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A company that monitors peer-to-peer file-sharing networks has discovered a potentially serious security breach involving President Barack Obama's helicopter, NBC affiliate WPXI in Pittsburgh reported Saturday.
Could a computer pick the next “American Idol”? The next Ludacris or Madonna?
The International Olympic Committee is trying to stop downloads of video of the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony that are being spread on The Pirate Bay, a file-sharing Web site.
Comcast Corp., under federal investigation for interfering with the traffic of its Internet subscribers, said Tuesday it wants to develop a "Bill of Rights and Responsibilities" for file sharing.
A man was sentenced to more than four years in prison Monday in what prosecutors said was the first federal case against someone using file-sharing software to steal identities.
Swedish courts will soon be able to force the country's Internet providers to produce information on suspected file-sharers in a move to crackdown on piracy, the culture and justice ministers said Friday.
A Swedish prosecutor filed charges Thursday against the organizers of popular file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, saying it has helped millions of users worldwide violate copyrights.
Organizers of the Cinequest Film Festival have turned to file-sharing in an effort to attract a broader array of participants.
Record labels and film studios cannot demand that telecommunications companies hand over the names and addresses of people who are suspected of sharing copyright-protected music and movies online, the EU's top court ruled Tuesday.
A man charged with using online file-sharing programs such as LimeWire to commit identity theft pleaded guilty Monday in federal court.
Hundreds of people waving signs and skull-and-crossbones pirate flags demonstrated in Stockholm on Saturday against a police crackdown on a popular file-sharing Web site with millions of users worldwide.
In a crackdown on suspected illegal file sharing, police raided 10 locations in central Sweden and shut down a popular site called The Pirate Bay. Three people were detained for questioning.
Med students hoist P2P Jolly Roger to get access to papersA study provides evidence that file sharing takes place with some very specialized media: the research papers published in scientific journals.
How do we ensure that creative content and work are accessible to all?"Piracy" – as done by teenagers, all my friends, pretty much everyone I know, is simply demand where appropriate supply does not exist. Digital Rights Management (DRM) technologies – in other words, anti-copying, anti-fair use - are also anti-accessibility.
Bill Aimed At P2P Slated For Markup Would Require Informing Computer Users Of File SharingThe Informed P2P User Act (HR 1319) will be marked up Sept. 30 in the committee, along with a data security bill dealing with protection of online personal information.
It's Time To Sink The Pirate Bay, and Replace ItIn just a few weeks time The Pirate Bay as we know it will be no more. There is no doubt that its demise will signal the end of an era, however, it will also mark the start of a new one.
Second Degree Murder and Six Other Crimes Cheaper than Pirating Music Jammie Thomas, a single mother of four who has to pay them $1.92 million for downloading songs. That's more expensive than murder and six other crimes
Yet Another Study Shows File Sharers Buy More MediaYet another study has shown that people who are more active in unauthorized file sharing, also tend to spend more on authorized entertainment purchases.
UK ISPs angry at new internet piracy measuresInternet service providers (ISPs) have reacted with anger to new proposals on how to tackle internet piracy. The government is proposing a tougher stance which would include cutting off repeat offenders from the net.
Fine threat puts The Pirate Bay off the InternetStockholm's district court on Monday ordered Black Internet to stop providing bandwidth to The Pirate Bay or face a fine of 500,000 kronor (70,000 dollars, 50,000 euros).
Internet cut-off threat for illegal downloadersPeople who persist in swapping copyrighted films and music will have their internet connections cut off under tough new laws to be proposed by the government today.
Porn Studios Sue 10,000 Korean File SharersApparently some porn studios haven't realized what a disaster the RIAA's "sue 'em all" strategy has been. A bunch of US- and Japan-based porn studios have supposedly decided to sue 10,000 individuals in South Korea for uploading unauthorized porn.
Seattle man used Limewire for identity theft A Seattle man was sentenced to more than three years in prison Tuesday for using the Limewire file-sharing service to lift personal information from computers across the U.S.
US file-sharer gets $700,000 fine A US student has been ordered to pay $675,000 (£404,000) to four record labels for breaking copyright laws after sharing music online. The Boston University student, Joel Tenenbaum, had admitted in court that he had downloaded and distributed 30 songs at issue in the case.
BitTorrent Behind the Scenes: isoHuntIn our 'behind the scenes' series TorrentFreak tries to peel away some of the mystery surrounding BitTorrent sites and the people who run them.
Music Industry Thriving In an Era of File Sharing"[T]he music industry is growing increasingly diverse as music fans enjoy a wide range of platforms to hear and consume music. Sales of recorded music fell 6% for example, digital was up 50% while physical dropped 10%, but concert ticket sales grew by 13%.
The Pirate Bay's Revolt The Web's top bittorrent tracking and indexing site, the Pirate Bay, announced that it had agreed to sell itself to the Swedish gaming company Global Gaming Factory for the equivalent of $7.7 million, in a deal designed to make the site a legitimate media business that licenses c …
Minnesota Mom Hit With $1.92 Million Fine For Illegal File Sharing In the second file-sharing copyright-infringement trial against Jammie Thomas-Rasset, a Minnesota jury ruled that the 32-year-old mother of four owes $1.92 million to the four major labels after downloading and sharing 24 songs, Billboard.biz reports.
Jury in RIAA Trial Slaps $2 Million Fine on Jammie ThomasJammie Thomas has been ordered to pay a fine of $1.92 million for by a jury for 24 songs she was accused of downloading.
Pirate Bay: In search of an unbiased judgeAuthorities in Sweden are trying to find a new judge for the Pirate Bay case. However, it seems difficult to find one without a connection to the original judge, who was removed after being accused of having a conflict of interest
Lawyer: RIAA must pay back all $100M it has collectedArs Technica article reports the case of a Harvard law professor who believes file sharing is fair use, and is involved in a case to force the RIAA to return the money it has received through court judgements from file sharers.
Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse Unveil New Album: A Blank CD-RAs previously reported, Dark Night of the Soul is the second collaboration between producer Danger Mouse and singer-songwriter Sparklehorse. It features contributions from Iggy Pop, Suzanne Vega and members of Pixies, the Flaming Lips, the Strokes and the Shins.
Jammie Thomas Lawyer: Get Me Off This Case!The lawyer for Jammie Thomas-- a woman who is being sued by the RIAA for file sharing -- wants to remove himself from the case. He claims he has already faced costs of $130,000 that he does not believe he will recover.
Trent Reznor urges musicians to ditch labels.Trent Reznor: "One of the biggest wake-up calls of my career was when I saw a record contract.
Radiohead to Testify Against the RIAARadiohead, the band that made millions of dollars by giving away their music for free, has very little to complain about when it comes to piracy. On the contrary, in a landmark file-sharing case, Radiohead has responded positively to a request to testify against the RIAA.
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