• Tribler Makes BitTorrent Impossible to Shut Down

    Updated: 2012-02-08 11:23:16
    While the file-sharing ecosystem is currently filled with uncertainty and doubt, researchers at Delft University of Technology continue to work on their decentralized BitTorrent network. Their Tribler client doesn't require torrent sites to find or download content, as it is based on pure peer-to-peer communication. "The only way to take it down is to take the Internet down," the lead researcher says.Source: Tribler Makes BitTorrent Impossible to Shut Down

  • New Speaking Engagement – ISAP

    Updated: 2012-02-07 21:37:15
    Please join me for my third appearance at the International Society for Aviation Photography Symposium along with Scott Kelby, Eddie Tapp, and RC Concepcion.  May 17 through 19 in Norfolk, Va. See you there!

  • Is BitTorrent Done? Major Torrent Sites Consider Shutting Down

    Updated: 2012-02-07 20:49:51
    News of raids, arrests, seizures, extraditions and jail time in the file-sharing world hasn't gone unnoticed by the operators of major BitTorrent sites. Yesterday, the owners of BTjunkie decided to close their site because the stress became too much, and there are others who consider doing the same. While there are still plenty site owners who are determined to continue, doubt and uncertainty are more present than ever before. Source: Is BitTorrent Done? Major Torrent Sites Consider Shutting Down

  • BitTorrent Giant BTjunkie Shuts Down For Good

    Updated: 2012-02-06 06:54:39
    BTjunkie, one of the largest BitTorrent indexes on the Internet, has decided to shut down voluntarily today. A combination of legal actions against fellow file-sharing sites and time-consuming projects have led to the drastic decision that takes out one the main players in the BitTorrent landscape. Source: BitTorrent Giant BTjunkie Shuts Down For Good

  • First Downloaded and 3D Printed Pirate Bay Ship Arrives

    Updated: 2012-02-05 14:03:24
    For The Pirate Bay team simply copying bits and bytes is not enough. They want you to 'download a car', literally, so with that goal in mind they added a 3D-printing section to their website last month. A Gimmick? Not really. Canadian Charles Randall is one of the first to show off his new 'physible' Pirate Bay ship, downloaded off BitTorrent and printed in three dimensions. The auto industry is shaking in its boots.Source: First Downloaded and 3D Printed Pirate Bay Ship Arrives

  • An Easy Way to Find the ISP for DMCA Takedown Notices

    Updated: 2012-02-05 02:01:35
    Even copyright attorneys get infringed. David Oppenheimer of Performance Impressions, LLC, a client of our firm, recently found 14 of my photos on a different attorney website. He figured correctly that the uses (two examples shown below) weren’t authorized. (Note: not only is the text not mine, it’s not correct for the most part). As explained in [...]

  • Feds Arrest Streaming Site Operator for Copyright Infringement

    Updated: 2012-02-02 20:30:08
    A 28-year old man from Comstock Park, Michigan, has been arrested and charged with criminal copyright infringement. Yonjo Quiroa is the alleged operator of nine of the sixteen streaming related domain names that were seized a few hours ago as part of 'Operation Fake Sweep'. Source: Feds Arrest Streaming Site Operator for Copyright Infringement

  • Megaupload: Hong Kong Mulls Copyright Crackdown

    Updated: 2012-02-02 17:13:40
    In the wake of the Megaupload shutdown, authorities in Hong Kong say they will set up a center to investigate electronic crime and copyright infringement later this year. Although there has been no suggestion of wrong-doing, the news will almost certainly unsettle other cyberlocker services such as Filesonic, Uploading, Uploaded.to, Zshare and Filepost, all of which have a presence in the region.Source: Megaupload: Hong Kong Mulls Copyright Crackdown

  • Cyberlocker Burden of Proof Should Be Reversed, Anti-Piracy Group Says

    Updated: 2012-01-31 21:54:08
    An anti-piracy group say they have monitored decreased usage of cyberlockers that withdrew their rewards programs in the wake of the Megaupload shutdown and increases for those that maintained them. What is required now, the Hollywood-backed group says, is a "burden of proof reversal" which would require hosts to prove that their businesses are not built on piracy, or face being held liable.Source: Cyberlocker Burden of Proof Should Be Reversed, Anti-Piracy Group Says

  • Diary of a Copyright Infringement Lawsuit – 1a (Costs)

    Updated: 2012-01-28 04:26:04
    One of the first questions photographers ask when deciding whether to file a copyright lawsuit is “what will it cost?”  While each case and circumstances differ, there are some general guidelines. As previously identified in my May 17, 2011 blog entry, the initial filing fee paid to the court for federal lawsuits is $350.  As [...]

  • Copyright Industry Calls For Broad Search Engine Censorship

    Updated: 2012-01-27 18:32:13
    At a behind-closed-doors meeting facilitated by the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport, copyright holders have handed out a list of demands to Google, Bing and Yahoo. To curb the growing piracy problem, Hollywood and the major music labels want the search engines to de-list popular filesharing sites such as The Pirate Bay, and give higher ranking to authorized sites.Source: Copyright Industry Calls For Broad Search Engine Censorship

  • WordPress Plugin Unblocks Censored Sites, Including The Pirate Bay

    Updated: 2012-01-26 19:07:54
    A new WordPress plugin makes it dead easy to uncensor blocked websites. In just a few clicks people can setup their own proxy site with the popular blogging software. An essential tool for people whose speech is restricted by oppressive regimes, and handy for downloaders in The Netherlands, Italy, Finland and other countries where ISPs are blocking The Pirate Bay. Additionally, the plugin partially defeats the PIPA and SOPA bills in the US.Source: WordPress Plugin Unblocks Censored Sites, Including The Pirate Bay

  • The Pirate Bay Wants You To Really Download A Car

    Updated: 2012-01-24 16:27:42
    You wouldn't download a car, the Internet meme predicted. But if The Pirate Bay has its way that action will be a reality in the years to come. In preparation for this world-changing day, the world's biggest torrent site has just premiered a new section containing the plans for physical items that can be downloaded then printed out. Today its a plastic pirate ship, but one tomorrow in a decade or two it may well be a car.Source: The Pirate Bay Wants You To Really Download A Car

  • Compensating You for Copyright Infringement

    Updated: 2012-01-23 02:38:30
    I researched for weeks, test drove many models, and ordered my new car in September. It finally arrived mid-December. Today, while stopped at a red light during a snow storm, a driver lost control of his car and side-swiped me (damage shown above). My neck and back are stiff and sore. I’ve already spent time [...]

  • Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent

    Updated: 2012-01-23 00:30:16
    The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, 'Special Forces' tops the chart this week, followed by 'In time'. 'Seeking Justice' completes the top three.Source: Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent

  • An explanation for… Almost everything really…

    Updated: 2012-01-22 09:00:54
    “Half the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don’t mean to do harm-but the harm does not interest them. Or they do not see it, or they justify it because they are absorbed in the endless struggle to think well of themselves.” – T.S. [...]

  • Second NinjaVideo Admin Jailed For Copyright Infringement

    Updated: 2012-01-21 11:18:06
    A second administrator of NinjaVideo, one of the first targets of the US government's Operation in Our Sites, has been sentenced. Matthew Smith, known online as Dead1ne, received 14 months in prison, two years supervised release, and was ordered to pay back just over $172,000 he allegedly earned from the site.Source: Second NinjaVideo Admin Jailed For Copyright Infringement

  • 100+ Year Old Wisdom

    Updated: 2012-01-14 15:36:50
    “It has been a generally accepted theory, but a false one, that infringement of copyright only takes place when copies are made for public sale or performance, and not when they are intended merely for personal use.” Musical News, vol. 8, pg. 314 (April 6, 1895).  HT: Terry Hart over at Copyhype.com.

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