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Why Private Torrent Sites Have Strict Copyright Enforcement Rules

When asked to come up with an example of a torrent site, most tech-savvy Internet users might cite a public and open site such as The Pirate Bay. However, thousands of file-sharers – many...

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Saturday, May 11th, 2013 Net News No Comments

Spotify Fixed A Vulnerability That Allowed Its Users To Download Songs For Free

With more than 24 million registered users, Spotify is clearly the number one music streaming service out there. Their security system, however, proved to be vulnerable to a Google Chrome extension called “Downloadify”, which...

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Friday, May 10th, 2013 Net News No Comments

China Hits Piracy By Shutting Down One Of Its Most Valued Movie Hubs

Siluhd.com used to be one of the country’s most famous websites, but now it’s been shut down by China’s authorities. Having more than 130 employees, 1.4 million registered users, and over 10 years of...

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Tuesday, April 30th, 2013 Net News No Comments

EU Plans ACTA 2.0 While Internet Providers Signal Against Site Blocking And Monitoring

While we’ve praised and complimented the determination of the European Parliament to kill a most dangerous anti-piracy legislation last year (the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement a.k.a. ACTA), plans to come up with an improved version...

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Friday, April 19th, 2013 Net News No Comments

New US Bill Would Create a Hollywood Ambassador to the World

A recently announced bill in the US would create a “Chief Innovation and Intellectual Property Negotiator”, but critics charge that this is merely a Hollywood ambassador to the world. You can be forgiven if...

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Saturday, April 6th, 2013 Net News No Comments

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