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Massive BitTorrent and Cyberlocker Domain Crackdown Underway

The action is being billed as “A Monster from Rome” and when you look at the scale and implications that’s hard to contest. The Public Prosecutor of Rome, Italy, has targeted a total of...

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Monday, April 15th, 2013 Net News No Comments

Once Again, Google Failed To Efficiently Remove Pirate Sites From Its Search Results, RIAA Said

2012: Google releases a “Transparency Report”, pointing to takedown requests and the removal of infringing links. One year later, the Recording Industry Association of America is not happy with the search giant, blaming it...

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Saturday, February 23rd, 2013 Net News No Comments

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

Megaupload Search Warrant Requests Ignored Massive Non-Infringing Use

In the wake of the January shutdown of Megaupload, many of the site’s legitimate users complained that their personal files had been lost. Among these users are many people in the U.S. military who...

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Sunday, November 18th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Google Developed A New Filter For Pirate Websites

Last week Google made an official statement regarding its filtering system. As such, websites that receive a great number of takedown requests (under the DMCA) will be outranked by the search engine. Under...

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Monday, August 13th, 2012 Net News 1 Comment