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“The United States Vs. You (and Kim Dotcom)”, A Story By Megaupload’s Founder

Signed and written by Kim Dotcom, the 48-pages long white paper is breaking the Megaupload case into small pieces. Let’s take a quick look at the highlight features of his statement. “The United States...

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Friday, May 10th, 2013 Net News No Comments

“Six Strikes” Boosts Demand For BitTorrent VPNs and Proxies

Last year a study in Sweden showed that many people respond to tough copyright enforcement measures by signing up for VPNs and other privacy services. Instead of stopping their defiant habit, these file-sharers take...

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Monday, March 11th, 2013 Net News No Comments

Remember Righthaven? On appeal, copyright troll looks just as bad

The abandoned Lady Luck Hotel & Casino in downtown Las Vegas. Jesse Bell / flickr Righthaven was a copyright-enforcement business dreamed up by Las Vegas attorney Steve Gibson. He managed to convince the...

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Wednesday, February 6th, 2013 Net News No Comments

Top BitTorrent Sites Have Domains Put On Hold Pending Legal Action

Earlier this week Homeland Security’s ICE unit announced a new round of domain seizures. Unlike previous operations that centered purely on United States-held domains, this one was broader in scope. Dubbed Project TransAtlantic, the...

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Saturday, December 1st, 2012 Net News No Comments

Senate committee takes an important step towards protecting your inbox

In the wake of former CIA Director David Petraeus’ sex scandal—uncovered largely through the disclosure of explicit e-mails between him and his mistress—the Senate Judiciary Committee passed a new amendment to the Electronic Communications Privacy...

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Thursday, November 29th, 2012 Net News No Comments