" The film once again was the most-pirated movie on the Internet last week, thanks to a DVD screener that leaked onto file-sharing networks."
Here's the rest of the top ten most pirated films of last week:
1) Avatar
2) Sherlock Holmes
3) Daybreakers
4) The Hurt Locker
5) Zombieland
6) The Men Who Stare at Goats
7) Couples Retreat
8) Nine
9) The Book of Eli
10) The Informant
I don't really see the point of seeing Avatar on your computer screen, because then you'll actually be paying attention to the story..." The film once again was the most-pirated movie on the Internet last week,... more
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, ‘Star Trek’ tops the chart this week followed by ‘The Proposal’. ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’ completes the top three.
star trekThis week there are five newcomers in the top 10, including this week’s most downloaded movie ‘Star Trek’.
The data for our weekly download chart is collected by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. All the movies in the list are DVDrips unless stated otherwise.
RSS feed for the weekly movie download chart.The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, ‘Star Trek’ tops the... more
Herbert Rusche, the co-founder of the German Green Party and former member of the German Parliament, has joined the Pirate Party. Rusche praises the party for its open structure and its efforts to protect people’s privacy and fundamental rights. Those issues, he says, are the ones established parties fail to address.Herbert Rusche, the co-founder of the German Green Party and former member of the... more
Most Pirate Bay users were genuinely upset when they found out that their favorite torrent site would be acquired by Global Gaming Factory (GGF) at the end of August. For a small subset of these fans, this move is more than an inked deal, as the coolness and even the credibility of their tattoos is in jeopardy.Most Pirate Bay users were genuinely upset when they found out that their favorite... more
Demonoid is one of the largest BitTorrent trackers on the planet and, unfortunately for those interested in the site, also one of the most secretive. With the site currently out of action with little indication when it will return, there are certainly plenty of questions. An interview with Demonoid’s Ukranian host certainly proves to be of great interest.Demonoid is one of the largest BitTorrent trackers on the planet and, unfortunately... more
Mininova has lost its civil dispute with Dutch anti-piracy outfit BREIN. The judge ruled that Mininova is not directly responsible for any copyright infringement, but ordered it to remove all torrents linking to copyrighted material within three months, or face a penalty of up to 5 million euros.Mininova has lost its civil dispute with Dutch anti-piracy outfit BREIN. The judge... more
An opensource BitTorrent tracker may be able to increase download speeds while reducing the strain on ISP networks. The new tracker will gather location data from various clients and direct each client to download from peers who are geographically close. This promises to reduce the strain on ISP networks, reducing their incentive to do away with BitTorrent.An opensource BitTorrent tracker may be able to increase download speeds while... more
An anonymous user has successfully downloaded the 21.3gb index (873,671 torrents) from the soon-to-be closing Pirate Bay, and posted them up on the internet as a clone site. The new tracker, that will now be used to take care of TBP torrents, can be located at “tracker.btarena.org” and you can check out the slowly loading and not totally functional replica site entitled “BTArena” here.An anonymous user has successfully downloaded the 21.3gb index (873,671 torrents) from... more
After The Pirate Bay Four were found guilty earlier this year they appealed, and the date for the new trial was set for November. Now it seems that one of the planned lay judges could be disqualified from participation, since he is an employee of Swedish music outfit Spotify – a company partly owned by the plaintiffs.After The Pirate Bay Four were found guilty earlier this year they appealed, and the... more
A site which carries links to both live streaming sporting events and BitTorrent downloads has had the case against it kicked out by a judge. Rojadirecta.com was initially reported for copyright infringement by sports rights holder AudioVisual Sports back in 2007, but it’s been decided they have no case to answer.A site which carries links to both live streaming sporting events and BitTorrent... more
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, ‘Funny People’ tops the chart this week followed by ‘The Hangover’. ‘2012′ completes the top three.
This week there are three newcomers in the top 10 including ‘Funny People,’ is the most downloaded movie on BitTorrent this week.
The data for our weekly download chart is collected by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. All the movies in the list are DVDrips unless stated otherwise.
It has been many weeks since the popular semi-private BitTorrent tracker Demonoid went offline. The site’s owner claimed the downtime was due to hardware issues and warned of the loss of both torrents and user data. Today, however, there is hope on the horizon, as Demonoid’s tracker is now up and running again.
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, ‘District 9’ tops the chart again this week followed by ‘State of Play’. ‘The Hangover’ completes the top three.
state of playThis week there are three newcomers in the top 10, including ‘District 9’ that tops the chart this week.
The data for our weekly download chart is collected by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. All the movies in the list are DVDrips unless stated otherwise.
RSS feed for the weekly movie download chart.The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, ‘District 9’ tops the... more
As The Pirate Bay trial got underway, dozens of supporters gathered around the Court waving skull-and-crossbone flags as the parties entered the court house. Pro-piracy forces in Sweden had vowed to play along in the theater of the trial. The opening act was a spectacle; in court, on the streets and online.
As reported earlier today, during today’s court session, social media came alive as prosecutor Håkan Roswall did a tedious presentation of the history of the tracker, various companies, revenue streams, ad sales and how he will “prove” it is all connected.
It was remarkable to see how thousands of people were following and contributing to an ongoing stream of information on the Internet. Through live blogs (in Swedish and translated), Twitter, live audio from inside the court and live video from outside, the coverage was massive.
The hash tag #spectrial was the most searched term on Twitter, The Pirate Party’s servers went down and it was nearly impossible to get access to trial.thepiratebay.org, which collects the various streams of information.
One of the defendants even contributed, as Peter Sunde (aka brokep) wrote on Twitter: “Might this be the first twitter from within a court case? It must be a #spectrial.” This might indeed be one of the first tweets from a defendant in court.
As the court went in recess for lunch, the gathering outside grew, in spite of the cold February day in Stockholm. Pirate Party flags marked the street corner, a band played and candy was handed to passers-by while being told that “sharing is caring”.
In the crowd we found Christian Engström, Vice Chairman of the Swedish Pirate Party who are currently heading towards getting seats in the European Parliament in June’s elections.
“This is a political trial,” he told TorrentFreak. “Firstly, the trial itself is political because the prosecutor wrote a memo in 2005 and said that it wasn’t possible to prosecute from the evidence. This trial only occurs because of political pressure from the United States on the then Minister of Justice.”
The trial, as Engström explains, is more than just a prosecution of The Pirate Bay. It is a question of the future of communication.
“Should the Internet be a place where everyone can communicate or should it not? That’s the question of this trial, and no court can answer that question. Even if The Pirate Bay would be freed all the way through the court system, the problem isn’t solved. The Copyright Lobby will demand more restrictions and tougher laws and the only way to protect social media culture in the long run is to work politically.”
When asked if the trial had any significance at all, Engström told TorrenFreak that he finds it incredibly fun as a spectacle.
“Hollywood knows how to stage a show, I’ve got to hand them the credit for that. And I think that’s very positive because it means that for the following weeks, there will be lots of media focus on these important issues.”
After the lunch break, the proceedings continued as well as the coverage online. On Twitter Sofia did an outstanding job translating the audio feed into English, but she was just one of many. It is truly remarkable how many people committed themselves to covering the trial. For now we still live in a society where information is open and free.As The Pirate Bay trial got underway, dozens of supporters gathered around the Court... more
Apple is known for the stringent guidelines it applies when deciding which software it allows in their App Store – BitTorrent is one of the things on their ban list. Apple argues that BitTorrent is often used to infringe copyrights and that such applications are a no go for the App Store, forcing developers to go underground.Apple is known for the stringent guidelines it applies when deciding which software it... more
Last.fm is a great service to discover new music and share listening habits with the rest of the Internet, but since its launch the site has lacked proper BitTorrent support. This shortcoming has now be fixed by PWN Last.fm, a well integrated Greasemonkey script that adds the latest torrents to artist pages on Last.fm.Last.fm is a great service to discover new music and share listening habits with the... more
Fresh data on the market share of BitTorrent clients shows that uTorrent remains the client of choice for over 60% of all BitTorrent users. Vuze is in second place, but its market share has dropped to 14%. Transmission, on the other hand, continues to gain ground, with the client’s market share increasing by 23% in the last two months.Fresh data on the market share of BitTorrent clients shows that uTorrent remains the... more
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, ‘The Hangover’ tops the chart this week followed by ‘Terminator Salvation’. ‘Watchmen’ completes the top three.
hangoverThis week there are four newcomers in the top 10, including this week’s most downloaded film ‘The Hangover’.
The data for our weekly download chart is collected by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. All the movies in the list are DVDrips unless stated otherwise.The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, ‘The Hangover’ tops the... more
The latest Digg Dialogg stars none other than Brüno, the über-famous Austrian model and host of the Funkyzeit fashion and celebrity show. To make sure that Brüno’s interview is well-seeded at all times, Digg has teamed up with Mininova.
