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Torguard Settles Piracy Lawsuit and Agrees to Block Torrent Traffic on U.S. Servers

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“TorGuard knows and encourages its end users to use its VPN service to access The Pirate Bay and pirate content” the complaint read, pointing to a topic in the Torguard forums. As Bleeping Computer spotted , Torguard agrees to block BitTorrent traffic on U.S. However, the settlement comes with a twist. TorGuard Responds.

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Film Companies Seek ‘Torrenting History’ Related to Redditor

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Early last year, a group of filmmakers obtained a subpoena which required Reddit to reveal the identities of users who commented on piracy-related topics. All personal computing records pertaining to usage of BitTorrent from Oct. For example, Bittorrent activity will help to show direct copyright infringement by an RCN subscriber.

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Bing Asks Users How They Protect Themselves On The Pirate Bay

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There are several other file-sharing and piracy-related topics where other polls appear. When we type BitTorrent, for example, we’re asked about our favorite torrent client. Torrent Clients, Fmovies, RARBG, and The Dark Web User polls aren’t exclusive to The Pirate Bay.

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Iconic Demonii BitTorrent Tracker Makes Comeback With Millions of Users

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Trackers are a crucial part of the BitTorrent infrastructure, making it easier for downloaders and uploaders to connect to each other. After reaching out to several people, we found out that ‘Suni’, a veteran in the BitTorrent scene, is behind the comeback. Demonii Tracker. Demonii Has a new Owner.

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Court: iTunes DRM Removal is Irrelevant for Piracy Liability Lawsuit

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RCN focuses heavily on the piracy tracking evidence from Rightscorp but has also brought up another topic; the decision by major record labels to remove DRM from the iTunes music store in 2009. As the case moves to trial, both parties have collected evidence to aid their viewpoints.

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Filmmakers Want WOW! to Block Pirate Sites & Disconnect Repeat Infringers

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The “repeat infringer” issue remains a hot topic in US courts after rightsholders filed lawsuits against several ISPs. These Internet providers are accused of not doing enough to stop copyright infringers on their networks, even after receiving multiple ‘copyright infringement’ notifications.

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Movie Piracy: Customers of Major UK ISPs Receive Letters Demanding Cash

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Several of the movie companies are Voltage affiliates and in our second report on the topic, we wondered whether members of this coalition intended to go after alleged pirates in the UK. That now appears to be the case. Voltage Holdings Obtains High Court Order.