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BitTorrentBitTorrent Inventor Cohen Working on Live P2P StreamingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 17, 2009 - 11:41am.
Los Angeles
- Bram Cohen, developer of the BitTorrent file-sharing protocol, is currently
working on technology that would bring live streaming to the platform sometime
next year, TorrentFreak reported. "I think there's a very large market for
live [streaming] in general, and to date no one has proven that a p2p solution
can meet the real-world requirements for being an acceptable live solution. I
intend on changing that," Cohen told TorrentFreak.
Apple Rejects BitTorrent Monitoring Application for iPhoneAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 1, 2009 - 11:37am.
Los Angeles
- Apple (NASD: AAPL) has rejected an application submitted to its App Store for the iPhone
and iPod touch that can remotely control a user's BitTorrnet file-sharing
client, TorrentFreak reported. The rejection of uTorrent's uMonitor application
by Apple means the developers will make it available through the Cydia store,
for owners of jailbroken iPhones. "We've reviewed µMonitor and determined
that we cannot post this version of your application to the App Store at this
time because this category of applications is often used for the purpose of
infringing third party rights. We have chosen to not publish this type of
application to the App Store," the company wrote in an email to the
developer.
Judge: MPAA Hasn't Proven Isohunt Users Broke U.S. LawsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 27, 2009 - 9:18am.
San Francisco - A federal
judge said Wednesday that the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) had
not proven that users of Isohunt, a search engine providing links to files on
BitTorrent file-sharing networks, are violating U.S. copyright law, CNET News.com
reported.
Dutch Court Orders Mininova to Remove Infringing LinksAuthored 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.
Copy of Pirate Bay Uploaded to BitTorrent; Clone Site LaunchedAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 20, 2009 - 8:57am.
 Stockholm,
Sweden - A
21.3GB file containing all of the nearly 900,000 .torrent files available at
file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay has itself been uploaded to BitTorrent, and
re-launched in working form at a new site called BTArena.net, TorrentFreak
reported. An anonymous user is said to have created the copy of the entire
contents of The Pirate Bay, which contains links to bits of music, movie,
software and other files available for download from computers worldwide.
tags: P2P | Music | Movies | Copyright | BitTorrent | The Pirate Bay | Global Gaming Factory | BTArena |
Torrage Offers BitTorrent File Storage ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 7, 2009 - 10:15am.
Los Angeles
- Torrage this week launched what's being called the first hosting service for
.torrent files, the bits of media files used to share files using the
BitTorrent peer-to-peer protocol, TorrentFreak reported. Both individual users,
and large torrent index sites like Suprnova and EZTV have begun to use the
service, which itself does not provide any search function, but instead provides
a unique URL for uploaded .torrent files. Torrance
is currently hosting "hundreds of thousands" of torrents, the report
said.
Owner of U.K. BitTorrent Hub FileSoup ArrestedAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 4, 2009 - 11:19am.
London - The owner of
FileSoup, a veteran BitTorrent file-sharing hub that predates The Pirate Bay,
has been arrested during a raid on his U.K. home by anti-piracy group FACT,
TorrentFreak reported.
The Pirate Bay Acquired for $7.8 Million; Will Go LegitAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 30, 2009 - 5:11am.
Stockholm, Sweden - Swedish software firm Global Gaming
Factory (GGF) announced on Tuesday that it has paid $7.8 million to acquire
notorious file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay, and will turn the site into a
legitimate business that compensates copyright holders. Under the term, the
operators of The Pirate Bay -- who were recently found guilty of copyright infringement,
sentenced to a year in prison and ordered to pay fines totaling $3.9 million --
will receive half of the payment in cash and half in GGF shares.
tags: Deals | P2P | TV | Music | Movies | Sweden | Acquisitions | Copyright | BitTorrent | The Pirate Bay | Global Gaming Factory | Peerialism |
Spain Copyright Lobby Abandons 'Three-Strikes' P2P PolicyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 23, 2009 - 9:29am.
Madrid - Copyright owners
in Spain
have accepted that the government will not implement a
"three-strikes" policy that would disconnect repeat file-swappers,
but are still interested in pressing measures that would reduce Internet speed,
Billboard reports.
BitBlinder Promises Free, Anonymous Surfing & BitTorrentAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 12, 2009 - 9:55am.
Los Angeles
- A new service called BitBlinder aims to provide free, anonymized Web surfing
and use of the BitTorrent file-sharing protocol, TorrentFreak reports. The
service provides free, anonymized surfing and downloading to users who agree to
share bandwidth that may be used by the system to facilitate sharing be fellow
BitBlinder users.
Record Labels Seek More Pirate Bay Fines; Target ISPAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 20, 2009 - 11:37am.
Stockholm, Sweden - The major record labels have asked a
Swedish court to levy additional fines against file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay,
which despite losing a landmark court case that provided fines and jail time to
its operators, continues to operate unabated, TorrentFreak reports.
tags: Law | Lawsuits | P2P | Universal Music | RIAA | Copyright | Warner Music | BitTorrent | IFPI | The Pirate Bay | EMI | Sony Music |
Electronic Arts' "The Sims 3" Leaked to P2P Ahead of ReleaseAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 18, 2009 - 12:28pm.
Redwood City,
Calif. - Video game publisher
Electronic Arts' (NASD: ERTS) upcoming sequel "The Sims 3," not due for release
for another two weeks, has been leaked onto file-sharing networks, according to
published reports.
Sweden Looking to Collect $3.8M in Damages From Pirate BayAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 13, 2009 - 10:21am.
Stockholm, Sweden - Swedish authorities are moving to
collect the $3.8 million in damages the country's High Court has ordered the
operators of file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay to pay as part of their copyright
infringement conviction, which is currently under appeal, CNET News.com
reported.
Apple Bans BitTorrent App From iPhone App StoreAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 12, 2009 - 8:59am.
Cupertino,
Calif. - Apple has rejected an
application that can remotely control downloads on the BitTorrent file-sharing
network, stating that "this category of applications is often used for the
purpose of infringing third party rights. We have chosen to not publish this
type of application to the App Store," iLounge.com reported.
Fox: Downloads of Leaked "Wolverine" Top 4 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 7, 2009 - 12:44pm.
Los Angeles
- News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) 20th Century Fox now estimates that an unfinished workprint copy
of its "Wolverine" movie that was leaked onto file-sharing networks
has been downloaded 4 million times, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The
leaked copy began circulating on March 30, shortly after which the studio said
it had been downloaded a million times.
BitTorrent Trackers Shuttering in Wake of Pirate Bay VerdictAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 22, 2009 - 12:52pm.
Los Angeles - In the wake of
the guilty verdict in Sweden
for operators of The Pirate Bay, a number of other BitTorrent file-sharing
tracker sites have closed down in the country, TorrentFreak reported. Among
those that have voluntarily shut down are Nordicbits, Powerbits, Piratebits,
MP3nerds, SeedIT and Wolfbits. Despite the court's ruling, The Pirate Bay
itself remains online. In related news, TorrentFreak reports that the Malaysian
government has ordered a Web host there to shut down LeechersLair.com, a
BitTorrent site there with around 18,000 members.
Fox News Cans Reporter Who Reviewed Leaked "Wolverine"Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 7, 2009 - 11:09am.
 New York - News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) Fox News unit has fired ten-year
veteran entertainment reporter Roger Friedman, after Friedman posted a review
of the unfinished copy of 20th Century Fox's film "X-Men Origins:
Wolverine" that was leaked onto the Internet. The film, which is not due
in theaters until May 1, appeared on file-sharing networks last Tuesday;
Friedman posted his review on FoxNews.com on Thursday, and by Friday Fox had
pulled it offline.
tags: P2P | Piracy | Movies | BitTorrent | News Corp. | 20%% | Fox News | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Roger Friedman |
Unfinished Copy of "Wolverine" Movie Leaked to BitTorrentAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 1, 2009 - 11:15am.
 Los Angeles
- An unfinished "workprint" version of the upcoming 20th Century Fox (NYSE: NWS)
movie "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" has leaked onto the BitTorrent
file-sharing network, and has already been downloaded more than 75,000 times,
according to TorrentFreak. The video file is reportedly of high audio and video
quality, but does not contain any of the special effects from the film, which
is not due for release until May 1. "Last night, a stolen, incomplete and
early version of X-Men Origins: Wolverine was posted illegally on
websites," reads a statement from Fox.
Judge: isoHunt P2P Copyright Dispute Deserves Full TrialAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 13, 2009 - 9:16am.
Toronto
- A Canadian Supreme Court Judge has denied BitTorrent search engine isoHunt's
request for a ruling that it does not infringe copyrights, and must submit to a
full trial should it choose to proceed in its case against the Canadian Record
Industry Association (CRIA), Billboard reported.
BitTorrent Hub Mininova Earned $1.3 Million in 2007Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 12, 2009 - 12:41pm.
Utrecht, the Netherlands -
Mininova, a BitTorrent file-sharing search engine that claims 17 million daily
page views, earned nearly $1.3 million in 2007, Ars Technica reported, citing a
filing with the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce. The company told Ars that
revenue -- which did not include expenses or taxes -- came largely from ads,
but also comprised revenue from its Snotr video service, and various partnerships.
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