Archive for November, 2009

Lessons The Next Big Torrent Sites Will Learn From Mininova

Monday, November 30th, 2009

When Mininova announced last week that they would comply with a tough court order, many BitTorrent users feared that this signaled the end of big public torrent sites. In fact, in common with the earlier Grokster decision, the verdict actually lays out clearer ground rules for those running file-sharing services.

Lessons The Next Big Torrent Sites Will Learn From Mininova

Monday, November 30th, 2009

When Mininova announced last week that they would comply with a tough court order, many BitTorrent users feared that this signaled the end of big public torrent sites. In fact, in common with the earlier Grokster decision, the verdict actually lays out clearer ground rules for those running file-sharing services.

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent

Monday, November 30th, 2009

The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’ tops the chart this week followed by ‘Funny People’. ’2012′ completes the top three.

Never Back Down – Pirate Bay Adapts To Stay Alive

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Most other sites would have thrown in the towel by now, but despite unprecedented pressure, somehow The Pirate Bay remains alive and in pretty good health today. As one door closes, the site morphs and adapts to find ways to stay open and possibly even stay legal. Is the site becoming more and more difficult to shut down?

Tracker Communities Rallying for SceneTorrents

Sunday, November 29th, 2009


Whoever coined the phrase Black Friday gives it all new meaning, as this is also the weekend that SceneTorrents announced they’ll be quitting the torrent scene forever. Sadly, there really isn’t a substitute for this one-of-a-kind tracker, although many communities are pulling together to offer ScT refugees a new home. We’ve come up with a [...]

Tracker Communities Rallying for SceneTorrents

Sunday, November 29th, 2009


Whoever coined the phrase Black Friday gives it all new meaning, as this is also the weekend that SceneTorrents announced they’ll be quitting the torrent scene forever. Sadly, there really isn’t a substitute for this one-of-a-kind tracker, although many communities are pulling together to offer ScT refugees a new home. We’ve come up with a [...]

Anti-Piracy Outfits Demand Cash Without Proof

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Hundreds and thousands of infringement warnings are sent out every year by copyright holders. In some cases the copyright holders also include a settlement request of a few hundred bucks. Very worrisome, especially since the outfits that collect the evidence often lack proof that the accused actually transferred the file in question.

Anti-Piracy Outfits Demand Cash Without Proof

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Hundreds and thousands of infringement warnings are sent out every year by copyright holders. In some cases the copyright holders also include a settlement request of a few hundred bucks. Very worrisome, especially since the outfits that collect the evidence often lack proof that the accused actually transferred the file in question.

TorrentLeech Opens Registration for ScT Members

Sunday, November 29th, 2009


You gotta hand it to w00t and the rest of the team at TorrentLeech.org. In light of ScT’s shocking announcement that they’ll be closing the door tomorrow, TL is kind enough to offer all ScT members an opportunity to sign up at TorrentLeech. Available through IRC, this one-time offer is only available to current [...]

TorrentLeech Opens Registration for ScT Members

Sunday, November 29th, 2009


You gotta hand it to w00t and the rest of the team at TorrentLeech.org. In light of ScT’s shocking announcement that they’ll be closing the door tomorrow, TL is kind enough to offer all ScT members an opportunity to sign up at TorrentLeech. Available through IRC, this one-time offer is only available to current [...]