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Pirate Bay Proxy Loses Domain Name to Anti-Piracy Boss

After several Dutch ISPs were ordered to censor The Pirate Bay earlier this year there was an influx of visitors to Pirate Bay proxy sites. In response Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has been working...

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Friday, December 7th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Court Shuts Down WordPress Based Pirate Bay Proxy

Earlier this year we reported on a brand new anti-censorship WordPress plugin called RePress. RePress turns any WordPress blog into a fully operational proxy. It’s a useful tool for people whose speech is...

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Monday, July 9th, 2012 Net News 1 Comment

Another Dutch Proxy Operator Targeted By BREIN

After winning a lawsuit against a Dutch proxy operator for facilitating access to ThePirateBay, BREIN is now targeting Netherland’s Pirate Party for pretty much the same reason. It all started in January 2012...

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Friday, April 6th, 2012 Net News 1 Comment

BREIN Wins Legal Battle against Usenet Service

Representing the movie and music industries, the Dutch anti-piracy BREIN has won a 2 years battle against News Service, whose main activity was to resell Usenet services to numerous providers. Despite the efforts...

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Wednesday, November 9th, 2011 Net News No Comments

Anti-Piracy Outfit Unplugs Warez Topsite ‘Swan’

The top of the so-called piracy pyramid lost a stone once again yesterday, as BREIN publicized that the Swan topsite had been pulled offline. According to the Dutch anti-piracy outfit, the topsite –...

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Friday, January 14th, 2011 Net News No Comments