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The Top 50 Most Requested Tracker Invites of 2009

filesharefreak — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:32:11 UTC

After receiving countless requests for an updated version of our Top 50 Most Requested Private Tracker Invites article, we’ve finally gotten around to crunching the numbers once again. In comparison to last December’s statistics, the res

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Pirate Bay Appeal - Not So Fast

Stuart — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:32:10 UTC

There's some good news for the ex-administrators/owners of The Pirate Bay. Most will remember the ground shattering verdict that could potentially send the four men to prison for a year - not to mention the ~$4 million dollar fine. The future of Th

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Pirate Bay Appeal Postponed Till Summer 2010

Stuart — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:32:06 UTC

This April, four people received harsh sentences for their involvement with The Pirate Bay. The four soon announced that they would appeal the verdict. Initially the appeal was scheduled to take place in November, but due to controversies surroundin

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70% of British Public Oppose Disconnecting File-Sharers

Stuart — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:32:05 UTC

The results of a new poll reveal the extent of opposition to Lord Mandelson's proposals for tough sanctions against alleged file-sharers. The survey, commissioned by the Open Rights Group, shows that not only is the public in favor of due process, b

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uTorrent Userbase Grows, Vuze takes a Dive

Stuart — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:32:05 UTC

Fresh data on the market share of BitTorrent clients shows that uTorrent remains the client of choice for over 60% of all BitTorrent users. Vuze is in second place, but its market share has dropped to 14%. Transmission, on the other hand, continues

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TV Boss Set To Drop A File-Sharing Bomb On Digital Britain

Stuart — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:32:05 UTC

The Commissioning Editor for Education at the UK's Channel 4 will publish an essay tomorrow that is guaranteed to cause controversy. Noting that people will never go back to paying for music, Alice Taylor vehemently opposes plans to disconnect Inter

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Web-based Private Tracker Pretimes and Torrent Races at Trac3.me

filesharefreak — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:59:13 UTC

There’s a new PreDB website that not only offers a comprehensive listing of new scene releases, but also shows Traces - or torrent races. Introducing Trac3.me, a collaborated effort from the pros at APNet and ScnSrc. Trac3.me, also known as Tr

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NewSceneFiles - A New Pre-to-DDL Service

filesharefreak — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:59:13 UTC

Fanboys of SceneDDL and xldr.net now have another option for finding fresh scene releases, and that’s at NewSceneFiles.net. NewSceneFiles is a new autopost service that provides one of the fastest turnarounds on Pre’s to direct download

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10 Reasons for The Decline of Tracker Invite Requests

filesharefreak — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:59:13 UTC

The facts are in: Numerically, requests for tracker invitations are much in decline compared to what they were a year ago - even though there are more private trackers and more torrent forums than ever before. But does this mean that there are fewer

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3 Very Cool New Online P2P Services - FSF Exclusives

filesharefreak — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:59:13 UTC

At FSF, we love exploring new P2P services; whether it be new trackers, P2P apps or online search utilities. We’ve got three brand-new sites to report about, including a very unique webservice for checking your IP address in a torrent; a new c

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Senate Committee Approves Radio Royalty Bill

Stuart — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:59:12 UTC

Depending on who you ask, today's Senate Judiciary Committee approval of the Performance Rights Act (S. 379) is either a royalty or a tax - and no one likes taxes except those who collect. The music industry, which continues to suffer thanks to the

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MPAA Fires Three Anti Piracy Bosses