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Scammers Accused of Uploading Copyrighted Movies Just to Blackmail Downloaders
Piracy is a crime, and downloading copyrighted material or using it without the owner’s permission, as I’m pretty sure that the vast majority of you know, is against the law. This is, incidentally, no judgment of any of you who do involve yourselves in such activities. It’s just a fact.…
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As The Pirate Bay Turns 18, its Founder Says it “Can Not be Stopped”
This week, The Pirate Bay very quietly turned 18-years-old, and for many, it still represents an excellent repository to access certain downloads (many of which admittedly, are not quite legal – The clue is in their name!). Admittedly though, The Pirate Bay is certainly not what it was. These days…
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Fractal Design Halts Sales of its Torrent Case
Update! – Fractal Design has now issued a formal statement regarding the matter and provides advice, recommendations, and information regarding ordering a replacement hub controller to current owners of the Torrent case. – Click here for more info! A little over a week ago, Fractal Design formally announced the launch…
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Fractal Design Torrent PC Case Review
Fractal Design is one of the best-known PC case designs in the world. While they may have some more affordable models under their banner, they’re certainly better known for their flagship cases, which often set market trends with their unique designs. Thankfully, it looks like today is no exception, with…
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The Witcher 3/Cyberpunk 2077 Source Code Hits Torrent Sites
Earlier this year, the gaming world was hit by the bombshell news that developer CD Projekt Red had been successfully hacked and that the source code for pretty much all of its major titles had been successfully obtained. Well… Stolen. This included titles such as The Witcher 3, The Witcher…
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VPN and Torrents: What Do They Have in Common?
The Internet is the boundless source of knowledge and data. For every person, there is no question or need which cannot be solved due to the global network. It is the main benefit of the Internet. However, using it, people “leave marks” of their online activity, as well as leave…
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Porn Pirating Lawyer Jailed For Blackmailing Downloaders
With the UK recently looking to implement new online pornography laws (more on that via the link here) most peoples proposed bypass to the problem seemed to be hitting the torrenting websites. Now, as you might expect, care needs to be taken in such areas of the internet. There is,…
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BitTorrent Sold To Blockchain Start-Up For $140m
BitTorrent Sold To Blockchain Start-Up For $140m When it comes to peer-to-peer applications, BitTorrent is probably one of the most popular available. Ok, with the possible exception of uTorrent. Allowing users to download data from various sharing sources, such programs are widely popular for sharing of files. Particularly those of…
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Unaired Game of Thrones Episode Leaks Online
First they threatened, then they leaked. Dubbed, boastfully, by the perpetrators as “the greatest leak of cyber space era,” hackers reportedly compromised 1.5TB of data from cable channel HBO. HBO, of course, is the channel behind international smash hit Game of Thrones. Following the attack, the hackers leaked episodes of…
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Spotify Beta was Powered by Pirated mp3 Files
A decade ago, Spotify was hailed by many as the key mechanism for converting music pirates into legitimate customers. The music streaming service – formed in Stockholm eleven years ago – sold itself as a legal alternative to audio file-sharing. New revelations, however, suggests pirated mp3 files powered the company’s early…
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Bitsnoop Torrent Site Shut its Doors For Good
Bitsnoop has been around for almost a decade, but no more. Late in the day on the 31st of March, the site was changed to a goodbye message and a redirect. The site was founded back in 2008, nearly a decade ago, and it quickly grew to one of the…
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Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Porn Torrent Fraud Charge
A US lawyer, indicted on charges of entrapping torrenters by producing and uploading pornographic films then threatening tracked downloaders with copyright lawsuits, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and conspiracy to launder money in a Minnesota Federal court. John L. Steele, 45, was operating on…
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Search Engines to Ban Links to Torrent Sites in Search Results
In another futile attempt to curb piracy, search engines are set to ban links to torrent sites in their search results, allegedly starting June 2017. Working with the UK government, the search engines have been in discussions to come up with an agreement of the actions they will take and…
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“Nerd Judge” Questions KickassTorrents Case Evidence
Artem Vaulin, the suspected owner of torrent site KickassTorrents, was arrested in Poland last year for alleged copyright infringement in the US. Vaulin’s legal team is trying to get the case thrown out while the accused awaits possible extradition to the US, and a self-described “nerd Judge” is in the…
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UK ISPs Begin Crackdown on Suspected Torrenters
In an effort to crackdown on online piracy, internet service providers (ISPs) are to start sending letters to users suspected of illegally downloading copyrighted materials this month, ISPReview has confirmed. BT, Sky, Virgin Media, and TalkTalk have all signed up to the Voluntary Copyright Alert Programme, with a component of…
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