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Megaupload case stalls as evidence seize & share judged illegal

Chris Davies, Jun 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

The massive US copyright infringement case against Megaupload founder Kim DotCom has found itself in choppy waters, after courts found search warrants used to seize data were invalid. In addition to New Zealand police acting without due process in their evidence collection, the New Zealand Herald reports, Justice Helen Winkelmann also decided that the FBI's cloning of the confiscated hard-drives was invalid, as DotCom had not given his own consent to the process. Read The Full Story

Game of Thrones could be the most pirated show of the year

Shane McGlaun, May 14th 2012 Discuss [5]

Few things get movie and television studios angrier than pirates. HBO can't be happy about the fact that its series Game of Thrones is on track to become the most pirated show of 2012. The show has been increasingly popular this year, and according to analytics firm Big Champagne piracy via BitTorrent is up considerably. Read The Full Story

Marvel’s Avengers cast doubt on movie piracy fears

Michael Crider, May 8th 2012 Discuss [5]

In case you hadn't heard, The Avengers crushed box office records this weekend to take home more than $200 million domestic for Disney and Marvel Comics. But if you're not part of the Internet's seedy underbelly, you probably didn't know that a pirated version of the superhero team-up movie appeared on BitTorrent networks a full week before the May 4th release. Even with a massive amount of illegal downloading, The Avengers assembled to crush the popular wisdom of piracy opponents. Read The Full Story

Pirate Bay blocked by Virgin Media

Chris Davies, May 2nd 2012 Discuss [31]

One of the first UK ISPs ordered to block its users from accessing The Pirate Bay has slammed down the shutters on the torrent site. Having been instructed by UK courts on Monday that they must prevent users from visiting the site, Virgin Media now shows an apologetic message and advises subscribers that it "has received an order from the Courts requiring us to prevent access to this site in order to help protect against copyright infringement." Read The Full Story

UK ISPs ordered to block access to The Pirate Bay

Ben Kersey, Apr 30th 2012 Discuss [7]

The High Court of England and Wales has ruled that five ISPs must block access to The Pirate Bay. Sky, Everything Everywhere, TalkTalk, O2 and Virgin Media have all been ordered to prevent their customers from accessing the Magnet linking website following the ruling. The British Phonographic Industry sees it as a big win, saying that “The High Court has confirmed that The Pirate Bay infringes copyright on a massive scale.” Read The Full Story

EU Pirate purgatory after copyright clampdown

Ben Kersey, Apr 20th 2012 Discuss [8]

Looks like the copyright police are starting to hit back at the internet in a big bad way. A German court ruled today that YouTube is entirely responsible for the content found on its service, and must actively filter music videos belonging to the GEMA, a music royalty group. Not only that, but the European Court of Justice has said that there are no EU rules in place that prevent an ISP from handing over customers information, which could be the deciding factor in a pending court case. Read The Full Story

Megaupload claims US Military uploaded 94,245 gigabytes

Ben Kersey, Mar 26th 2012 Discuss [3]

In an interview two weeks ago, Kim Dotcom revealed to Torrentfreak that a number of Megaupload’s users were from the US government. In new emails, Dotcom has given exact details as to which governmental bodies were using the service, as well as upload statistics. The information was uncovered as part of the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s effort to get legitimate data off the site and back into the hands of users. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Windows Live Messenger blocks Pirate Bay links

Mark Raby, Mar 25th 2012 Discuss [18]

If you want freedom of speech on your instant messaging platform, you better turn away from Microsoft. The software giant's Windows Live Messenger service has apparently begun blocking all links to online piracy haven The Pirate Bay. If such a link is sent through an IM, this message is received: "The link you tried to send was blocked because it was reported as unsafe." Read The Full Story

ISPs tool up for son-of-SOPA anti-piracy cull

Ben Kersey, Mar 23rd 2012 Discuss [6]

While the SOPA bill has been shelved, supporters are turning to internet providers to take measures against piracy instead. CNN reports that various North American ISPs like Comcast, Verizon, and Time Warner Cable, are set to introduce their own anti-piracy policies sooner rather than later. Read The Full Story

Megaupload Copyright suits begin with ValCom for $42m

Chris Burns, Mar 23rd 2012 Discuss [4]

As the saga between Megaupload and the United States government continues, lawsuits are destined to come down strong from creators and copyright holders associated with the filesharing sites found distribution selection. The amount of cash that the group ValCom, Inc. is seeking is just part of the massive half-billion in copyright losses and $175 million in proceeds total the U.S. government has already calculated. ValCom's $42 million in suspected criminal proceeds have been seized in Megaupload.com and related entities raids thus far. Read The Full Story

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