Pirate Bay goes for a record
It could be a sign of the times, but according to the largest file sharing site in the world, the Pirate Bay more people are turning to illegal downloads than ever, in fact they are looking to get into the Guinness Book of World Records for being the largest torrent tracker.
It was only a few [...]
Groups worried about internet in the air
Religious groups are concerned that since the announcement from mobile broadband operator GoGo that they have agreements with several US based airlines to install their wireless network into the aircraft could mean unregulated access to porn sites.
Focus on the Family, are starting a campaign to try to prevent this from happening because they fear that [...]
Filesharers get free legal help
It is no secret, that games developers are going after around 25,000 alleged filesharers in the UK.
They have instructed their lawyers, Davenport Lyons to send these people a letter demanding a payment of £300 or go to court.
It is a similar way that on the spot fines work, you can pay a small amount to [...]
Top shows on Bit Torrent
Top TV shows are still making onto the top bit torrent sites, where they are getting some really great viewing figures, this is good for the shows coverage, but the producers would not be too pleased to see their shows on the list.
This is the top ten list for the Torrent Freak
Top Gear
Stargate Atlantis
Weeds
Generation Kill
The [...]
Top Music Sites
With music and copyrights frightening off many people who would have already been copy music for their own pleasure, after all they have probably been doing it since the first cassette tape came out.
But there is way where they could continue to copy and save the music that they like, which is both free and [...]
Saving files online
Storing files is becoming a real problem for people and businesses alike, if they are kept on a single machine and something terminal happens then is serious enough to affect the business or even the person to the extent that serious financial problems could follow.
However there has been an increase in using file storage which [...]
Torrent fines not paid
This is a slightly worrying subject which seems to have made its way under the wire, but no more. It has been found that the in recent years the attempts of lawyers acting on behalf of the media companies who believe that they are in breach of copyright.
This information comes from Logistep who are an [...]
The world’s fastest computer
It may have cost around £50 million to build, but the computer which has been called “Roadrunner” is reputed to be the fastest computer in the world.
It was announced by scientists in Washington, USA that the computer will be able to perform around 1,000 trillion actions per second. This was found by running the computer [...]
Two years after being raided, the Pirate Bay survives
It was the end of May two years ago when the Pirate Bay was raided by the Swedish police and the two owners of the site were arrested, but not for long.
The sites servers were taken and to all intents and purposes the authorities may have thought that they had effectively closed down the Pirates [...]
Swedish file sharer convicted
File sharing can sometimes lead to jail, especially if you live in Sweden. This where the trial of a file sharer was found guilty of file sharing, but actually got a suspended sentence for his troubles. The only saving grace is the fact that the court stated that he would have gone to prison, but [...]