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RapidShare Fires 75% of its Staff After “Rogue Site” Revamp Bites

After its launch in 2004, RapidShare’s speedy growth saw the company become one the largest file-hosting sites on the Internet. However, like all sites of this nature, RapidShare became popular with those looking to...

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Sunday, May 19th, 2013 Net News No Comments

isoHunt Verdict Endangers Innovation, Google Tells Court

Canada-based BitTorrent search engine isoHunt suffered another defeat against the MPAA last month. The Ninth Circuit panel upheld the decision of a lower court, ruling that the website does not qualify for safe harbor...

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Thursday, April 18th, 2013 Net News No Comments

BitFetch Debuts BitCoin-Powered Anonymous BitTorrent Downloads

There are all kinds of entities looking to clamp down on people using BitTorrent these days. In addition to entertainment companies and copyright trolls, some ISPs promising “unlimited” packages still feel the need to...

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Saturday, March 30th, 2013 Net News No Comments

Websites Can Legally Pirate Porn Movies, Prosecutors Rule

For years producers of porn movies in Japan have bemoaned the lack of protection their content has received in Taiwan. In 2010 things came to a head. The leading producers of the 20,000+ adult...

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Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 Net News No Comments

The Pirate Bay ‘Moves’ to North Korea (Updated)

Last week the Swedish Pirate Party was forced to shut down its routing services to The Pirate Bay. The Party and its leaders took this difficult decision after they were threatened with a lawsuit...

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Monday, March 4th, 2013 Net News No Comments