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Dutch Court Orders Pirate Bay to Remove Torrents; Block Access

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 22, 2009 - 10:51am.

Amsterdam - The Amsterdam Court on Thursday gave the operators of file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay three months to remove a list of copyrighted torrents, and block access to portions of the site from Dutch users, or else face penalties of $7,500 each per day, TorrentFreak reported.

Pirate Bay Buyer: Deal in Doubt; Operators Deny Ownership

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 8, 2009 - 9:39am.

Stockholm, Sweden - Hans Pandeya, the CEO of would-be Pirate Bay buyer Global Gaming Factory (GGF), has admitted in a statement that the company is unsure whether the deal will be completed, Sweden's The Local reports. Pandeya recently saw some of his assets seized and is facing bankruptcy proceedings; the GGF executive had previously said he would secure the acquisition with his own shares, but the company was recently deslited from a Swedish exchange. "At present, GGF cannot discern whether the acquisition will be completed regardless of the outcome of the trial," the company said in a statement.

Dutch Court Orders Mininova to Remove Infringing Links

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 26, 2009 - 8:56am.

Utrecht, The Netherlands - A Dutch court has ordered BitTorrent tracker site Mininova to remove all links to copyrighted materials within three months, or else face fines of up to $7.1 million, TorrentFreak reported. The site was sued earlier this year by Dutch anti-piracy agency BREIN, which asked the court to compel Mininova to install a copyright filter.

Trading in Pirate Bay Buyer's Stock Halted; Deal in Question

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 21, 2009 - 11:12am.

Stockholm, Sweden - Trading in potential Pirate Bay buyer Global Gaming Factory was halted on the Swedish exchange on Friday, as the Aktietorget investigates whether the company has sufficient funds to close the deal, CNET News.com reported. "Aktietorget stock exchange has been in touch with the investment bank that is managing the investors and they have confirmed the $60 million Swedish crowns," GGF CEO Hans Pandeya told CNET. "We honored the investors requests that we would not disclose their personal details until after the acquisition, and we will discuss with the investment bank how the information can be revealed."

Dutch Court Orders Pirate Bay Closed; GGF Says Deal Near

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 30, 2009 - 11:03am.

Amsterdam - A Dutch court has ordered Swedish file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay to shutter its operations in The Netherlands, or its operators will face a fine of $42,000 each per day, TorrentFreak reported. The case against the site was brought by Dutch anti-piracy agency BREIN.

Pirate Bay Co-founders Sue Dutch Anti-Piracy Agency

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 23, 2009 - 11:01am.

Stockholm, Sweden - The co-founders and spokesperson for file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay have filed suit against the head of Dutch anti-piracy agency BREIN in Sweden, alleging defamation, libel and slander over a claim from BREIN that they initiated a distributed denial of service (DDos) attack on BREIN's website, TorrentFreak reported.

Pirate Bay Buyer Reaffirms Purchase; Faces Dutch Lawsuit

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 22, 2009 - 10:23am.

Stockholm, Sweden - After news reports from a court hearing in the Netherlands on Tuesday cast doubt on Global Gaming Factory's (GGF) deal to acquire file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay, CEO Hans Pandeya countered in an interview that "there are no changes in our plan," CNET News.com reported. The reports cited an attorney for GGF as saying in a Dutch court that the deal would hinge on whether or not GGF was able to turn The Pirate Bay into a legitimate business.

Mininova, Dutch Anti-Piracy Firm BREIN Face Off in Court

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 3, 2009 - 12:03pm.

Utrecht, the Netherlands - Mininova, a BitTorrent file-sharing hub that counts over 30 million monthly unique visitors, faced off in court today against Dutch anti-piracy organization BREIN, which accuses the site of copyright infringement, TorrentFreak reported.

File-Sharing Hub Mininova Begins Filtering Copyrighted Media

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 6, 2009 - 11:48am.

Los Angeles - With a court date looming, Mininova, which is considered the largest BitTorrent tracker site on the Internet, has begun to implement technology recommended by content owners to filter copyrighted content, TorrentFreak reported.

Mininova Faces Lawsuit From Dutch Anti-Piracy Agency

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 19, 2008 - 11:53am.

Los Angeles - Mininova, currently the most popular BitTorrent site with over 30 million unique monthly visitors, is soon to be the target of a lawsuit at the hands of Dutch anti-piracy organization BREIN, TorrentFreak reports.

Dutch Court of Appeal Orders MP3 Linking Website Shuttered

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 19, 2006 - 2:29pm.

Amsterdam - The Dutch court of appeal has placed an injunction on a website that provided links to copyrighted music files hosted on other sites, Reuters reported.

Dutch Court Orders Pirate Bay to Remove Torrents; Block Access

Pirate Bay Buyer: Deal in Doubt; Operators Deny Ownership

Dutch Court Orders Mininova to Remove Infringing Links

Trading in Pirate Bay Buyer's Stock Halted; Deal in Question

Dutch Court Orders Pirate Bay Closed; GGF Says Deal Near

Pirate Bay Co-founders Sue Dutch Anti-Piracy Agency

Pirate Bay Buyer Reaffirms Purchase; Faces Dutch Lawsuit

Mininova, Dutch Anti-Piracy Firm BREIN Face Off in Court

File-Sharing Hub Mininova Begins Filtering Copyrighted Media

Mininova Faces Lawsuit From Dutch Anti-Piracy Agency

Dutch Court of Appeal Orders MP3 Linking Website Shuttered

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