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Four games pirated for every one sold in the UK
By Adam Hartley published
Games publishers' trade organisation UKIE has stated that for every game that is legitimately purchased, four are illegally pirated.
Top 100 BitTorrent searches in 2010
By Adam Hartley published
Torrentfreak has published the top 100 search words and phrases in the BitTorrent Zeitgeist 2010 chart, offering an interesting sideways insight into the year coming to an end.
Copyright clampdown sees 82 websites shut down
By Marc Chacksfield published
82 websites in the US have been shut in what is one of the biggest one-day closures of illegitimate sites on the web.
Geocities to be released as a torrent
By Patrick Goss published
The entire contents of Geocities is to be released as a torrent – granting people access to a database of websites and content that should be considered a huge part of the internet's history.
Ministry of Sound chases thousands of file-sharing Brits
By Adam Hartley published
Lawyers for UK dance music label Ministry of Sound have issued thousands of letters to British filesharers this month demanding compensation for alleged copyright theft.
Pirate Bay founder says: 'filesharers shouldn't feel ashamed'
By Adam Hartley published
Earlier this month the Swedish-based pro-piracy group that helped to set up controversial file-sharing site The Pirate Bay disbanded.
Court order fails to sink Pirate Bay torrent ship
By Marc Chacksfield published
A court order to rid Pirate Bay of all copyright-infringing torrents has been ignored, despite the promise of hefty fines if the links stay on the site.
BPI gives BT 100,000 IP address of music pirates
By Adam Hartley published
But is annoyed that the broadband provider not taking action
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