Last year nine record labels including EMI, Polydor, Sony, Virgin and Warner asked several of the UK’s leading ISPs to censor The Pirate Bay under Section 97A of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act. At the end...

Over the years we have seen plenty of scam artists trying to make a few bucks off BitTorrent users and other file-sharers, but the stunt that’s being pulled off by the “Internet Copyright Law Enforcement Agency” tops...

CBS and CNET have scored an important victory in their ongoing copyright infringement case against a coalition of artists. The musicians, joined by billionaire Alki David, had requested a preliminary injunction to prevent the media conglomerate from...

This week we have three newcomers in our chart. The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 2 is the most downloaded movie. The data for our weekly download chart is collected by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and...

Traditionally, BitTorrent and cyberlockers are seen as two entirely different file-sharing platforms. San-Francisco based BitTorrent Inc. hopes to break down the barriers between them. The company’s newly launched SoShare service is a file-sharing platform that allows users...

In 2011, Alki David, the billionaire behind the FilmOn video service, declared war on CNET and its owner CBS. The artists claim that CNET profits heavily from distributing file-sharing software via Download.com, while demonstrating in editorial reviews...

It might come as a surprise but at times the owners of some file-sharing sites are subjected to online bullying. Over the years several BitTorrent admins have been the victims of extortion attempts which threaten that unless...

VideoLAN’s VLC media player is installed on the PCs of millions of Internet users. It’s widely regarded as the best tool to play videos and audio in just about any format found anywhere on the web. When...

This week we have no newcomers in our chart, but two returnees. Wreck It Ralph is the most downloaded movie for the second week in a row. The data for our weekly download chart is collected by...

This week we have four newcomers in our chart. Wreck It Ralph is the most downloaded movie. The data for our weekly download chart is collected by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. All...