Tag Archives: file sharing

The British courts have ordered ISPs to block a further 21 websites accused to sharing illegal material. Sites including FilesTube and TorrentReactor were among those named by the British Recording Music Industry (BPI). ISPs were ordered to block all sites on the list by October 30th. BT and Virgin Media …

'The continuing promotion by search engines of illegal content on the internet is unacceptable'

Illegal file-sharing 'inevitable', so small developers should embrace it, says Sean Hogan

Mega, the new file-sharing site from controversial figure Kim Dotcom is now live. The portal is a replacement for Megaupload, which was taken offline last year following pressure from copyright holders. However, Dotcom argues that the new site is just as legitimate and has the right to exist as Dropbox, …

The creators of Megaupload have vowed that its replacement will effectively be bullet proof. US authorities ordered the closure of the file-sharing portal in January, but owners Kim Dotcom and Marthias Ortmann says that its replacement – simply called ‘Mega’ – will not be so easy to shift. TorrentFreak reports …

Sky Broadband, Virgin Media and Talk Talk denying a number of new IP addresses

478 MEPS vote against tough anti-piracy treaty

BT joins O2, TalkTalk and Virgin in blocking direct access to the site

Heavily encrypted virtual private network usage has risen by 40 per cent since 2009, new research claims

Using magnets instead of torrents 'will make is harder for our common enemies to stop us'