The Newzbin saga has been raging for over a year now, with big media first managing to sue the original Newzbin out of existence, and then winning a court order to block the revived Newzbin2 off the face of the planet. But now the hackers behind Newzbin2 have thrown in the towel. The original Usenet indexer that brought binaries into the mainstream, is no more. Read More >>
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"This is unfortunate but there are other sites out there that are more popular. They had the whole "we invented the nzb" thing going but others have co..." More »
Kim Dotcom has come out explaining that he knows who was behind the shutdown of his company and related sites. Speaking to TorrentFreak, Dotcom has explained that he believes the US Vice President Joe Biden directed attorney Neil MacBride to target the site. Read More >>
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"Gawker must have a vested interest in bad web design. First the redesign, then the new comment system, and now Gizmodo HD, ugh! Behold its awfulness:
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LimeWire has been kaput as a file-sharing service since October but that hasn't stopped its legal woes. Now, after settling with the RIAA to the tune of £66 million, the MPAA and a host of indie music labels have filed lawsuits against the company as well. Talk about beating a dead horse. Read More >>
MegaUpload has been under fire recently from the likes of the MPAA and the RIAA, who accuse the site of facilitating piracy. They've even gone so far as to dredge up Kim Dotcom's — the founder of MU — previous conviction of "computer hacking" and blasting the company's use of overseas servers. Read More >>
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