MegaUpload Alternatives See Surge in Traffic After Shutdown

January 26, 2012

MegaUpload Alternatives See Surge in Traffic After Shutdown | TorrentFreak The place where breaking news , BitTorrent and copyright collide MegaUpload Alternatives See Surge in Traffic After Shutdown After losing access to their favorite file-hosting service last week, millions of former MegaUpload users have fled to the many alternatives available. Filefactory, Depositfiles and many of the other top cyberlockers have seen an unprecedented surge in traffic in recent days, showing that people haven’t stopped sharing even though the authorities have closed one of the main players in the business. With a self-proclaimed 50 million users a day, MegaUpload was one of the largest file-hosting sites on the Internet

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WordPress Plugin Unblocks Censored Sites, Including The Pirate Bay

January 26, 2012

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Two MegaUpload Ops Bailed, But Government Wants Surveillance

January 26, 2012

Two MegaUpload Ops Bailed, But Government Wants Surveillance | TorrentFreak The place where breaking news , BitTorrent and copyright collide Two MegaUpload Ops Bailed, But Government Wants Surveillance While MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom will remain in custody for at least another month, two indicted members of the so-called “Mega Conspiracy” were granted bail this morning. Their privacy, however, will have to wait.

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EMI Boss Opposes SOPA, Says Piracy is a Service Issue

January 25, 2012

EMI Boss Opposes SOPA, Says Piracy is a Service Issue | TorrentFreak The place where breaking news , BitTorrent and copyright collide EMI Boss Opposes SOPA, Says Piracy is a Service Issue The RIAA has been one of the most dedicated supporters of the PIPA and SOPA bills, but not all of the people they represent share their enthusiasm.

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MegaUpload Founder Again Denied Bail, High Court Appeal Launched

January 25, 2012

MegaUpload Founder Again Denied Bail, High Court Appeal Launched | TorrentFreak The place where breaking news , BitTorrent and copyright collide MegaUpload Founder Again Denied Bail, High Court Appeal Launched During an appearance in court today, his third in less than a week, Kim Dotcom was informed that bail had been denied. The judge rejected the MegaUpload founder’s bid for freedom while he awaits extradition to the US and remanded him in custody until late February.

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The Pirate Bay Wants You To Really Download A Car

January 24, 2012

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Meganomics: The Future of “Follow-the-Money” Copyright Enforcement

January 24, 2012

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MegaUpload Loses Top Lawyer After ‘Outside’ Pressure

January 23, 2012

MegaUpload Loses Top Lawyer After ‘Outside’ Pressure | TorrentFreak The place where breaking news , BitTorrent and copyright collide MegaUpload Loses Top Lawyer After ‘Outside’ Pressure A few days after top lawyer Robert Bennett announced he would defend MegaUpload vigorously in their upcoming trial, he has been forced to withdraw from the case. A source says that this drastic decision was made because the case conflicts with the interests of another client of Bennett’s law firm Hogan Lovells

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Cyberlocker Ecosystem Shocked As Big Players Take Drastic Action

January 23, 2012

Cyberlocker Ecosystem Shocked As Big Players Take Drastic Action | TorrentFreak The place where breaking news , BitTorrent and copyright collide Cyberlocker Ecosystem Shocked As Big Players Take Drastic Action In the wake of last week’s Megaupload shutdown, some of the biggest names in the market are taking drastic action. During the last 48 hours many sites have completely withdrawn their systems for paying uploaders when their files are shared with others, but one of the most dramatic moves came first from Filesonic and today Fileserve. Both services now forbid people from downloading any files they didn’t upload themselves.

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Judge Delays Megaupload Bail Decision, More Site Operators Arrested

January 23, 2012

Judge Delays Megaupload Bail Decision, More Site Operators Arrested | TorrentFreak The place where breaking news , BitTorrent and copyright collide Judge Delays Megaupload Bail Decision, More Site Operators Arrested In a New Zealand court today, a judge delayed the decision to grant or deny bail to Kim Dotcom, the larger than life founder of Megaupload.com. The prosecutor said that since multi-millionaire Dotcom had multiple identities, four dozen credit cards and a history of “fleeing criminal charges” he represented a flight risk “on the extreme end of the scale”. In the meantime, two other site operators were arrested in Europe.

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Filesonic Kills File-Sharing Service After MegaUpload Arrests

January 22, 2012

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It’s Time To Go On The Offensive For Freedom Of Speech

January 22, 2012

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White House Petitioned to Investigate MPAA Bribery

January 22, 2012

White House Petitioned to Investigate MPAA Bribery | TorrentFreak The place where breaking news , BitTorrent and copyright collide White House Petitioned to Investigate MPAA Bribery The public has started a petition asking the White House to investigate comments made by MPAA CEO Chris Dodd a few days ago on Fox News. Closing a tumultuous week of wide protest against PIPA and SOPA – two MPAA backed anti-piracy bills – Dodd threatened to stop the cash-flow to politicians who dare to take a stand against pro-Hollywood legislation. Clear bribery, the petition claims, and already thousands agree.

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While House Petitioned to Investigate MPAA Bribery

January 22, 2012

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Australia: US Copyright Colony or Just a Good Friend?

January 21, 2012

Australia: US Copyright Colony or Just a Good Friend? | TorrentFreak The place where breaking news , BitTorrent and copyright collide Australia: US Copyright Colony or Just a Good Friend

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Second NinjaVideo Admin Jailed For Copyright Infringement

January 21, 2012

Second NinjaVideo Admin Jailed For Copyright Infringement | TorrentFreak The place where breaking news , BitTorrent and copyright collide Second NinjaVideo Admin Jailed For Copyright Infringement A second administrator of NinjaVideo, one of the first targets of the US government’s Operation in Our Sites, has been sentenced. Matthew Smith, known online as Dead1ne, received 14 months in prison, two years supervised release, and was ordered to pay back just over $172,000 he allegedly earned from the site

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MegaUpload: What Made It a Rogue Site Worthy of Destruction?

January 20, 2012

MegaUpload: What Made It a Rogue Site Worthy of Destruction? | TorrentFreak The place where breaking news , BitTorrent and copyright collide MegaUpload: What Made It a Rogue Site Worthy of Destruction? File-hosting services all around the world will have looked on in horror yesterday as MegaUpload, one of the world’s largest cyberlocker services, was taken apart by the FBI

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MegaUpload Founder Denied Bail At Extradition Hearing

January 20, 2012

MegaUpload Founder Denied Bail At Extradition Hearing | TorrentFreak The place where breaking news , BitTorrent and copyright collide MegaUpload Founder Denied Bail At Extradition Hearing The founder of MegaUpload, Kim Dotcom, has been denied bail in an extradition hearing in New Zealand this morning. Dotcom, who was raided by 76 armed police in helicopters yesterday, is wanted in the United States alongside other key MegaUpload employees on racketeering, copyright infringement and money laundering charges.

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MegaUpload Shut Down by the Feds, Founder Arrested

January 19, 2012

MegaUpload Shut Down by the Feds, Founder Arrested | TorrentFreak The place where breaking news , BitTorrent and copyright collide MegaUpload Shut Down by the Feds, Founder Arrested MegaUpload, one of the largest file-sharing sites on the Internet, has been shut down by federal prosecutors in Virginia. The site’s founder Kim Dotcom and three others were arrested by the police in New Zealand at the request of US authorities

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165 French File-Sharers Now On 3rd Strike, “iTunes Up 22.5%”

January 19, 2012

165 French File-Sharers Now On 3rd Strike, “iTunes Up 22.5%” | TorrentFreak The place where breaking news , BitTorrent and copyright collide 165 French File-Sharers Now On 3rd Strike, “iTunes Up 22.5%” enigmax January 19, 2012 hadopi Print The French authority responsible for administering the country’s anti-filesharing operations reports that it has now sent out more than 736,000 “first strike” and 62,000 “second strike” infringement warnings, with a total of 165 Internet account holders now on their third and final strike. Meanwhile, a report set to be published by IFPI next week will suggest that Hadopi is a success that has contributed to a 22.5% increase in purchases from iTunes.

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