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RIAA and Homeland Security Caught Downloading Torrents (Ernesto/TorrentFreak)

Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
RIAA and Homeland Security Caught Downloading Torrents  —  Last week we wrote about a new website that exposes what people behind an IP-address have downloaded using BitTorrent.  The Russian-based founders of the site gathered this data from public BitTorrent trackers, much like anti-piracy outfits …

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Louis C.K. Doesn’t Get Torrents, But Gets Distribution (Ernesto/TorrentFreak)

Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
Louis C.K. Doesn’t Get Torrents, But Gets Distribution  —  Stand-up comedian Louis C.K is selling a direct download of his show at the Beacon Theater for 5 dollars.  No DRM, no forced email spam, no expensive middle-man – just value for value.  That’s how easy and convenient video distribution …

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Feds Seize 130+ Domain Names in Mass Crackdown (Ernesto/TorrentFreak)

Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
Feds Seize 130+ Domain Names in Mass Crackdown  —  The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have resumed “Operation In Our Sites”, the domain name seizing initiative designed to crack down on online piracy and counterfeiting.

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Google Now Censors The Pirate Bay, isoHunt, 4Shared and More (Ernesto/TorrentFreak)

Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
Google Now Censors The Pirate Bay, isoHunt, 4Shared and More  —  Since January 2011, Google has been filtering “piracy-related” terms from its ‘Autocomplete’ and ‘Instant’ services.  —  Google users searching for terms like “torrent”, “BitTorrent” and “RapidShare” will notice that no suggestions …

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