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  • more about #torrents
    AYB: Mininova is just a torrent search engine right? Not a tracker right? If so how is this going to matter at all? more »
    Xagest: *shrugs* Google is still the best pirating tool in my experience. more »
    ReynaldoRiv: WHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I n... more »
    Beall49: WTF is going on with Demonoid, when are they gonna get back up. I don't need Mininova at all when Demeonoid is rolling... more »
    dragon:ONE: So, let's see: Any good trackers now? TPB's still out there but a PITA and often 'overloaded', ISOHunt has gotten confusing with 'releases', Demonoid'... more »
    Cash907Censored: Mininova has been crap for the last year, ever since they put in place those damn copyright filters, so it's not like this is some huge surprise. Don'... more »
    PureSin: what?!1 really? I didnt expect this. Mininova was my main site too. more »
    Odin: So they shut down the tracker but are still running? Proof that you can hang them again and again and they'll keep on breathing. more »
    Poop Cooper: I've recently taken to using jDownloader in tandem with something like Filestube.com for some of my shows, since the download speeds are outrageously ... more »
    impliedsurprise: so who is going to fill their shoes? anything better than mininova right now? Does anyone have a demonoid invite that they don't need? please?! #thep... more »
    Godseye: Seriously, why are you writing about The Pirate Bay when there are so many legal alternative, that actually give the producers their rightfull compens... more »
    mjt308: Anyone know of a good torrent client for Windows 7 64-bit? I read that installing uTorrent, the client I currently use, results in some issues in 7. A... more »
    GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: Anyone have any clue when Demonoid's web side will be back up? (and I meant "side" because the tracker is back up) more »
    Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Awesome! I just got today an obscure, hard to find, out of "print" japanese app-thing which I was looking for over an year now thanks to torrents! Bit... more »
    MarcusMaximus: I went from bit torrent to usenet this last week and I don't think I'll ever look back. Speeds are outrageously better than anything I've ever seen wi... more »
    Invisiblemoose: Oh, your Bittorrent guide for "pros" that recommends not seeding? I recommend seriously revamping that guide. more »
    bonedog73: I don't believe surveys nor statistics....they're all BS made up to get people to do or think something they wouldnt normally. Nobody actually knows w... more »
    fender7083: I guess I don't fit in this survey. I haven't bought a song in four years. The same with movies, game, software. They probably just said this to make ... more »
    elementary: How could anyone see this simple statistic and draw the conclusion that piracy spurs sales? It's just as likely that music's biggest consumers are mo... more »
    Benguin: Funny how this seems to work with music, but not software. I wonder what the statistics are like for movies? #torrents more »
  • #startrek

    Star Trek Is #1 For 2009... Unfortunately For The Studio

    JJ Abrams' Star Trek wasn't just a hit at the box office, it's also a chart topper when it comes to illegal downloads. No wonder Paramount wants the FCC to get tougher on torrent sites and the universe surrounding them.
  • #bittorrent

    Mininova Goes Legit, Saddens Everyone

  • #torrents

    At Long Last, The Pirate Bay Shuts Down Its Tracker

    The Pirate Bay has been in Zombie Pirate™ mode for months now, but one of the last remnants of its halcyon days has been sent to sea on a burning boat: their tracker—the biggest in the world—is gone. 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 »
  • #piracy

    It's Still True: Music Pirates Buy More Music

  • #imagecache

    This Movie Theater Tells It How It Is

    Nothing shames internet pirates like internet memes turned real. [Blame it on the Voices via The Daily What]
  • #thepiratebay

    It's a Terrible Day to Be a Pirate (Bay)

    It's bad enough that the Pirate Bay's prospective buyers are world-class sketchballs—today, we find out that the Pirate Bay's business dealings are even shadier. Oh, and Google's culling TBP from their results Things: they don't look so good. More »
  • #bittorrent

    µTorrent iPhone App Rejected, Heads Over to Cydia

    µMonitor is little iPhone app that lets you remotely control µTorrent back at your computer. But like Transmission's Drivetrain app, it's been banned by Apple on anti-piracy grounds. Usefully, however: Jailbreakers can still pick it up via Cydia. More »
  • #torrents

    Mininova Threatened With $1500 Fine For Each Link To an Illegal Torrent

    Hugely popular torrent indexer Mininova has been slapped with a debilitating ruling, in the Netherlands: Within the next three months, the site has to remove all links to infringing torrents, after which it'll be fined 1000 Euros for each one. More »
  • #thepiratebay

    Ahoy! Cloned Pirate Bay Site Sets Sail

    Remember that Pirate Bay user who archived the site's entire torrent index earlier this week? It's available for all to download, but he's now used it to create a full replica site. You can check it out at BTArena.net. [TorrentFreak] More »
  • #thepiratebay

    Get The Pirate Bay's Torrent Archive With One Massive 21.3GB Download

    With the Pirate Bay set to close in the next few days, one anonymous user has put together a single massive archive of all 873,671 torrent files hosted on its servers. More »
  • #thepiratebay

    Is the Pirate Bay Actually Dead?

    Your worst fears about The Pirate Bay acquisition might be coming true: Peter Sunde told Torrent Freak that they are indeed closing down TPB's tracker and decentralizing to the point listed torrents won't be hosted on the site anymore. More »
  • #piracy

    Man Sent to Jail For Six Months For Pirating, Uh, The Love Guru

    This is embarassing. Jack Yates has been sentenced to six months in jail for pirating the horrible Mike Meyers movie The Love Guru. It might have been worth it for Star Trek, but come on, The Love Guru? More »
  • #windows7

    Windows 7 RC1 (Build 7100) Now Available at Your Favorite Torrent Site

    We knew this was coming—a day after it was in the hands of partners, legit copies of Windows 7 Release Candidate 1 (build 7100) have hit your favorite torrent site. Watch out for fakes. [ZDNet]
  • #windows7

    Downloader Beware: Windows 7 Release Candidate Torrents Are Fake (So Far)

  • #piratebay

    The Pirate Google Bay Gives the Finger to Record Companies, Studios

    Demonstrating how futile the war against Pirate Bay really is, someone has created The Pirate Google bay: A Google custom search dedicated to find torrent files. I can't wait for the industry to sue Google. More »
  • #piracy

    Web Traffic in Sweden Drops 33% in a Single Day After New Anti-Piracy Law is Enacted

    Sweden's new anti-piracy policy allows copyright holders to quickly obtain the identity of major pirates and prosecute them directly through the courts, without going through the police. And it's scared a lot of Swedes straight. More »
  • #howto

    How To: Use BitTorrent Like a Pro

    Even if you've been casually Torrenting for years, BitTorrent tools keep getting better. Here's our guide for getting the most out of what is, slowly but surely, changing forever how people acquire and consume entertainments. More »
  • #bittorrent

    Torrent Droid Android App Lets You Scan UPCs, Get Torrents In Return

    The full version of Torrent Droid will be out in a month, but this video shows you what you ned to know already. Scan a UPC bar code and the app will search BitTorrent automatically. More »
  • #bittorrent

    Pirate Bay Trial Watch Day 9: Piracy Helps the Music Industry!

    Today at The Pirate Bay trial, there were two expert witnesses, both of whom were sympathetic to the TPB cause. So of course, the IFPI tried to discredit their credentials rather than their ideas. More »
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