legal climate

Sharing 2999 Songs, 199 Movies Becomes ‘Safe’ in Germany

TorrentFreak  Thu, 08/14/2008 - 01:12

Prosecutors in a German state have announced they will refuse to entertain the majority of file-sharing lawsuits in future.

It appears that only commercial-scale copyright infringers will be pursued, with those sharing under 3000 music tracks and 200 movies dropping under the prosecution radar.



 

A handbag? eBay is going to have to be more earnest

guardian.co.uk Technology  Sat, 07/05/2008 - 18:04

A French court last week ordered eBay to pay €38.8m (£30.6m) in damages to the luxury products group LVMH for letting fake versions of its designer bags be sold on the online auction site.



 

The Shareaza Conspiracy In a Nutshell

TorrentFreak  Thu, 03/13/2008 - 13:45

The hijacking of Shareaza.com is a complex story with many twists and turns. Here is the story of Shareaza from its open source GPL roots, to the hostile takeover and where the project is today, directly from those at the heart of the news - the real Shareaza community.

The fight for Shareaza has only just begun.

Beginnings Are a Good Place To Start