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Verizon Determined to Expose BitTorrent Copyright Trolls

Two weeks ago a group of adult movie companies sued Verizon for failing to hand over the personal details of alleged BitTorrent pirates. The Internet provider had ignored court orders and Malibu Media, Patrick...

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Tuesday, December 11th, 2012 Net News No Comments

BitSoup Hacked Over Hurricane Fundraiser, Announces New Domain

Torrent sites are not only a magnet for people looking for content, they also attract enemies. While large copyright-dependent industries are obviously interested in their activities, opponents can take other forms. In recent weeks...

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Monday, November 26th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Demonoid Still Down, but Tracker Returns – from Hong Kong

Famed BitTorrent site begins to show signs of life with the tracker now up and running once again. It’s been 5 long months since Demonoid was shutdown, and it was starting to seem as...

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Wednesday, November 14th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Notorious BitTorrent tracker Demonoid back online, website still down

As of Monday, well-known BitTorrent tracker Demonoid is back online. Three months ago, the tenacious tracker was chased out of its Ukrainian host, likely under pressure from American authorities. It may also have been...

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Monday, November 12th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Demonoid Is Back, BitTorrent Tracker is Now Online

When Demonoid went down at the end of July the site’s admin blamed a DDoS attack. This initial attack resulted in a series of problems that were not easy to fix. However, at the...

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Monday, November 12th, 2012 Net News No Comments