because the police applied for the wrong type of court order, means that the Megaupload founder could have his property returned Source Megaupload Seizure Order Null and Void Says High Court IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/364353.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/364353.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-17 17:53:13 - TorrentFreak - Every single day millions of people watch video streams on the Internet, but while some streaming services provide authorized material, it's inevitable that others will offer illegal content too So, when people click then watch a stream of unauthorized material online, are they committing an offense According to an intriguing announcement this week, some illicit stream viewers may be about to find out Source Can You Be Sued For Simply Watching An Illegal Video Stream IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/364246.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/364246.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-16 21:56:13 - TorrentFreak - The former head of security at the now-defunct movie streaming site NinjaVideo has been sentenced by a federal court in Virginia for conspiracy to commit copyright infringement The Government demanded a prison term for 33-year-old Jeremy Andrew, but the court decided that three years probation is sufficient as he was not motivated by monetary rewards Source NinjaVideo Head of Security Avoids Prison IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/364155.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/364155.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-16 12:49:18 - TorrentFreak - Every single ISP in India has been ordered to block 104 sites offering unauthorized music A total of 387 ISPs must block the sites immediately via DNS and IP address blocking, backed up with Deep Packet Inspection While the IFPI praised the action, their Indian counterparts are singing are more interesting tune - they don't want to destroy their opponents, but bring them into the business Source Court Orders SOPA-style Blackout of 100 Music Sites IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/364042.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/364042.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-15 21:06:37 - TorrentFreak - A Higher Regional Court in Germany has ruled that file-hosting service RapidShare must proactively filter thousands of files uploaded by its users The Court confirmed three separate verdicts by a lower court, in cases that were started by book publishers and a music rights group RapidShare has yet to decide whether it will appeal the verdicts, and informs TorrentFreak that there's also positive news to report Source Court Orders RapidShare to Filter User Uploads IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/363870.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/363870.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-15 12:37:37 - TorrentFreak - This July major US Internet service providers will start assisting copyright holders in their fight against online copyright infringement Major ISPs including Comcast, Verizon and Time Warner Cable will begin fulfilling their obligations under the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding signed last year, which will see the providers send out copyright infringement warnings to their millions of customers Source ISPs To Begin Punishing BitTorrent Pirates This Summer IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/363749.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/363749.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-14 23:52:38 - TorrentFreak - Under the umbrella of the American Bar Association, two so-called copyright troll lawyers are teaching colleagues how to catch BitTorrent pirates The 'webinar' is part of a mandatory credit program for lawyers and discusses tools to pursue infringement claims against anonymous infringers Source How To Catch BitTorrent Pirates, A Trolling Course IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/363607.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/363607.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-14 13:42:19 - TorrentFreak - Libraries are wonderful places where even the poor can develop their reading skills and enrich their lives with knowledge, but for infamous rights group SABAM they are just another outlet from which to extract cash Quite unbelievably SABAM now expect to receive payments of hundreds of euros so that libraries can read books to children Source Rights Group Demands Cash So Libraries Can Read Books To Kids IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/363459.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/363459.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-14 12:09:55 - TorrentFreak - Suspicions that the police have started a new criminal investigation into The Pirate Bay were confirmed by the Swedish hosting company Binero today Police have requested the company to reveal the personal details of the customer who registered The Pirate Bay domain name Sources say that the new investigation is a renewed attempt to shut the popular BitTorrent site down Source Domain Registrar Confirms New Pirate Bay Investigation IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/363431.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/363431.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-13 21:01:35 - TorrentFreak - Richard O Dwyer, the UK-based ex-administrator of the video linking website TVShack will be extradited to the US to face copyright infringement charges Despite public outrage Home Secretary Theresa May approved the extradition order today The 23-year-old student has never visited United States, but now faces several years in a US prison Source Pirating UK Student to be Extradited to the US IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/363290.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/363290.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-13 16:17:36 - TorrentFreak - Film producer Saul Zaentz owns the film, stage and merchandising rights to JRR Tolkien classics such as The Hobbit Ostensibly to protect those rights, lawyers for the company are now threatening small businesses across the UK with ruinous legal action if they don't stop using the term 'Hobbit' - a word that may not even have been created by Tolkien Source Hollywood Lawyers Threaten Hobbit Pub IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/363203.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/363203.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-12 23:10:59 - TorrentFreak - Popular music streaming service Grooveshark is being sued by all the major recording labels The lawsuits, which range from contractual disputes right up to copyright infringement, mean that the company will be tied up in litigation for months, even years to come TorrentFreak recently managed to discuss developments with someone close to Grooveshark who told us that the company will strive to maintain an open and unlimited platform that accommodates the rightsholder Source Grooveshark Fights To Keep Music Open and Unlimited IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/363052.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/363052.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-12 15:18:35 - TorrentFreak - Aside from preparing the cases of the Megaupload defendants, a team of lawyers is working hard to grant the site's users access to their personal data The cyberlocker is working out a deal with the Department of Justice to allow users to download their personal files Interestingly enough, Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom reveals that these users include many high-ranking US Government officials Source Kim Dotcom Many Megaupload Users at the US Government http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/362917.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/362917.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-11 16:21:42 - TorrentFreak - When confronted with a doomsday scenario where mainstream online file-sharing becomes a thing of the past, it's not uncommon for people to refer to days gone by, when files were swapped freely offline using discs and other mediums Now, an interesting and compact system can deliver the g olden days of data swapping with a modern twist, by turning any open space into a wireless and anonymous file-sharing system at a rock-bottom price Source PirateBox Takes File-Sharing Off The Radar and Offline, For Next To Nothing http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/362790.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/362790.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-10 16:17:03 - TorrentFreak - Traditionally, BitTorrent and cyberlockers are seen as two entirely different file-sharing platforms, but the newly launched Netkups shows that this doesn't have to be the case In fact, supporting both direct downloads and torrents can have benefits for both site operators and users, the founders claim Source Netkups World s First BitTorrent Cyberlocker Hybrid http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/362715.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/362715.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-09 20:13:52 - TorrentFreak - After the infamous ACS Law made a monumental mess of attempting to extract cash from alleged file-sharers, it was expected that similar schemes would die along with the now-defunct company But despite that disastrous attempt at so-called Speculative Invoicing, another company is now trying its hand According to the Open Rights Group, how the High Court deals with the movie company involved could have implications for the Digital Economy Act Source Pay Up Or Else BitTorrent Scheme Resurrected in UK High Court http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/362620.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/362620.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-09 12:38:49 - TorrentFreak - More than half a decade after Swedish police officers first raided The Pirate Bay, there is talk that a second police raid against the world's most famous torrent site is in the planning The Pirate Bay team has learned that local authorities have acquired warrants to take action against the site, and expect that both servers and the new se domain name may be targeted soon Source Leaked Police Plan to Raid The Pirate Bay http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/362512.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/362512.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-08 20:35:48 - TorrentFreak - Part of The Pirate Bay's decision to go torrent-less was to make the site more resistant to outside attacks, but it also has quite an impact on bandwidth bills The Pirate Bay team told TorrentFreak today that after the switch the site now consumes 30 percent less bandwidth, while the number of visitors remains stable Despite some annoyances most users appear to be fine with the new magnet-only site Source Torrent-less Pirate Bay Sees Massive Drop in Bandwith http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/362317.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/362317.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-08 15:16:06 - TorrentFreak - The French government agency responsible for administering the country's '3 strikes' anti-piracy scheme is reporting that online TV and other VOD services have received a boost following the shutdown of Megaupload According to Hadopi, these authorized outlets enjoyed an average growth of nearly 26pourcents in the weeks immediately after the Hong Kong based site was shuttered Source Megaupload Shutdown Boosted TV and VOD Services http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/362222.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/362222.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-07 23:52:10 - TorrentFreak - The MPAA is moving full steam ahead in their ongoing battle with file-hosting service Hotfile Pointing to the criminal investigation against Megaupload, the movie studios are asking for a summary judgement against Hotfile, a development which would effectively shut down the site The MPAA argues that Hotfile is a piracy haven where more than 90pourcents of all downloads are copyright infringing Source Hotfile As Bad As Megaupload, MPAA Tells Court http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/362087.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/362087.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-07 15:45:38 - TorrentFreak - A London-based anti-piracy company has found itself mired in controversy after it wrongfully took down comedian Dave Gorman's work posted to Flickr The company responded with the excuse that their server had been hacked last month by people hoping to ruin the company's reputation Research into DMCA takedowns previously issued by the company suggests they can do that on their own Source Anti-Piracy Co Blames Hack For Bogus DMCAs, But They re Just Sloppy http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/361946.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/361946.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-06 20:39:22 - TorrentFreak - The EFF has filed a brief in the dispute between the cyberlocker Hotfile and Warner Bros, where the latter is accused of taking down content they don't hold the copyrights to The EFF argues that Warner Bros is stifling online speech by denying Hotfile users to access to legitimate content The movie studio's claim that they are not responsible for mistakes made by a computer, but this is not a valid defense according to the group Source Warner Bros False Takedowns Stifle Free Speech, EFF Tells Court http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/361784.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/361784.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-06 12:39:28 - TorrentFreak - Internet service providers BT and TalkTalk have lost their appeal against the UK's Digital Economy Act The ISPs had argued that the legislation was incompatible with EU law, but this morning the Court of Appeal decided otherwise and dismissed their appeal While the decision was welcomed by copyright holders, Internet account holders now face warnings, disconnections and speed throttling Source UK File-Sharers Face Disconnections After Appeal Court Ruling http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/361650.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/361650.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-06 11:12:13 - TorrentFreak - A trio of Court of Appeal judges are expected to give their ruling today as to whether a decision by the High Court supporting the controversial Digital Economy Act can be overturned BT and TalkTalk, two of the country's largest ISPs, had objected to the legislation claiming it breached EU directives Today, however, they find themselves in a new controversy Source With Digital Economy Act Ruling Due, ISPs Stung With Piracy Claims http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/361631.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/361631.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-06 00:21:10 - TorrentFreak - We all too frequently hear that the copyright monopoly is supposed to encourage creativity and that the patent monopoly is supposed to encourage innovation Most lawyers whose jobs depend on the belief in these myths even claim that the monopolies fulfill these functions to the letter But when we look at history, a different pattern emerges Source History Shows That Copyright Monopolies Prevent Creativity And Innovation http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/361571.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/361571.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-05 15:35:50 - TorrentFreak - Authorities in the United States have put in an official request to extradite Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom and the three other suspects in the Mega Conspiracy While the request doesn't come as a surprise, the prosecutors waited till the official deadline last Friday before filing the paperwork It will take a while before the fate of the accused is decided, as the first extradition hearing is planned for August Source It s Official US Demands Extradition of Megaupload Suspects http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/361444.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/361444.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-04 23:29:11 - TorrentFreak - More and more regularly, TorrentFreak has been turning over its Sunday front page to people who have an opinion on copyright, file-sharing and other related issues From Rick Falkvinge to a member of the European Parliament, from lawyers to a filmmaker, we're happy to share our platform Today we have our very first musical contribution from talented UK artist Dan Bull, who is distinctly unimpressed with the BPI Source Pirate Bay Block Inspires Crowdsourced Song Bye Bye BPI http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/361352.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/361352.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-04 16:46:26 - TorrentFreak - The DMCA was once drafted to protect the interests of copyright holders, allowing them to take infringing content offline Today, however, the system is systematically abused by rightsholders as an overbroad censorship tool One third of the notices sent to Google are false, companies like Microsoft censor perfectly legal sites, and others use the DMCA to get back at competitors Source DMCA Horrors of a Broad and Automated Censorship Tool http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/361336.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/361336.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-03 14:54:11 - TorrentFreak - Some Internet piracy groups decided to implement some new regulations and standards last week Instead of releasing TV shows in the Xvid avi format, groups responsible for putting major TV shows online switched to MP4 x264 Outraged by the lack of democracy, some BitTorrent users are directing their anger at bewildered torrent sites and even threatening to boycott releases For those who understand, the whole thing is pretty amusing Source BitTorrent Pirates Go Nuts After TV Release Groups Dump Xvid http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/361272.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/361272.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-03 00:03:14 - TorrentFreak - The file-sharing landscape is slowly adjusting in response to the continued push for more anti-piracy tools, the final Pirate Bay verdict, and the raids and arrests in the Megaupload case Faced with uncertainty and drastic changes at file-sharing sites, many users are searching for secure, private and uncensored file-sharing clients Despite the image its name suggests, RetroShare is one such future-proof client Source Anonymous, Decentralized and Uncensored File-Sharing is Booming http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/361196.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/361196.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-02 14:54:30 - TorrentFreak - A human error carried out by the police resulted in thousands of websites being completely blocked at the DNS level yesterday Danish visitors to around 8,000 sites including Google and Facebook were informed that the sites were being blocked by the country's High Tech Crime Unit due to them offering child pornography, a situation which persisted for several hours Source Police Censor Google, Facebook and 8,000 Other Sites by Accident http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/361060.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/361060.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-01 20:17:19 - TorrentFreak - In an attempt to sabotage a new anti-piracy law that went into effect today, hundreds of websites in Spain are participating in a unique protest organized by a local hacktivist group The websites all link to an infringing song by an artist loyal to the protest, who reported the sites to the authorities to overload them with requests Source Artist and Hacktivists Sabotage Spanish Anti-Piracy Law http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/360929.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/360929.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-03-01 13:54:46 - TorrentFreak - The dramatic shutdown of Megaupload and the US government's case against the operators of the service has the potential to alter the entire service provider landscape, not just in the United States but all around the world Indeed, some observers believe that has already happened After defeating attempts to put him back behind bars yesterday, Mega founder Kim Dotcom is back with more insights into the reasons behind the site's closure Source Kim Dotcom US Govt Is Protecting An Outdated Monopolistic Business Model http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/360840.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/360840.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-29 17:52:24 - TorrentFreak - In its case against 26 major record labels at the Supreme Court in Canada, BitTorrent index isoHunt has submitted a response to the copyright infringement allegations The BitTorrent site argues that not only do they pose no threat to the music industry, it's the copyright industry itself that's threatening the freedom of expression of millions of people on the Internet Source Record Labels Threaten the Open Internet, isoHunt Tells Court http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/360641.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/360641.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-29 06:26:24 - TorrentFreak - After being granted bail last week, Kim Dotcom went home to spend some quality time with his family The Megaupload founder had been in prison for little over a month after his arrest in January Upset at the decision to grant Dotcom freedom, the US Government, argued yesterday in an appeal hearing that he should be put back in jail Today they failed in that attempt and Dotcom remains a free man - at least for now Source Megaupload Founder Defeats US Govt Attempts To Put Him Back In Prison http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/360533.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/360533.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-28 22:57:33 - TorrentFreak - Today marks the end of an era for The Pirate Bay The largest torrent site on the Internet has just removed all popular torrent files and made the switch to magnet links The Pirate Bay team believes the move is needed to make the site future proof, and is confident that it won't cause much trouble among users Just click the red button instead of the green one and all will be fine, they say Source The Pirate Bay, Now Without Torrents http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/360482.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/360482.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-28 15:30:18 - TorrentFreak - Last week, Syndicate, the latest game from Starbreeze studios, was released to the public by publisher EA The game was immediately made available on the Internet but the swarthy pirates examining the files on the disc were met with an interesting item In a direct message to those cracking their copy protection, Starbreeze included a cool job offer via a traditional pirate-formatted text file Source Game Devs Want Warez Pirates To Switch Sides http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/360377.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/360377.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-27 22:52:12 - TorrentFreak - A mass lawsuit against 2,165 alleged downloaders of 'Conan The Barbarian' was filed at the United States District Court for the District of Maryland last Friday Through this legal action movie studio Nu Image hopes to collect millions of dollars in settlement fees Details of the case reveal that the lawyers have learned from past mistakes, increasing the risk for those accused of copyright infringement Source Conan The Barbarian Chases 2,165 BitTorrent Downloaders in Court http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/360210.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/360210.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-27 14:58:10 - TorrentFreak - After several failed attempts, last week Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom was finally granted bail and freed from prison After initially spending time with his wife and children, Kim agreed to share his thoughts with TorrentFreak For a man whose just had everything he owns taken away from him, he is effortlessly composed and quietly confident Source Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom We re Going To Win http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/360074.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/360074.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-26 22:33:31 - TorrentFreak - Filmmaker Kirby Ferguson recently finished Everything is a Remix, a four-part video series illustrating the interconnectedness of our creations and how current laws and norms miss this essential truth Some viewers protested that the series ended without offering much in the way of prescriptive ideas Here, he takes up that challenge, offering his thoughts on intellectual property reforms and best practices with the interests of remixers and creators in mind Source Thoughts on IP Reforms and Best Practices for Creators http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/359975.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/359975.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-26 16:43:02 - TorrentFreak - RapidGator, one of the file-hosting sites that grew exponentially following the Megaupload shutdown last month, has been banned by PayPal As a result, the Russian-based site says it will close the service in a month According to PayPal, the RapidGator account was closed due to the high risks associated with processing payments to file-sharing services Source Cyberlocker To Shut Down After PayPal Ban http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/359961.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/359961.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-25 23:26:14 - TorrentFreak - The uTorrent development team is working on a native Android BitTorrent client for smartphones and tablet computers This will be the first uTorrent client for a mobile operating system, and most likely the only one While development of uTorrent Android product is in progress, no ETA has been given for the first release Source uTorrent Native Android Client On The Way http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/359925.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/359925.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-25 14:01:25 - TorrentFreak - Anti-piracy group Antipiratbyrån is making good on its threats to take file-sharing sites offline in Sweden During the last 48 hours, police in Sweden and the Netherlands swooped on key staff and hardware connected to a long-standing private BitTorrent tracker As yet another popular eBook site closes, famous tracker Scene Access is being warned - you're next Source BitTorrent Crackdown Police Raid Private Tracker, Others Shut Down http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/359895.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/359895.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-24 21:25:00 - TorrentFreak - Sony Music's CEO of international business said in a recent interview that the Internet is a blessing for the music industry Nevertheless, there are still problems that have to be overcome, such as restrictive copyright enforcement by music rights collecting agencies The Sony boss says that YouTube revenue running into the millions is being lost because German rights group GEMA's policies prevent artist videos from being shown online in the country Source Sony Music Boss Censored YouTube Videos Cost Us Millions http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/359795.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/359795.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-24 12:40:35 - TorrentFreak - During the last week, users who rely on RapidShare's free service have been complaining of reduced download speeds Several theories have been circulating, mainly focusing on the file-hoster trying to drive users to take up premium accounts But according to RapidShare the reason is simple - to drive pirates away from their service Fast download speeds are still available for free, but they come at a different kind of cost Source RapidShare Slows Download Speeds To Drive Away Pirates http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/359696.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/359696.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-23 23:33:35 - TorrentFreak - Responding to a question asking what film directors think when people torrent their work, filmmaker Heather Ferreira responded with an unusual tirade against the MPAA According to her, the movie industry group is a censorship outfit that restricts the creative freedom of filmmakers As such, the MPAA is hurting the film business more than file-sharers do Source Filmmaker MPAA Is a Censorship Group, Go Torrent http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/359608.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/359608.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-23 12:27:06 - TorrentFreak - Sweden's second largest torrent site has shut down its operations with immediate effect following threats from Antipiratbyrån In closing, the site - which appeared in Google's 2010 Zeitgeist report - bemoaned the fascist tendencies of the entertainment industries Meanwhile, Sweden's Pirate Party is celebrating the influx of hundreds of new members as a direct result of the closure Source Swedish Piracy Crackdown 2 Torrent Site Calls It Quits http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/359468.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/359468.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-22 23:56:14 - TorrentFreak - Thousands of people who have been sued for downloading movies can breathe sigh of relief, for now at least A Florida judge has stopped 27 mass-BitTorrent lawsuits because the attorney for the copyright holders appears to be unlicensed The cases are likely to be dismissed and the plaintiffs will not be allowed to demand settlements from the accused file-sharers Source Mass-BitTorrent Lawsuits Stopped Over Unlicensed Attorney http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/359389.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/359389.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-22 16:01:39 - TorrentFreak - The European Commission says it is referring the ACTA anti-piracy treaty to the European Union's top court The Court of Justice will be asked to assess whether ACTA is incompatible with the EU's fundamental rights and freedoms including freedom of expression and information An ECJ ruling should cut through this fog of uncertainty says the EU's trade chief Source European Court of Justice To Examine ACTA For Rights Breaches http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/359272.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/359272.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-22 12:56:12 - TorrentFreak - Two days ago I read the news that The Pirate Bay will probably be blocked in the UK It was decided by the High Court, which funnily enough is not the first place where one would expect a court case to first appear It seems to have been put on a fast track, which in itself raises questions and concerns Source Pirate Bay s Peter Sunde on the Copyright Mafia http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/359236.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/359236.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-22 01:09:42 - TorrentFreak - Kim Dotcom has been released from prison after a New Zealand judge granted him bail The Megaupload founder will be the subject of strict conditions including no Internet access after the prosecution expressed fears he might reopen the site Dotcom will now continue his fight against extradition to the United States on copyright infringement, racketeering and money laundering charges Source Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom Released From Prison http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/359165.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/359165.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-21 20:26:22 - TorrentFreak - German police have shut down the cyberlocker Skyloadnet and arrested the alleged owner along with a person who provided hosting services to the site The actions are part of an ongoing sweep against people connected to the popular movie streaming portal Kinoto Skyload's operator is suspected of uploading more than 10,000 films to Kinoto's paid affiliate program Source Police Raid File-Hosting Site, Arrest Operator and ISP http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/359074.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/359074.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-21 14:29:40 - TorrentFreak - A group of more than 30 rightsholders have won their case targeted against Grooveshark in Denmark A court agreed that both the streaming music service and its users infringe recording label copyrights and granted an injunction forcing an ISP to initiate a block of the service The anti-piracy group behind the action hopes that other ISPs will now follow suit Source Court Orders ISP To Block Grooveshark http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/358978.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/358978.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-20 21:30:21 - TorrentFreak - In a case brought by major recording labels including Sony, EMI and Warner, today a judge in the High Court ruled that The Pirate Bay and its users breach copyright on a major scale The ruling means that it is almost inevitable that The Pirate Bay will face a nationwide UK ISP blockade in the coming months Source The Pirate Bay Faces UK ISP Block After High Court Ruling http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/358869.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/358869.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-20 15:35:03 - TorrentFreak - The censorship of The Pirate Bay, which is slowly spreading to ISPs all around Europe, is designed to reduce the availability of unauthorized media, but the site also allows artists without a corporation-backed delivery mechanism to self publish to the world However, since blockades are a blunt instrument, their work is being wiped out too On this basis, the legality of a recent Pirate Bay blockade is now being questioned Source Pirate Bay ISP Block Challenged For Censoring Lawful Content http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/358813.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/358813.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-19 20:39:21 - TorrentFreak - Do you remember the start of large scale file-sharing Just in the borderline between the dial-up BBSes and internet-connected systems, as Napster just was gaining critical mass As people learned the skills of sharing culture, the copyright industries didn't think people would keep doing so for long, that people in general would prefer to remain honest Source A Responsible Citizen Not Only Shares Culture, But Destroys The Copyright Industries http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/358706.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/358706.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-18 16:52:28 - TorrentFreak - Belgian music rights group SABAM has a serious headache looming Following a complaint filed by an artist back in 2004, a judge began investigating the group's finances His findings mean that SABAM will now face court accused of falsifying accounts to cover up bribe payments, abuse of trust, copyright fraud and embezzlement Source SABAM Charged With Copyright Fraud, Embezzlement, Money Laundering http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/358629.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/358629.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-17 11:45:33 - TorrentFreak - The Pirate Bay is not happy with a recent article published by the RIAA, where the torrent site is portrayed as the prime example of why tougher anti-piracy laws are necessary In a rebuttal, The Pirate Bay argues that the RIAA is delusional, behaving like a spoiled kid that has lost touch with reality Source Pirate Bay The RIAA Is Delusional and Must Be Stopped http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/358410.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/358410.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-17 11:02:35 - TorrentFreak - The RIAA has responded to The Pirate Bay's decision to change its domain name from org to se The torrent site made the switch to prevent a seizure by US authorities, and according to the music industry group this is a clear indication that tougher laws are needed to deal with rogue websites Source RIAA The Pirate Bay is The Worst of The Worst http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/358406.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/358406.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-16 21:31:51 - TorrentFreak - The Swedish Government wants to implement a change in the law which has the potential to make Sweden one of the toughest countries in the world to share files Currently file-sharer identities can only be obtained following crimes worthy of a prison sentence, but if the authorities have their way the threshold will be lowered to include any offenses which could lead to a fine Source Single Movie Download Could See Swedes Prosecuted http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/358307.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/358307.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-16 14:40:02 - TorrentFreak - In a legal battle between music rights group SABAM and social networking site Netlog, the European Court of Justice delivered an unprecedented ruling today The Court ruled that hosting sites can't filter copyrighted content as that would violate the privacy of users and hinder freedom of information The case at the highest European court has far-reaching consequences for many online services including cyberlockers and BitTorrent sites Source EU Court Bans Anti-Piracy Filters On Hosting Services http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/358210.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/358210.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-16 11:35:56 - TorrentFreak - The recording industry considers filing a lawsuit against Google for allegedly abusing its dominant market position to distort the market for online music Industry groups including IFPI and the RIAA want Google to degrade links to pirate websites in its search results IFPI has obtained a highly confidential and preliminary legal opinion to see if they can force Google to step up its anti-piracy efforts though a lawsuit Source Music Industry Mulls Suing Google Over Pirate Search Results http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/358183.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/358183.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-15 22:30:24 - TorrentFreak - The book download portal Librarynu and cyberlocker ifileit appear to have shut down voluntarily after a coalition of book publishers managed to get an injunction against the two sites According to the complaint, the sites offered users access to 400,000 e-books and made more than 11 million in revenue in the process Source Book Publishers Shut Down Librarynu and iFile-it http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/358089.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/358089.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-15 11:54:52 - TorrentFreak - The co-founder of Megaupload has been freed on bail by a judge in New Zealand Mathias Ortmann will be the subject of strict conditions including no Internet access The US will now rely on a United Nations treaty to extradite the Mega team Separately, it was revealed that the FBI remotely monitored last month's raids and congratulated New Zealand police on their work Source Megaupload Co-Founder Released On Bail http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/357931.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/357931.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-14 21:39:08 - TorrentFreak - As part of a criminal investigation the UK Government has shut down the popular blog RnBXclusive which posted news, commentary and links to music Authorities have arrested the owners of the site for allegedly defrauding the music industry In addition, the Serious Organised Crime Agency is threatening users of RnBXclusive that they face 10 years in prison if they downloaded music through the site Source UK Seize Popular Music Blog, Arrest Operators and Threaten Readers http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/357765.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/357765.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-14 14:55:24 - TorrentFreak - The IIPA, which counts major entertainment groups such as the MPAA and RIAA among its members, has listed many BitTorrent and cyberlocker services in its latest submission to the USTR Hong Kong based Megaupload neighbor Filesonic is listed as an infringing distribution hub while Pirate Bay, isoHunt, Demonoid and others get notable mentions Source IIPA Reports BitTorrent Sites and Cyberlockers To US Government http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/357659.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/357659.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-13 20:24:44 - TorrentFreak - The lead programmer of the now-defunct Megaupload file-hosting service says that he hopes New Zealand will keep its dignity in its extradition dealings with the United States Bram van der Kolk, who was released on bail last week, says that New Zealand should remember it is a sovereign state with its own justice system Today, Megaupload's chief marketing officer was also released on bail Source Megaupload Programmer Calls For Dignity In US Extradition Battle http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/357532.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/357532.shtml Secuobs.com : 2012-02-13 14:27:39 - TorrentFreak - The Pirate Bay has confirmed that all torrent files being shared by more than 10 people will be deleted on February 29 The decision is causing a small panic among the site's users, but in reality little will change as all files will remain available through magnet links The Pirate Bay crew told TorrentFreak that this is merely a step forward in technology and confirmed that the site is here to stay Source The Pirate Bay Says Goodbye to Most Torrents on February 29 http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/357439.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/357439.shtml