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Indicted Megaupload founder opens new sharing site

Indicted Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom launched a new file-sharing website that promises users greater privacy.

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Three Strikes Policy Has ‘Halved Piracy’ in NZ

Internet piracy rates in New Zealand have halved since the introduction of the controversial “three strikes” rule, a record industry group has said.

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European Parliament Shoots Down ACTA

The European Parliament votes against ratifying ACTA, marking a victory for privacy advocates but pissing off Intellectual Property (IP) rights advocates.

Anonymous claims attacks on Japanese websites, citing complaints against proposed anti-piracy law. (Photo: ShutterStock)

Anonymous Claims Responsibility for Japanese Government Website Attacks

Hacking and online activist group Anonymous has claimed responsibility to attacks to Japanese websites, which briefly brought down ministry and judiciary sites.

Members of a hacking group, Anonymous India, wear Guy Fawkes masks as they protest against Indian government enacted laws that gives it power to censor different aspects of Internet usage, in Hyderabad, India, earlier this month. Government has allowed access to certain websites that were previously blocked due to illegal file sharing. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

India Unblocks The Pirate Bay, Other File-Sharing Websites

Web users in India are once again able to access video and file-sharing sites, including The Pirate Bay.

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India: File-Sharing Websites Blocked, Anonymous Retaliates, Sanity Takes a Break

Hacking group Anonymous brings down Indian government websites in retaliation for ISPs doing a blanket ban on file sharing sites.

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The Pirate Bay Hit by DDoS Attack

Torrent-sharing site The Pirate Bay is under distributed denial-of-service attack, although hacking group Anonymous has denied involvement.

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APAC Software Piracy Cost: $21B in Losses

Software piracy in the Asia Pacific region has cost software makers at least US$ 21 billion in losses, a report from the Business Software Alliance says.

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India’s Fight Against Piracy Continues

Piracy in India is rampant, and copyright holders are addressing it in different ways. Have we found a middleground between costly lawsuits and quick takedowns?

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Company: Cost of Hosting Megaupload Data Untenable

The company hosting the frozen data of millions of users of the file sharing site Megaupload says somebody needs to pay the company’s bill or allow it to delete the data.

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