Pirate Bay Sued by Disney, Universal, Warner Bros

The Pirate Bay is getting sued by Disney, Universal, Warner Bros, and Colombia Pictures, along with six other film companies. The suit demands that the Pirate Bay cease distributing copyrighted materials, though the Pirate Bay founders argue that no infringing material is...

Swedish ISPs Anonymize in Response to Pirate Bay Verdict

Following the Pirate Bay trial verdict, several Swedish ISPs are wooing new customers by not keeping logs, effectively anonymizing users by declining to record IP addresses. In the event of an investigation, the...

Pirate Bay Confident of Trial Victory

Torrent aggregator The Pirate Bay awaits the verdict of their copyright infringement trial, which is due on Friday. According to the site's founders, the actual verdict will not affect day-to-day operations, as,...

The Pirate Bay Trial Closes, Verdict Due April 17

Update: The Pirate Bay trial has closed, and the verdict is expected on April 17.As the Pirate Bay trial entered its final day, the defendants had one last chance to speak. Basically, their response to the charges...

Pirate Bay Trial Day 8: Prosecutor Shifts Charges

Day 8 of the Pirate Bay trial... The prosecution once again demonstrated that it doesn't understand exactly what torrents are or how they work (they could have interviewed a few 13-year-old kids to sort this out,...

Pirate Bay Trial: Prosecution Doesn't Know How It Works

It's not going well for the prosecution as they try to take down The Pirate Bay. A good rule of thumb is that, during a tech-related trial, you should know how the tech in question actually works. However, today's...

Pirate Bay to Hackers: Stop Helping

The Pirate Bay trial drama continues. In a misguided show of support for the founders, various hackers have attacked the sites of the plaintiffs. Founder Peter Sunde (also known as brokep) has asked for the...

Pirate Bay trial opens in Sweden

The founders of Pirate Bay, the world's most high-profile file-sharing website, have gone on trial in Stockholm, Sweden charged with copyright theft. If convicted, the men could be fined $143,500 and face up to two...

Pirate Bay Trial to Be Streamed Online

The upcoming Pirate Bay trial will be streamed online after all. With the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) chasing after the Pirate Bay, this trial will have huge repercussions regarding how the...

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