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BTJunkie Voluntarily Closes File-sharing Website
The BitTorrent search engine BTJunkie has shut down its website, the latest file-sharing site to take defensive action following law enforcement's shutdown of...
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BTjunkie is the latest file-sharing site to shut its doors
It appears that we’re living in a post-Megaupload era. Shortly after the site was taken down by authorities and the ensuing drama of Kim “Dotcom” Schmitz played out before our eyes, torrent site BTJunkie has decided to shut its doors.
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Pirate file-sharing goes 3D
3D file-sharing makes copying "physibles" possible. It'll give companies a headache – but could kick-start a 3D printing revolution
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Malware hijacks file host SendSpace to steal information
Trend Micro researchers have discovered a piece of malicious software that automatically uploads its stolen data cache to the SendSpace file-sharing service for retrieval.
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Netherlands moves to block access to file-sharing sites
The Dutch government is moving to crack down on illegal file-sharing, but it’s going after Internet service providers rather than individual file-sharers. A new proposal, due to be submitted to the Dutch Parliament by the middle of the year, would make it illegal to provide access to Web sites and services that facilitate copyright infringement. If ISPs fail to comply, they would be subject to ...
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Ukraine shutters top file-sharing site
In the wake of the takedown of file-sharing site MegaUpload (and the ripple effect to sites like FileSonic and Uploaded.to), another popular file-sharing site has gone dark. Ukrainian police today shut down the country’s most popular file sharing site, Ex.ua, on grounds that it was illegally distributing copyrighted material, including music, videos, and movies.
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Megaupload boss says innocent, rival stops file-sharing
AUCKLAND (Reuters) - The founder of file-sharing website Megaupload was ordered to be held in custody by a New Zealand court on Monday, as he denied charges of internet piracy and money laundering and said authorities were trying to portray the blackest picture of him. Prosecutor Anne Toohey argued at a bail hearing that Kim Dotcom, a German national also known as Kim Schmitz, was a flight risk ...
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Dutch to go after ISPs that allow file sharing
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands plans to crack down on Internet service providers that allow access to file-sharing sites such as Pirate Bay, though it will not make it an offence for individuals to download from these sites. Wiebe Alkema, a spokesman for the Ministry of Justice, told Reuters the law would be amended to reflect a recent court ruling, but would not criminalize the ...
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Top Law Firms Rule in Favor of Accellion for Secure File Sharing
Accellion, Inc., today announced the addition of 25 new legal customers, including some of the world’s leading law firms, that use Accellion enterprise file sharing solutions to provide lawyers and their clients with secure anytime, anywhere, any device access to information, while ensuring enterprise security, compliance, and client confidentiality.
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MegaUpload effect: FileSonic drops file sharing, Uploaded.to drops the US
FileSonic.com has cut all file-sharing features from its services, and Uploaded.to has severed access for users in the United States. The amputations follow Thursday’s international takedown of MegaUpload.com and its top brass, an operation orchestrated by the US government.
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