Music Piracy articles February 2012

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65.000 euro voor uploaden films en muziek

De zaak kwam aan het licht toen Universal Music een klacht indiende tegen het illegaal verspreiden van een album van Kaiser Chiefs.

VRTnieuws.net - DeRedactie.be, 2012, February 29th | Language: NL | 244 words

Artiesten wachten op bijna half miljard euro

In de voorbije twaalf jaar hebben Vlaamse artiesten zowat 30 procent van hun geïnde rechten (nog) niet ontvangen. Minister van Economie Vande Lanotte vraagt meer transparantie en een betere boekhouding. De beheersmaatschappijen voor de auditieve en audiovisuele rechten moeten nog zo'n 465 miljoen euro aan geïnde rechten uitkeren aan artiesten.

De Standaard, 2012, February 29th | Language: NL | 420 words

Nieuwe ransomware 'van Buma/Stemra'

De Trojan.Ransom vertelt de gedupeerde dat hij betrapt is op het downloaden van illegale muziekstukken ("door piraterij verkregen") en dat dat een strafbaar feit is "onder paragraaf 106 van de Auteurswet". Dat laatste wordt een zin later alweer de Copyright Act.

Webwereld, 2012, February 29th | Language: NL | 276 words

Australian music industry calls for help to fight ‘piracy’

Australian Recording Industry Association CEO Dan Rosen told the Herald Sun that although business is still good, it is not as good as it has been. Australians spent $382.7m on recorded music last year, a fall from $384m in 2010 and a sheer drop from the $528m earned in 2005, according to the newspaper, but one in four Australians is visiting 'piracy' web sites. Which is a big problem, according to Rosen.

The Inquirer, 2012, February 28th | Language: EN | 257 words

The Pirate Bay, Now Without Torrents

Today, all torrent files being shared by more than 10 people have been replaced by so-called magnet links. This means that instead of downloading the .torrent files directly from a central server, they will be downloaded from other BitTorrent users instead.

Torrent Freak, 2012, February 28th | Language: EN | 496 words

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, SanDisk and Western Digital® to Advance Digital Ownership of High Definition Movies

"Project Phenix" (working title) will Enable Consumers to Buy, Store and Playback HD Versions of Movies and TV Shows at Home or On-the-Go, Easily and Seamlessly

Market Watch From Dow Jones, 2012, February 28th | Language: EN | 807 words

‘Conan The Barbarian’ Chases 2,165 BitTorrent Downloaders in Court

A mass lawsuit against 2,165 alleged downloaders of ‘Conan The Barbarian’ was filed at the United States District Court for the District of Maryland last Friday. Through this legal action movie studio Nu Image hopes to collect millions of dollars in settlement fees.

Torrent Freak, 2012, February 27th | Language: EN | 538 words

Repo Man’s Alex Cox: The Copyright Industry is Corrupt, Go Pirate

“It’s so corrupt. Now they want to have longer copyright periods because they say the young artists are relying on this money. The young artists never see any money because they sign away that money to big media corporations, like Universal and Viacom.”

Torrent Freak, 2012, February 27th | Language: EN | 162 words

Juristen fileren Pirate Bay-blokkade

Hoe grondig en uitgebreid het vonnis ook is, van alle kanten worden er gaten in geschoten. Egbert Dommering, emeritus hoogleraar informatierecht, vraagt zich hardop af of het vonnis wel verenigbaar is met de principes zoals het Europese Hof afgelopen november heeft neergelegd in het SABAM/Scarlet-arrest. Het EU-Hof schrijft dat er in dergelijke zaken een evenwicht moet zijn tussen auteursrechten enerzijds en anderzijds de vrijheid van ondernemerschap, het recht op bescherming van persoonsgegevens en de vrijheid kennis te nemen en te geven van informatie. Bij een permanent en preventief P2P-filter, zoals SABAM eiste, is dit evenwicht zoek, en dat kan dus niet worden afgedwongen.

Webwereld, 2012, February 26th | Language: NL | 1165 words

Nederlandse politie haalt Zweedse torrentsite offline

Onder druk van de Zweedse copyrightwaakhond Antipiratbyrån heeft de politie in Nederland de servers van de torrentsite Swepiracy uit de lucht gehaald. Daarnaast heeft een aantal Zweedse torrentsites vrijwillig de handdoek in de ring gegooid.

Tweakers.net, 2012, February 26th | Language: NL | 232 words

Brein: wij stuurden geen meldingen illegaal downloaden naar RUG

Amerikaanse filmstudio's als Warner Bros. en Paramount zouden bij de universiteit geklaagd hebben, laat de verantwoordelijke voor de ict-afdeling van de academische instelling aan Nu.nl weten: "Door een communicatiefout is Brein genoemd als reden voor deze blokkade.

Tweakers.net, 2012, February 25th | Language: NL | 306 words

Ook Nederland stelt tekenen ACTA uit

Nederland zal het ACTA verdrag niet tekenen voor onomstotelijk is komen vast te staan dat het verdrag niet in strijd is met de grondrechten.

Vpro, 2012, February 24th | Language: NL | 411 words

BREIN daagt ook andere providers om Pirate Bay blokkade

Stichting BREIN gaat opnieuw naar de rechter. Na de overwinning tegen Ziggo en XS4ALL wil de piraterijbestrijder afdwingen dat ook andere internetproviders downloadplatform The Pirate Bay blokkeren. (...) Volgens blogger en internetkenner Alexander Klopping zijn na Ziggo en XS4ALL nu UPC, T-Mobile, KPN en Tele2 aan de beurt.

Vpro, 2012, February 24th | Language: NL | 136 words

Universiteit sluit bittorrent af in studentenflats

Het protocol wordt geblokkeerd, omdat de universiteit naar eigen zeggen geregeld op de vingers wordt getikt door Brein vanwege illegaal uploaden van content.

Tweakers.net, 2012, February 24th | Language: NL | 232 words

BREIN dagvaardt overige grote ISP's om ook Pirate Bay te blokkeren

KPN heeft inmiddels aan de pers medegedeeld dat zij door BREIN is gedagvaard om de toegang tot de veroordeelde illegale site The Pirate Bay te blokkeren. Andere access providers met een relatief groot aantal abonnees hebben inmiddels ook bevestigd dat zij door BREIN zijn gedagvaard (access providers geven gebruikers toegang tot het internet).

Stichting Brein, 2012, February 24th | Language: NL | 417 words

RapidShare Slows Download Speeds To Drive Away Pirates

During the last week, users who rely on RapidShare’s free service have been complaining of reduced download speeds. Several theories have been circulating, mainly focusing on the file-hoster trying to drive users to take up premium accounts. But according to RapidShare the reason is simple – to drive pirates away from their service.

Torrent Freak, 2012, February 24th | Language: EN | 647 words

Megaupload No More, One Month Later

For up-and-coming artists, software developers and independent filmmakers, uploading projects onto the Internet for free is a great way for them to become known. It is both an affordable way to promote their work and to some, a way to earn some critical revenue. However, sites like Megaupload have the opposite effect for established artists and big movie companies because they lose a lot of their potential revenue when their films and music are shared and disseminated for free.

Harvard Independent, 2012, February 24th | Language: EN | 626 words

Rdio Expands to Spain, But Can It Catch On There?

Rdio, the subscription-based music streaming service, is taking on the bull by its horns (pun intended). It landed in Spain this week, defying the country's infamous track record with online piracy and blatant consumer unwillingness to pay to listen to music online.

Billboard, 2012, February 23rd | Language: EN | 588 words

The Tricky Job Of Banning The Pirate Bay

The Pirate Bay dubbed the U.K. the “United Kingdom of Censorship,” in response to the ruling. Site co-founder Peter Sunde, who no longer works with the site but is fingered in the High Court judgment, said the entertainment industry was a “copyright mafia” seeking “protection money” from ISPs. The U.K.’s Pirate Party said Britain was “sleepwalking into comprehensive site-blocking.”

Forbes, 2012, February 23rd | Language: EN | 1149 words

Bail Rules Prevent Kim Dotcom From Using Internet

U.S. authorities have charged Dotcom with racketeering. They say he and his colleagues cheated movie makers and songwriters out of half a billion dollars in copyright revenue while making a fortune for themselves.

Abcnews, 2012, February 23rd | Language: EN | 230 words

Jaarcijfers 2011: Digitale markt krijgt eindelijk voet aan de grond

Fysieke albums zijn nog steeds de belangrijkste omzetmaker. Albumverkopen vormen bijna 80% van de totale consumentenomzet. Dat blijkt uit cijfers van GfK en NVPI. NVPI schat het totale omzetaandeel uit de digitale markt – downloads en streaming – op brancheniveau in op ongeveer 15%. Wereldwijd ligt dat aandeel op 32%. In de Verenigde Staten is het meer dan 50%.

Nvpi, 2012, February 23rd | Language: NL | 436 words

Opnieuw downloadsite van internet gehaald

De gespecialiseerde blog Torrent Freak meldt nu dat de Duitse politie enkele dagen geleden de filesharing-site Skyload.net uit de lucht heeft gehaald en de uitbater ervan gearresteerd. Maandag oordeelde een Britse rechter dat toegang tot de torrentsite The Pirate Bay in Groot-Brittannië zal worden geblokkeerd, zoals dat ondertussen ook in België, Nederland en Finland is gebeurd.

De Standaard, 2012, February 23rd | Language: NL | 289 words

Grooveshark blocked in Denmark by copyright warriors

In a report of questionable accuracy (the plaintiff Rettighedsalliancen is incorrectly described as a "local IFPI") at tech site Comon [Den - Eng] Hutch-owned mobile operator 3 must implement the block immediately. Denmark was one of the first to implement DNS-level blocking, first against Pirate Bay more than three years ago. An appeal is expected.

The Register, 2012, February 23rd | Language: EN | 256 words

Omzet verkoop films op dvd is gedaald

De verklaring voor de omzetdaling is de groeiende markt van het aanbod op het internet en de digitale video op aanvraag van onder meer Telenet en Belgacom.

VRTnieuws.net - DeRedactie.be, 2012, February 23rd | Language: NL | 202 words

UltraViolet Hits 800k Digital Media Locker Accounts, Added 50k In The Last Six Weeks

UltraViolet might sound too good to be true, but the service is growing. More Blu-ray titles are featuring the digital media option and consumers are at least trying the movie industry’s alternative to, well, piracy.

TechCrunch, 2012, February 22nd | Language: EN | 425 words

European body to check if treaty would violate EU rights amid growing opposition

EU trade commissioner Karel De Gucht said on Wednesday that an opinion from the European court of justice would clear what he called the "fog of misinformation" surrounding the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.

The Guardian, 2012, February 22nd | Language: EN | 844 words

What Do Directors Think When People Make a Torrent for Their Movie?

If my next film fails to be mediocre enough to satisfy the taste of those delicate little former intern studio execs who sip lattes, name their babies "Brooklyn" and "Max," and take spinning classes at Crunch, and because it is violent it is not made available to mass audiences; and if those audiences however loved it at the tiny festival that ran it; and then can't find a DVD of it because I was too stupid or lazy to make it available -- and then, in frustration at me and the studios they find and download a torrent of it, and love it all over again, does that make those audiences "criminals"?

Huffington Post, 2012, February 22nd | Language: EN | 2659 words

Pirate Bay vows to go underground over blocking threat

On Monday the High Court ruled that the site facilitates copyright infringement. It will decide in June whether ISPs must block UK customers from accessing the site. In response, The Pirate Bay said it would use other methods for distributing content which would make it harder for its "enemies" to track.

Bbc, 2012, February 22nd | Language: EN | 670 words

[Video] ACTA-verdrag van EU zal namaak/piraterij bestrijden

ACTA-verdrag van EU zal namaak/piraterij bestrijden

VRTnieuws.net - DeRedactie.be, 2012, February 22nd | Language: NL | 8 words

Kim Dotcom vrij op borg

Een rechter in het Nieuw-Zeelandse Auckland oordeelde dat Schmitz, alias Kim Dotcom, niet vluchtgevaarlijk meer is en liet hem vrij op borg. De rechter was van mening dat de autoriteiten alle fondsen die Schmitz kon gebruiken om te vluchten, in beslag hebben genomen, en liet hem daarom voorlopig terugkeren naar huis.

De Standaard, 2012, February 22nd | Language: NL | 147 words

De Gucht vraagt Hof van Justitie om verdict over omstreden ACTA-verdrag

Zelf vermoedt de liberaal dat ACTA helemaal geen impact zal hebben op de bestaande Europese regels of het gebruik van het internet. Viviane Reding, collega van De Gucht en bevoegd voor Fundamentele Vrijheden, liet zich echter al wantrouwend uit. Intellectuele eigendomsrechten zijn voor haar 'geen absoluut fundamenteel recht'.

De Standaard, 2012, February 22nd | Language: NL | 341 words

Europa stuurt ACTA naar Hof van Justitie

De Europese Commissie heeft beslist om de fel gecontesteerde handelsovereenkomst ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) door te verwijzen naar het Europees Hof van Justitie. Dat is opmerkelijk, aangezien de Commissie het verdrag al ondertekende en doorstuurde naar de lidstaten om het te ratificeren. Europa lijkt via het Hof vooral de gemoederen te willen bedaren.

De Tijd, 2012, February 22nd | Language: NL | 435 words

'Anonymous België haalt website Sabam offline'

"Dit is met anonymous belgie We hebben de website van sabam offline gehaald uit protest van hun witwasserij, Een bedrijf als hen moet sluiten ze halen er meer winst op dan ze aan de auteurs geven. Knowledge is Tree We are Anonymous We are Legion We do not Forgive We do not Forget Ecpext Us!"

Zdnet, 2012, February 22nd | Language: NL | 141 words

Recording Industry Can't Wait To Start Kicking People Offline In France For Listening To Their Favorite Songs

“I think more and more French people understand that artists should get paid for their work,” said Pascal Negre, president of Universal Music France. “I think everybody has a friend who has received an e-mail. This creates a buzz. There is an educational effect.”

Techdirt, 2012, February 21st | Language: EN | 1367 words

Grooveshark heeft akkoord met Sabam

Het is een vreemde situatie: de vier grote muziekmaatschappijen liggen in proces met Grooveshark, omdat dat bedrijf hun muziek aanbiedt zonder ervoor te betalen. In Duitsland is Grooveshark sinds enkele weken niet meer toegankelijk (...) Maar in België heeft Grooveshark een akkoord met Sabam. Belgische auteurs en componisten worden voortaan wél vergoed (...), bevestigt Christophe Depreter, algemeen directeur van Sabam. ‘Ze hebben al rechten betaald met terugwerkende kracht sinds 1 januari 2010.'

De Standaard, 2012, February 21st | Language: NL | 393 words

Franse overheid: 'Three strikes wetgeving werkt'

De three strikes-wetgeving die de Franse overheid inzet tegen illegale piraterij is effectief. Het lage aantal derde waarschuwingen bewijst dat volgens Hadopi, de Franse variant van stichting Brein.

Webwereld, 2012, February 21st | Language: NL | 716 words

The Pirate Bay infringes copyright, High Court decides

In his decision, Mr Justice Arnold said The Pirate Bay (TPB) "would be able to prevent infringement of copyright, should its operators so wish". However, it is clear that the site's operators have made no attempt to stop copyrighted films and music being unlawfully shared using their service, he added.

Zdnet, 2012, February 21st | Language: EN | 742 words

Court Orders ISP To Block Grooveshark

A group of more than 30 rightsholders have won their case targeted against Grooveshark in Denmark. A court agreed that both the streaming music service and its users infringe recording label copyrights and granted an injunction forcing an ISP to initiate a block of the service. The anti-piracy group behind the action hopes that other ISPs will now follow suit.

Torrent Freak, 2012, February 21st | Language: EN | 595 words

UK High Court open to blocking Pirate Bay

In November the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) wrote to BT and asked whether it would consider blocking the Pirate Bay. "The Pirate Bay is no more than a huge scam on the global creative sector. It defrauds musicians and other creators of their wages, and it destroys UK jobs.

The Inquirer, 2012, February 20th | Language: EN | 796 words

BREIN statistieken 2011: ongeveer 600 sites, 60.000 advertenties en 60 beunhazen gesloten

BREIN's doel is en blijft online piraterij bij de bron aan te pakken. Daar bedoelen we mee de plaatsen op het internet, usenet incluis, waar gebruikers naartoe gaan om toegang tot illegale digitale kopieën te krijgen. Onze aanpak is techniek-onafhankelijk. Het principe is dat diensten moeten stoppen met structureel gebruik maken van illegale bestanden met films, muziek, boeken, games en interactieve software, ongeacht de technologie waar zij voor hun dienst gebruik van maken.

Stichting Brein, 2012, February 20th | Language: NL | 866 words

Piracy reduces foreign box office receipts 7%, study says

A new academic study provides ammunition for those who say online piracy is hurting Hollywood's bottom line. A paper by economists Brett Danaher of Wellesley College and Joel Waldfogel of the University of Minnesota estimates that piracy caused a 7% decline in international box office returns during a one-year period bridging 2005 and 2006 studied by the academics.

Los Angeles Times, 2012, February 20th | Language: EN | 304 words

Harman demands tougher action on music piracy

The shadow Culture Secretary, Harriet Harman, has spoken out against music piracy, accusing the Government of being too lax on those breaking the law and too concerned with reducing its budget deficit.

The Independent, 2012, February 20th | Language: EN | 375 words

Why the Internet of the near future will be radically different

The big change is this: the internet as a place where one could say, read and download anything, even if none of it is shockingly bad, will not be with us forever. Those freedoms are unlikely to remain unrestricted. Controls and curbs on what users can do, and the content users have access to, will only increase.

The Economic Times, 2012, February 19th | Language: EN | 565 words

Copyright Cheats Face the Music in France

Studies show that the appeal of piracy has waned in France since the so-called three-strikes law, hailed by the music and movie industries and hated by advocates of an open Internet, went into effect. Digital sales, which were slow to get started in France, are growing. Music industry revenues are starting to stabilize.

The New York Times, 2012, February 19th | Language: EN | 1585 words

Feds broaden piracy case against Megaupload.com

The 90-page superseding indictment, which was returned Thursday in the Eastern District of Virginia, adds counts of criminal copyright infringement, conspiracy to commit money laundering and wire fraud against Megaupload.com and Megavideo.com.

Cnn, 2012, February 18th | Language: EN | 713 words

Muziek is horen, zien en voelen

De verkoop van legale downloads piekt terwijl je op Spotify miljoenen nummers - gratis en legaal - online kunt beluisteren. Tegelijk brengt zowat elke groep zijn nieuwe plaat op vinyl uit. Bent u nog mee? We vroegen aan drie generaties melomanen hoe zij naar muziek luisteren.

De Standaard, 2012, February 18th | Language: NL | 2213 words

Sabam verwezen naar strafrechter

De raadkamer vindt bovendien dat er voldoende stof is om een rechter te laten oordelen over de verdeling van de auteursrechten. Het parket stelt dat Sabam de te verdelen 'pot' voor de rechthebbende auteurs onrechtmatig verkleinde door niet te verantwoorden betalingen aan bestuurders en aan een extralegaal 'pensioenfonds'.

De Tijd, 2012, February 17th | Language: NL | 491 words

Sabam voor de rechter: Fraude, misbruik van vertrouwen, corruptie

Sabam en vier van haar voormalige toplui moeten voor de correctionele rechtbank verschijnen. De beschuldigingen zijn zwaar. De auteursvereniging Sabam moet zich verantwoorden voor mogelijke fraude in haar jaarrekeningen, misbruik van vertrouwen en witwaspraktijken.

De Standaard, 2012, February 17th | Language: NL | 343 words

'Piraterij bestrijden is heel iets anders dan censuur'

Vrijheid is een groot goed. De overheid dient deze te bewaken en burgers te vrijwaren voor willekeur. Tegelijkertijd dient de overheid ervoor te zorgen dat burgers hun verantwoordelijkheden kennen en hen op die verantwoordelijkheden aanspreken.

Nvpi, 2012, February 17th | Language: NL | 690 words

300.000 Belgen op Spotify

Dat gratis aanbod is echter tegelijk ook de achilleshiel van Spotify. Want hoe zullen die 300.000 gebruikers reageren als hun gratis proefperiode over drie maanden afloopt? Ofwel schakelen ze over op een betalend aanbod van 5 euro per maand (of 10 euro per maand voor hogere geluidskwaliteit en toegang van op een smartphone).

De Standaard, 2012, February 17th | Language: NL | 662 words

Why east Europeans chose internet piracy

But far from the clichéd image of an impoverished eastern European who just wants to rip movies and songs for free, the young commodities trader is a savvy, modern media consumer who actually wants to pay for what he watches. It is all about choice - or rather a lack of it.

Reuters, 2012, February 17th | Language: EN | 1056 words

Spinning the Online-Piracy Debate

“[W]e have been surprised at blog posts saying that researchers find that piracy doesn’t depress movie sales,” Waldfogel wrote, at Digitopoly. “… So much for the wisdom of crowds.” But given how contentious the subject of filesharing is, it’s actually not too surprising that commentators would read a new study on the topic through an ideological lens.

Wall Street Journal, 2012, February 16th | Language: EN | 747 words

100-Person Poll: New Yorkers Are Not Afraid of Illegal File-Sharing

Although the law enforcement action is focused on the people behind these sites, like the overblown bad guy Kim Dotcom, and not individual users, the arrests, seizing of websites, and potential legislation like SOPA and PIPA are clearly meant to send a message on behalf of movie studios, record labels, and other copyright holders. According to our admittedly unscientific and unrepresentative (but fascinating) poll, New Yorkers are barely taking notice.

New York Magazine, 2012, February 16th | Language: EN | 379 words

SOCA: Police can monitor file download histories

One of the measures of the campaign's success, SOCA said in its statement on Wednesday, is that "a number of site users have deleted their download histories". RnBXclusive did not host the music files itself, instead directing people to cyberlocker services similar to Megaupload, going by captures of the blog on the Way Back Machine archive.

Zdnet, 2012, February 16th | Language: EN | 898 words

Facebook and Twitter do not need anti-piracy software, says court

Sabam wanted the court to declare that Netlog and other social networks should actively monitor music and video posted by users to ensure that it does not infringe copyright. However, the ECJ ruled that requiring social networks to install anti-piracy filtering software would fall foul of the existing e-commerce directive.

The Guardian, 2012, February 16th | Language: EN | 393 words

Sabam delft onderspit tegen Netlog

De netwerksite Netlog moet gebruikers niet verbieden om beschermde werken uit te wisselen. (...) Een dergelijke filter is door de Europese wetgeving over e-commerce niet toegestaan, klinkt in het oordeel. Bovendien zou dit een inbreuk op de privacy kunnen zijn.

De Standaard, 2012, February 16th | Language: NL | 244 words

RnBxclusive Takedown Has Scared Sites Straight - Soca

Soca has issued a statement claiming its recent seizure of RnBxclusive has already led other illegal music download sites to voluntarily shutdown or take measures to operate legally. The Serious Organised Crimes Agency (Soca) issued its statement on the forced shutdown of RnBxclusive on Thursday.

International Business Times, 2012, February 16th | Language: EN | 314 words

Publishers make bid to close filesharing sites

The crackdown came as the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency announced it would treat illicit filesharing websites as organised crime threats and seized the domain of one popular music site. Ireland-based websites Library.nu and ifile.it were served with cease and desist court orders on Tuesday after two major publishing groups accused the sites of earning $10.6m (£6.7m) in revenue a year.

The Guardian, 2012, February 16th | Language: EN | 391 words

EU Court: Social Networks Can't Be Made To Filter Content

The owner of a social network cannot be made to install monitoring systems to prevent illegal downloads of copyrighted material, the European Court of Justice, the European Union's highest court, ruled Thursday.

Wall Street Journal, 2012, February 16th | Language: EN | 68 words

Music Industry Mulls Suing Google Over “Pirate” Search Results

The recording industry considers filing a lawsuit against Google for allegedly abusing its dominant market position to distort the market for online music. Industry groups including IFPI and the RIAA want Google to degrade links to “pirate” websites in its search results.

Torrent Freak, 2012, February 16th | Language: EN | 449 words

Kenny Rogers knows when to hold 'em...and sue EMI

Music labels should be basking in the glow of the Grammys and recent sales increases. Instead, they're getting sued by artists and one label is accused of cashing in on a singer's death.

Cnet, 2012, February 15th | Language: EN | 603 words

Post SOPA, influential tech investor favors 'blacklisting' pirate sites

Fred Wilson, a well-known venture capitalist from New York, says he's in favor of creating a blacklist for Web sites found to traffic in pirated films, music, and other intellectual property.

Cnet, 2012, February 15th | Language: EN | 827 words

A Brief History Of US Anti-Piracy Efforts

Tim Lee has an extremely useful timeline of the major efforts to crack down on piracy over the past two and a half decades.

Forbes, 2012, February 15th | Language: EN | 894 words

BitTorrent's effect on movie ticket sales is greatly exaggerated

Despite the protestations of the movie industry over the harm BitTorrent incurs to its bottom line, there is an ever increasing amount of evidence that this is not true -- at least here in the United States. University of Minnesota and Wellesley College's study does show that internationally there is a correlation, but this is likely more to do with the considerable lead time the United Stats enjoys in movie releases.

Beta News, 2012, February 15th | Language: EN | 297 words

Why the Era of Online Piracy Is Over

While much of the Internet was still celebrating the success of the thousands of Web sites and protesters who rose up to successfully squash the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect Intellectual Property Act -- two pieces of anti-piracy legislation that critics argued would wrongly censor the Internet -- the chief executive of the powerful Recording Industry Association of America penned an op-ed in The New York Times to lament the demise of the bills and call for something similar to replace them.

The Reporter Online, 2012, February 14th | Language: EN | 1522 words

Piracy Fight Comes to Wire Services: AP Sues 'Parasitic' Meltwater News

The Associated Press filed suit Tuesday against news aggregator Meltwater News, requesting the New York court force Meltwater to both cease its infringing actions and award the AP damages. AP CEO Tom Curley called the company a “parasitic distribution service" in a statement, urging the court to protect legacy news organizations.

Reuters, 2012, February 14th | Language: EN | 644 words

EPICA Frontwoman Discusses Illegal Music Downloading In New Interview

Simone: As a musician, you feel it, because a lot of people don't buy records anymore, they just download them. The government is also investing less money in cultural events. So we do feel it. In certain countries, we have to think about how much to charge for a ticket.

Blabbermouth (Roadrunnerrecords), 2012, February 14th | Language: EN | 913 words

The Pirate Bay avoids walking the plank, for now

Although it sounds like The Pirate Bay will be closing, the move is designed to ensure that the site continues on.

Cnet, 2012, February 13th | Language: EN | 346 words

Whitney Houston album price hike sparks controversy

Music fans described the move as a cynical attempt to capitalise on Houston's in-demand greatest hits records. The price hike came as tributes flooded in for the singer, whose catalogue includes hits such as I Wanna Dance With Somebody and I Will Always Love You. Houston was found dead in her Los Angeles hotel room on Saturday afternoon, local time, at the age of 48. (...) Apple and Sony Music declined to comment.

The Guardian, 2012, February 13th | Language: EN | 318 words

The ethics of internet piracy

If I steal someone's book the old-fashioned way, I have the book, and the original owner no longer does. I am better off, but she is worse off. When people use pirated books, the publisher and the author often are worse off - they lose earnings from selling the book.

Abc News Online (au), 2012, February 13th | Language: EN | 877 words

Protest tegen ACTA verdrag schiet mis, internet is ook aanjager van misinformatie

De controverse komt voort uit het feit dat er in een eerder stadium door gebrek aan transparantie zorgen waren dat het verdrag heel ver zou gaan en fundamentele rechten zou beperken, dat blijkt uiteindelijk niet het geval. (...) De waarheid over het ACTA verdrag is dat het een raamwerk geeft voor de bestrijding van georganiseerde namaak en piraterij op commerciële schaal. Het verdrag verandert niets voor de wetgeving in Nederland of voor EU landen.

Stichting Brein, 2012, February 13th | Language: NL | 573 words

'ACTA Criticism is Hysterical and Misinformed'

There is especially strong opposition to ACTA in Eastern Europe, where downloading films and music is a popular way of obtaining free entertainment, and where demonstrators have likened the agreement to the surveillance used by former Communist regimes.

Der Spiegel, 2012, February 13th | Language: EN | 827 words

Anti-Piracy Concerns Spread to Europe

At issue: The downloading of copyrighted content that hasn't been paid for has been a widespread practice since peer-to-peer file sharing appeared around a decade ago, and well-funded organizations such as the Motion Picture Association of America and Recording Industry Association of America want it stopped.

Pc World, 2012, February 12th | Language: EN | 469 words

World’s Unluckiest BitTorrent Pirate Fined But Avoids Jail

Prosecutor Frederick Ingblad expressed his deep displeasure at the decision saying that the offenses were tantamount to “going into a store every week for a year and shoplifting” and should not have been considered as a single act. Ingblad has until February 29th to appeal. He is expected to do so.

Torrent Freak, 2012, February 12th | Language: EN | 645 words

Tienduizenden betogen in Europa tegen 'Verdrag tegen Namaak'

Naast sympathisanten van de Anonymous-beweging en Pirateparty verschenen op de trappen van de Beurs ook enkele politici. 'Een van de bezwaren is dat de exacte inhoud van ACTA vaak onduidelijk is omdat de besprekingen achter gesloten deuren plaatsvonden. Onder meer nationale parlementen werden nooit geconsulteerd', aldus europarlementslid Emmanuel Foulon (PS).

De Standaard, 2012, February 11th | Language: NL | 325 words

‘Besef moet terugkeren dat muziek waardevol is'

‘Is dit een kantelmoment? Voor de muziekindustrie alvast wel. Het stabiliseren van de muziekindustrie vereiste drie stappen, waarvan er twee zijn gezet. De eerste stap is dat er een legaal aanbod beschikbaar is. (...) Er moet een platform komen, vergelijkbaar met het digitale-tv aanbod van Telenet en Belgacom maar dan op alle platforms: pc, televisie, tablet. En veel meer reeksen, veel meer films, aantrekkelijk presenteren. Want momenteel is het aanbod maar een honderdste van wat er illegaal beschikbaar is.

De Standaard, 2012, February 11th | Language: NL | 315 words

[COLUMN] SOPA Protest 2012: A Case For File Sharing, Legal or Illegal

President Obama and the Internet helped deny SOPA's imminent congressional passage, but signing the ACTA treaty and hinting at its force in his State of the Union address initiate another round of copyright battles. While the indies scramble for an ethical solution and the majors still can't just look the marketplace in the eye, what needs to be realized is this: file sharing drives more commerce in a digital marketplace than would be possible in its absence.

International Business Times, 2012, February 11th | Language: | 1298 words

Duizenden Europeanen protesteren tegen ACTA

In Amsterdam loopt een stoet van ongeveer 200 mensen door de stad om te protesteren tegen ACTA. Ook in Rotterdam zijn enkele tientallen mensen aan het demonstreren. Nederland is een van de laatste landen die nog moet beslissen over ondertekening.

Tweakers.net, 2012, February 11th | Language: NL | 327 words

Sinde Law Piracy Battle Headed to Spanish Supreme Court, With Global Implications

Spain's Supreme Court this week agreed to test how much oversight power a government should have over the Internet when it targets illegal downloading of copyrighted content. The judiciary's decision, whichever side they come down on, will have a profound impact nationally and will resonate globally.

Billboard, 2012, February 10th | Language: EN | 1211 words

Business Matters: Vevo Opens Up on Super Bowl Piracy Blunder, RIAA Chief Slams Google

The timing of the report is a bit ironic given a recent piracy mishap by Vevo (...). While few people are likely to note the IIPA's report, millions are sure to see a blog post from the previous day that undermines record companies' please for protection from piracy. Here's what happened: Vevo and a few other companies held events in a Park City, Utah venue during the Sundance Film Festival. As TechCrunch's Jason Kinkaid explains, TVs and laptops at Vevo's event were used to show the Super Bowl broadcast. (...) Kinkaid was not sure how long the illegal stream was showed at Vevo's space, but he claims it was playing for the entire 30 minutes he was there.

Billboard, 2012, February 10th | Language: EN | 984 words

Anti-Piracy Alliance Zings Canada for Rampant Piracy

The International Intellectual Property Alliance Friday submitted its annual report to the U.S. Trade Representative recommending that 10 countries, including Canada, be placed on a watch list for “rampant online and physical piracy of copyrighted works and severe market access barriers.”

Reuters, 2012, February 10th | Language: EN | 256 words

London tops Britain's illegal download chart

Independent music analyst Mark Mulligan, formerly of Forrester Research, said: “There are three types of people who listen to music – those who fileshare, those who buy CDs and those who do both. It is not surprising that those artists who sold lots of records last year, were also very popular across illegal download sites. There is a correlation between this success and illegal downloads.

Telegraph, 2012, February 10th | Language: EN | 375 words

Duitsland stelt ondertekening ACTA uit

De Duitse minister van Justitie Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger liet eerder nog weten dat ACTA niet zo belangrijk is voor Duitsland, omdat de Duitse wet er niet voor aangepast hoeft te worden.

Tweakers.net, 2012, February 10th | Language: NL | 244 words

The Pirate Bay beschikbaar als download van 90 MB

Wie dat wil kan een backup downloaden van alle magnet links van de Pirate Bay in een zip-bestand van 90 megabyte. Het gaat om iets meer dan 1,6 miljoen torrents.

Webwereld, 2012, February 10th | Language: NL | 324 words

Tribler: torrentspeurder tegen internetcensuur

Het programma Tribler is een universiteitsproject van de Delft University of Technology. Tribler heeft geen website nodig om gebruikers op te sporen die hetzelfde torrentbestand delen.

Zdnet, 2012, February 10th | Language: NL | 195 words

BitTorrent Piracy Doesn’t Affect US Box Office Returns, Study Finds

A new academic paper by researchers from the University of Minnesota and Wellesley College has examined the link between BitTorrent downloads and box office returns. Contrary to what’s often claimed by the movie industry, the researchers conclude that there is no evidence that BitTorrent piracy hurts US box office returns.

Torrent Freak, 2012, February 10th | Language: EN | 520 words

Internet pirates winning the war on SOPA with "Tribler"

The new software called “Tribler” is the new weapon in the battle for Internet liberty and does not need a website to track users sharing torrent files. According to The Raw Story, it is a “peer-to-peer network protocol that enables computers to share files with thousands of others.”

RT, 2012, February 10th | Language: EN | 502 words

Latest pact on internet piracy set to be derailed

The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA, is set to join SOPA and PIPA – the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect Intellectual Property Act – two US planned laws designed to boost copyright enforcement, which were shelved last month after sophisticated online campaigns.

Financial Times, 2012, February 9th | Language: EN | 779 words

The Golden Age Of Music: The Civil Wars

Giving away music for free might sound crazy to some, especially for a brand-new act – a cave-in to the wave of piracy the music industry has seen – but Williams sees a shiny silver lining. “Sure, piracy has it’s drawbacks, but it also has positives,” she tells me. “We’ve had people admit to us before that they were given a burned CD of our record from a friend.

Forbes, 2012, February 9th | Language: EN | 1177 words

RIAA Chief Hits New Heights of Hypocrisy in Pro-SOPA NYT Op-Ed

The CEO of the organization most militantly dedicated to enforcing copyright at the expense of its customers, its business model, its credibility and the basic protections of the Constitution wrote an op/ed piece for the New York Times demonstrating the chance to abuse his enemies with half truths and invective is more important than rebuilding the credibility of his organization.

Pc World, 2012, February 9th | Language: EN | 1399 words

'Internetverbod voor Nederlandse Megaupload-programmeur'

De rechter bepaalde dit op verzoek van de openbaar aanklager, die erop wees dat het relatief eenvoudig zou zijn om een Megaupload-achtige site op te zetten op het moment dat Van der Kolk op borgtocht vrijkomt.

Webwereld, 2012, February 9th | Language: NL | 254 words

Piraterij uitdaging voor de boekenbranche (column)

Afgelopen vrijdag zond de VPRO een radiodocumentaire uit over de toekomst van het boek, onder de welluidende titel 'De laatste bladzijde?'. Uitgeverijen luiden de noodklok. De boekenwereld gaat de muziek- en filmindustrie achterna. De maker van de documentaire vond op internet moeiteloos zevenduizend gekraakte Nederlandse e-books. Dat is driekwart van het legale online aanbod.

Webwereld, 2012, February 9th | Language: NL | 713 words

Megaupload case spurs other sites to step up anti-piracy enforcement

The change suggests videobb is stepping up anti-abuse efforts in order to avoid the fate of Megaupload, a Hong Kong-based site which is accused of knowingly hosting illegally pirated material. It would be almost impossible for videobb to completely eliminate illegal content, but just the effort to do so may be enough to shield it from criminal charges.

Cnn, 2012, February 8th | Language: EN | 736 words

Rhapsody bekampt Spotify ook in Europa

De onlinemuziekdienst Rhapsody kocht in november vorig jaar al de Amerikaanse divisie van Napster – de legale muziekdienst, berucht vanwege zijn illegale verleden – als reactie op de lancering en de stijgende populariteit van Spotify en andere onlinemuziekdiensten in de Verenigde Staten.

Zdnet, 2012, February 8th | Language: NL | 259 words

RapidShare: From “Notorious Market” To Proactive Piracy Eliminator

In a 2010 submission to the US Government, RapidShare was described by the RIAA and MPAA as a “notorious market” for pirated media. Just one year later the file-hosting service was given a tacit clean bill of health. TorrentFreak caught up with RapidShare attorney Daniel Raimer who explained that this achievement was down to a combination of education and industry-leading proactive anti-piracy measures.

Torrent Freak, 2012, February 8th | Language: EN | 1123 words

Piracy forces closure of 1,500 outlets selling DVDs in Gujarat

FILM and music piracy has led to the closure of almost 1,600 outlets selling original products in Gujarat, in the last four years. Traders say, only a handful of outlets are functioning by diversifying into other products like stationery and books.

The Economic Times, 2012, February 8th | Language: EN | 848 words

Want to curb online piracy? Google it

Google makes most of its revenue from search advertising. As a company, it has a canny ability (explicitly listed in its privacy policy) to learn about your online activities, from favourite search terms, websites visited, email content (for Gmail users) and social networking practices (through Google+).

Technology Spectator, 2012, February 8th | Language: EN | 803 words

Copyright lawsuit targets owners of non-secure wireless networks

A federal lawsuit filed in Massachusetts could test the question of whether individuals who leave their wireless networks unsecured can be held liable if someone uses the network to illegally download copyrighted content.

Computer World, 2012, February 6th | Language: EN | 553 words

09stockholm141, special 301 for Sweden: post recommendation

The Justice Ministry, with primary responsibility for this issue, is fully on board and well aware of what is at stake. It is currently battling with the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy, and Communication about the next appropriate steps to curb internet piracy. Now that the Enforcement Directive implementation will finally enter into force on April 1, and there will soon be a first District court decision in the Pirate Bay case -- the Justice Ministry will turn its attention to other key issues, primarily the ISP liability issue and extra resources to investigative capabilities.

Wikileaks, 2012, February 6th | Language: EN | 2117 words

What Leads People to Become Pirates

TorrentFreak carries an interview with a former teenage BitTorrent uploader it calls “James” who was, by his own admission, lucky to escape a substantial prison sentence when he was busted as part of an action against the site he was associated with. His story begins when, as a 15-year-old, a friend showed him an Iomega ZIP disk filled with pirate software known as “warez”.

Wall Street Journal, 2012, February 6th | Language: EN | 684 words

Stichting de Thuiskopie verdraait de feiten (opinie)

Het Europese Gerechtshof heeft in oktober 2010 in de zaak Padawan bevestigd dat met ingang van 22 december 2002 voor levering van blanco dragers aan professionele gebruikers geen heffing in rekening mag worden gebracht. Stichting de Thuiskopie is daar de afgelopen jaren meerdere malen op gewezen door de betalingsplichtigen. De Stichting is echter willens en wetens doorgegaan met het heffen op blanco dragers voor professionele gebruikers.

Webwereld, 2012, February 6th | Language: NL | 541 words

BTJunkie gooit handdoek in de ring

De populaire torrentzoekmachine BTJunkie sluit na zeven jaar vrijwillig de deuren, uit angst voor gerechtelijke vervolging. Waarschijnlijk heeft de recente sluiting van Megaupload daar iets mee te maken.

Zdnet, 2012, February 6th | Language: NL | 225 words

Who Says the Music Industry Is On Its Knees?

Artists like Lana del Rey and Ed Sheeran fill me with confidence that the negativity written about this industry is rubbish. Ed Sheeran selling 58,000 copies of his single in week one and close to a million copies of his album, the dude is rockin' it! We all know Lana is going to smash it and soon to be another respectful break through for the industry, she also started out independently which is even more impressive. It proves that records are shifting and artists still have real talent.

Huffington Post, 2012, February 6th | Language: EN | 681 words

Embrace Piracy

When there is a way to download something for free than rather pay for it, people will almost always never pay for that item and will fight to continue doing it. The reason why so many people pirate is not only a monetary issue, but a service issue.

Huffington Post, 2012, February 5th | Language: EN | 709 words

The Perpetual War: Pirates and Creators

From book publishers like Macmillan to Hollywood studios like Disney, producers of content are deeply frustrated by the defeat of their efforts to curb online piracy in Congress last month. The bill they favored was flawed, and could have inhibited expression on the Web. But their concern is spot on: the rampant piracy enabled by the Internet undermines the very economics of creative industries.

The New York Times, 2012, February 4th | Language: EN | 614 words

We Need Copyright Reform, Not ACTA!

Besides zooming in on the details of what ACTA will and will not do, taking a step back and looking at the broader picture is also important. As someone who advocates copyright reform, notably the harmonization of copyright laws in Europe, I do not believe stricter enforcement of outdated systems is helpful or relevant. Enforcement is not even possible in many cases, and not without violating people’s fundamental rights.

Torrent Freak, 2012, February 4th | Language: EN | 699 words

VS dwong Zweden The Pirate Bay te vervolgen

Uit gelekte berichten van de Amerikaanse ambassade, die gepubliceerd zijn door Wikileaks, blijkt dat de International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) via de US Trade Representative (USTR) zware druk heeft uitgeoefend op de Zweedse regering om zes maatregelen uit te voeren in de strijd tegen illegale contentaanbieders.

Webwereld, 2012, February 3rd | Language: NL | 471 words

ToneMedia weet waarnaar muziekfans online op zoek zijn

ToneMedia, een nieuwe advertentiedienst voor het internet, biedt reclame aan op basis van muzieksmaak. Uit analyse van miljoenen zoekresultaten blijkt namelijk dat muzieksmaak kan gekoppeld worden aan interesses.

De Morgen, 2012, February 3rd | Language: NL | 211 words

Depiraatbaai.be is weer bereikbaar

De website verwees sinds gisteren door naar thepiratebay.se, waardoor gebruikers op een geblokkeerde site uitkwamen. Dat deed al snel vermoeden dat de Belgische antipiraterijvereniging BAF geslaagd was in haar opzet om dat domein ook te blokkeren. Maar DNS.be, Belgacom en Telenet ontkenden dat ze hierop zijn ingegaan.

De Standaard, 2012, February 3rd | Language: NL | 170 words

Heading upstream: the year of reckoning for streaming services.

Coming out swinging on the side of streaming were both Sony Music and Universal Music. This is not surprising given that both have an equity share in Spotify (Forbes recent estimated that all four majors and the indies, via Merlin, have a 20% stake) as well as run premium video channel Vevo (plus the Sony parent company owns Qriocity/Music Unlimited which is expanding internationally).

The Music Network, 2012, February 3rd | Language: EN | 725 words

Business Matters: A New Look at an Old Survey Finds P2P Hurts Music Purchases

-- A controversial 2007 paper on P2P's impact on CD purchases has got a second look -- with conclusions the music industry will like. A new paper based on the same survey data used in that 2007 paper finds clear evidence that P2P has negatively impacted music purchases in Canada. The survey was conducted by Decima Research and commissioned by Industry Canada in order to support the governmental department's policy decisions regarding copyright.

Billboard, 2012, February 2nd | Language: NL | 1019 words

Why Kim Dotcom Has A Case: The Truth Behind The Megaupload Indictment

It's time to be honest. The real issue at stake here should have been about knowledge. How much did the Megaupload hosts know about specific acts of copyright infringement by specific users? How much did they encourage infringement on their site, and actively hamper the deletion of illegal material?

International Business Times, 2012, February 2nd | Language: EN | 2529 words

Pushing music fans online - legally

Record industry executives were in a buoyant mood for the four-day Riviera event that wrapped up Tuesday, boosted by figures suggesting music lovers are slowly turning their backs on piracy and that legal digital music is finally taking off.

Sydney Morning Herald, 2012, February 2nd | Language: EN | 674 words

'ISP's toch politieagent bij naleving ACTA'

De Partij van de Arbeid in het Europees Parlement (EP) zal tegen het Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement stemmen. Het handelsverdrag dat namaakartikelen en ook online-piraterij moet bestrijden, zou de rechten en de privacy van burgers schenden. Europarlementariër Emine Bozkurt zegt tijdens een informatiebijeenkomst afgelopen week te horen hebben gekregen dat ISP's toch als politieagent moeten fungeren om downloaden en uploaden van illegale content te monitoren en tegen te gaan.

Webwereld, 2012, February 2nd | Language: NL | 508 words

Google stak 400.000 dollar in SOPA

Google heeft volgens overheidsdocumenten bijna 400.000 dollar in lobbywerk rond SOPA, PIPA en andere copyrightwetgeving uitgegeven. De documenten zeggen echter niet of Google toen voor of tegen de antipiraterijwetgeving was.

Zdnet, 2012, February 2nd | Language: NL | 225 words

http://www.zdnet.be/news/135910/celstraf-voor-beheerders-the-pirate-bay/

Het Hooggerechtshof wijst het beroep van Peter Sunde, Carl Lundström en Fredrik Neij af. Zij zijn de geldschieters en beheerders van de populaire torrentsite The Pirate Bay. Medeoprichter Gottfrid Svartholm was eerder al definitief veroordeeld tot een jaar cel wegens afwezigheid bij enkele hoorzittingen.

Zdnet, 2012, February 2nd | Language: NL | 178 words

Megaupload: Hong Kong Mulls Copyright Crackdown

Like Megaupload before it, Filesonic blocks all local IP addresses, presumably in an attempt to avoid local difficulties. But although there is no suggestion that Filesonic has done anything wrong, this type of blockade alone will not ensure it has a quiet life.

Torrent Freak, 2012, February 2nd | Language: EN | 492 words

Selah Sue wint zesde Ultratop Download Award

In 2011 is het aantal muziekdownloadsgegroeid met 16,7%. 9,29 miljoen liedjes (+15,8%) en 1,03 miljoen albums (+25,6%) werden via online muziekwinkels gekocht. De digitale muziekmarkt zal in 2012 breder en diverser worden door de komst van nieuwe muziekdiensten (Deezer, W7, Spotify, Simfy, YouTube.be, …) en het groeiend succes van nieuwe apparaten zoals tablets, smartphones en dergelijke (vb. Connected TV).

Belgian Anti-piracy Federation (BAF), 2012, February 2nd | Language: NL | 254 words

How Twitter Handles Piracy -- An Inside Look

To understand why, it's helpful to know a few basic things about how Twitter works. Say someone posts a link to a pirated movie or song on Twitter. The record label or film studio that owns the right to that material can fire off a message asking Twitter to remove it. These messages are called DMCA requests (...)

Huffington Post, 2012, February 2nd | Language: EN | 747 words

What Is Deep Packet Inspection?

Though shelved for now, if legislation like SOPA and the PROTECT IP Act ever passes, it may require your ISP to start monitoring your online activity with deep packet inspection software. Make sure you understand how it works, and how you can fight back.

Pc World, 2012, February 1st | Language: EN | 740 words

Ukraine government websites attacked after piracy crackdown

Ukrainian police closed down Ex.ua, a website used by millions of Ukrainians to obtain movies, music and software for free on Tuesday. Authorities accused it of copyright piracy. The move triggered an uproar among Ukrainians who bombarded government websites with automated requests which overloaded their capacity.

Reuters, 2012, February 1st | Language: EN | 403 words

'Piracy is the new radio', says Neil Young

"It doesn't affect me because I look at the internet as the new radio. I look at the radio as gone. [...] Piracy is the new radio. That's how music gets around. [...] That's the radio. If you really want to hear it, let's make it available, let them hear it, let them hear the 95 percent of it."

Telegraph, 2012, February 1st | Language: EN | 220 words

Paulo Coelho calls on readers to pirate books

Coelho has long been a supporter of illegal downloads of his writing, ever since a pirated Russian edition of The Alchemist was posted online in 1999 and, far from damaging sales in the country, sent them soaring to a million copies by 2002 and more than 12m today. His latest move goes a step further, however, joining in with a new programme on The Pirate Bay and exhorting readers to download all his work for free.

The Guardian, 2012, February 1st | Language: EN | 614 words

'Belgen mogen downloaden uit illegale bron'

Thuiskopie dekt downloaden "Je kan perfect muziek en films van het internet downloaden, zelfs van een illegale bron, voor zover je dat enkel voor je zelf gebuikt, in familiale kring, zegt de wet", aldus Van Eecke in een recent radioprogramma van Studio Brussel.

Webwereld, 2012, February 1st | Language: NL | 392 words

The Pirate Bay Moves to .SE Domain To Prevent Domain Seizure

After the court case against the founders of The Pirate Bay was concluded today, the operators of the site quickly moved to change their domain name from .ORG to the Swedish .SE. A Pirate Bay insider informed TorrentFreak that this move was made to prevent the US authorities from seizing the domain, which is a serious risk now the court case has completed.

Torrent Freak, 2012, February 1st | Language: EN | 434 words

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