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Google Relaxes DMCA Takedown Restrictions, Eyes Abuse

In an effort to make piracy less visible copyright holders have been sending dozens of millions of takedown notices to Google over the past months. But they want more. One of the complaints often...

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Thursday, April 11th, 2013 Net News No Comments

Former Anon spokesperson indicted for allegedly linking to stolen information

On Friday, a federal grand jury in Dallas indicted Barrett Brown, a former self-proclaimed Anonymous spokesperson, for trafficking “stolen authentication features,” as well as "access device fraud" and “aggravated identity theft.” Brown has been...

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Saturday, December 8th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Promo Bay Launched As A Standalone Platform For Artists; Gets Banned After Few Days

After successfully testing out the idea of promoting artists through file-sharing, The Pirate Bay decided to officially launch The Promo Bay as a standalone platform for movie makers, writers, musicians, and all sort of...

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Monday, December 3rd, 2012 Net News No Comments

French president backs publishers, says Google should pay for snippets

Google's latest spar with French media seems to be coming to a head. Earlier this month, word emerged about a proposed French law that would make Google pay to feature French media in news...

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Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Why Is Megaupload (Still) Censored by Google’s Piracy Filter?

Since January 2011, Google has been filtering “piracy-related” terms from its ‘Autocomplete‘ and ‘Instant‘ services. Google users searching for terms like “torrent”, “BitTorrent” and “Megaupload” will notice that no suggestions and search results appear...

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Sunday, October 28th, 2012 Net News No Comments

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