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more about #p2p armemaritone: First of all there is no real socialism in Spain (the name socialist in the name of the government doesn't mean they really are) and these "socialists... more » hobobobo: Sorry, Spain, but that's what happens when you vote in liberal/socialist politicians . First they take your money, then they take your freedom. Good... more » SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!: The inquisition...what a SHOW!!! more » suburbancowboy: So P2P can only be used for illegal means? No one legally shares files over p2p? That's the same as saying that every gun owner is a murderer. more » izzledizzle28: ok, to be honest, everyone that is using P2P knows that it is illegal and should be paying for the content in the first place but basically doesn't fe... more » phicaluk: "Goodbye democracy, hello National Socialism" Wow. I don't think I've ever seen a professional blogger Godwin himself before. more » FriarNurgle: Viva la resistance. Neighborhood/Coworker sharing is working pretty well for us. more » eeJonathan: I think Jesus is a little over-the-top, but probably not too over the top. He does, after all, work in the media. If there is something that all journ... more » Thorax707: When something dies via choking there's usually some flailing around. The internet has a choke hold on record companies and the internet isn't going t... more » HimsCocktailWiener: I don't like this particular legislation at all. However, your absurd stance derails any good you are doing in talking about this. Seriously, "greedy... more » InsidiousTuna: If I wanted indignant hyperbole about how eliminating peer-to-peer downloading is a destruction of humanity's most basic freedoms, I'd have gone to Sl... more » thebigcheese: This would have been a nicer read without your indignity thrown in. You also never really proved your point about freedom of speech. Stick to the fact... more » Mark 2000: Could you not invoke Nazism so easily? Its intellectually lazy and a little offensive. more » Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected: Would they still have jurisdiction if the website is hosted or based in a different country? If they do, this is even more horrifying. more » Bertone77: How in the world can they possibly justify this? I'm guessing that they can only close sites hosted on servers in Spain, and users located in Spain, r... more » psychiccheese: In Canada, those taxes on blank media have been in place for a very long time (because people burned CDs and whatnot). P2P is still illegal for the m... more » N@tedog: Usually I think you're bit over the top, Jesus, but you could not be more right about this. How could an abhorrent violation of rights like this come... more » Godseye: This is bullshit Jesus, and you know it. Noone is eliminating free speech, noone is reinstating national socialism, and to even use horror propaganda ... more » NorwoodIsMyHero: The Euro area in general has very strong union and trade group lobbies. Well we in America tend to assume their governments are less intrusive than o... more » Gaucho85: . . . This makes me feel so much better about probably having to go live in Madrid next year for work. more » -
#filesharing
Spanish Government Destroys P2P and Basic Freedoms
The Government of Spain, one of the last bastions of legal peer-to-peer file sharing, has approved a law that'll obliterate some of the most basic human rights, like freedom of speech and due process. All in the name of money. More » -
#blockquote
Viacom Top Lawyer on Obliterating Peer-to-Peer Users
Michael Fricklas is Viacom's general counsel, the company's top lawyer. I can't tell if he actually felt bad when he said the above at a recent meeting with Yale Law students. I kind of feel an evil, dark smile inside. More » -
#bittorrent
More Tips for Torrenting Your Brains Out
Just about every BitTorrent trick you need to know that we haven't shown you, Maximum PC covers in their BitTorrent guide, like remote management, rolling your own torrents, and even getting somebody else to do the dirty work for you. More » -
#bittorrent
5 Pirate Bay BitTorrent Alternatives
The Pirate Bay we know and love, though still harboring torrents for now, is going away. But that doesn't mean BitTorrent is dead. Far from it. Here are five places to get your torrent on after it closes for good. More » -
#justice
Court Orders File-Sharer to Pay $80,000 Per Song to RIAA
A delusional Minnesota court has ordered Jammie Thomas,wanton criminalKazaa user, to pay a total of $1.92 million for sharing 24 songs. As my own little protest, I'm going to illegally download Metallica's entire discography. And I hate Metallica. More » -
#thepiratebay
The Pirate Bay's Ipredator Provides Safe, Anonymous Protection From the Law for $6
The Pirate Bay's new IP-masking anonymity service for paranoid pirates—Ipredator, whose name also plays off Sweden's new IPRED anti-piracy law—already has over 100,000 sign-ups. More » -
#software
DoubleTwist Media Manager Now Available for Download on Windows
DoubleTwist, the file-sharing, media-organizing, device-syncing software project from DVD Jon was previously only available for Mac. Now they've opened the beta up to Windows users, which I'm sure will bring in a lot more downloads. More » -
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#bittorrent
The Pirate Bay Lets You Share Torrents on Facebook
Terrible idea or fantastic one? The Pirate Bay's latest feature lets you share your favorite torrents on Facebook, dumping it directly in your newsfeed, like when you buy Bon Jovi tickets from Ticketmaster. More » -
#homeentertainment
Vuze (aka Azureus) Makes Torrenting Video Even Better With Easy Conversion and Streaming
Azureus (now Vuze) has always been one of the bloatier BitTorrent clients, but I've stuck with it because I like the new UI. Now it's even more useful: It streams and converts videos automatically. -
#piracy
Metallica's Lars "I Hate the Internet" Ulrich Pirates His Own Album
Metallica's Lars Ulrich tries P2P: "I was like, 'You know what? I've gotta try this.' So we sat there, and thirty minutes later, I had 'Death Magnetic' in my computer. It was kind of bizarre." More » -
#security
Blueprints of Obama's Boring Helicopter Leaked to Iran Over P2P
President Obama isn't very excited about his fancy new helicopter, but that's not his fault—he just hasn't seen its super-neat blueprints yet, because he's not allowed to have Limewire. More » -
#bittorrent
Pirate Bay Trial Watch Day 8: We Wanted to Sue Google Too
On the stand is John Kennedy, CEO of the IFPI, who's leading this crusade against The Pirate Bay. Ignorance is bliss, which is why they almost sued Google for killing the music industry too. More » -
#bittorrent
Pirate Bay Trial Watch Day 5: OMG, Is This Happening IRL?
The torrent trial of the century continues, and today, there are some pretty shocking revelations about just how much the prosecution knows. Is that a tinge of remorse I hear from The Pirate Bay dudes? More »
