Mininova

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.

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.

BitTorrent Hub Mininova Earned $1.3 Million in 2007

Authored 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.

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.

Upcoming Fall TV Show Pilots Leaked Online

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 30, 2007 - 12:58pm.

Los Angeles - The pilot episodes from several upcoming TV series -- including NBC's "Bionic Woman" and Fox's "The Sarah Connor Chronicles" -- have been leaked onto Internet file-sharing networks, TVWeek.com reported.

U.K. Social Network "Bebo" Most-Searched Term on Google in 2006

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 20, 2006 - 8:55am.

Mountain View, Calif. - Google has released its year-end Zeitgeist, which saw U.K. social networking site "Bebo" claim the title of most-searched term on Google in 2006.