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Scottish File-Sharing Conviction Dismays OiNK and FileSoup Lawyer

Friday, May 13th, 2011

This week it was widely reported that a 58-year-old grandmother from Scotland had become the first person in the country to be convicted of file-sharing offences. Today, David Cook from Burrows Bussin Solicitors, a law firm which has defended individuals in the OiNK and FileSoup BitTorrent cases, voices his concern at the ongoing rights-holder led persecution of those least able to defend themselves.

Source: Scottish File-Sharing Conviction Dismays OiNK and FileSoup Lawyer

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Oldest BitTorrent Site Knocked Down, But Not Out

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

In mid 2009, FileSoup – the oldest surviving BitTorrent site – was raided by police and the owner arrested. Despite this, however,the site remained online. Then, during the first week of 2010, FileSoup disappeared without warning. But there is cause for cautious optimism – FileSoup could be back sooner than you think.

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