Archive for the 'DMCA' Category

Canada Fast-Tracks Draconian Anti-Piracy Law

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

Following pressure from the US Government, Canada is preparing to ram through a revamped copyright bill that will have disastrous consequences for consumers. The Government is hereby ignoring the public consultation held last year, where many Canadians spoke out against harsher copyright legislation.

Furious Copyright Holder Harasses Torrent Site Admins

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Every day copyright holders send thousands of DMCA takedown requests to various torrent site owners. These notices are usually quite formal and polite, and nearly all torrent sites remove the mentioned torrents swiftly. However, some copyright holders can’t hide their anger and turn the takedown request into a hostile rant.