Archive for the ‘enigmax’ Category
Sunday, January 13th, 2013
Even before the 2013 Oscar nominees were announced on January 10, 2013, there were already many movies in the running. One of them, Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained, is currently getting a huge thumbs up from the Internet. Last weekend a perfect review copy leaked online and in just 24 hours ...
Posted in enigmax | No Comments »
Sunday, September 9th, 2012
Ever since the arrest last week of Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, there has been the usual speculation of who in the United States or Sweden ‘paid off’ Cambodia to make the move. Of course, with no supporting evidence claims that such a deal exists can be brushed off ...
Posted in enigmax | 2 Comments »
Thursday, June 28th, 2012
From October, knowingly uploading or simply downloading copyrighted material from the Internet will be a criminal offense subject to jail sentences in Japan. But despite now having the ultimate deterrent, it's still not enough for the Recording Industry Association of Japan. The group is now pressing for ISPs to install ...
Posted in enigmax | No Comments »
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
In a new interview where he outlines his fears for the future of freedom on the Internet, Google co-founder Sergey Brin slams the entertainment industry for its response to piracy. While lobbying for Chinese and Iranian-style censorship measures, Brin says the music and movie companies have failed to understand that ...
Posted in enigmax | 3 Comments »
Sunday, March 4th, 2012
The dramatic shutdown of Megaupload and the US government’s case against the operators of the service has the potential to alter the entire service provider landscape, not just in the United States but all around the world. Indeed, some observers believe that has already happened. After defeating attempts to put ...
Posted in enigmax | No Comments »
Sunday, June 12th, 2011
In what appears to be a memo sent to ISPs by the regulator of Internet industries in Malaysia, all service providers have been ordered to completely block various file-sharing sites including The Pirate Bay, MegaVideo and other hosting services. The move follows an April statement by the country’s Prime Minister ...
Posted in enigmax | 2 Comments »
Thursday, May 12th, 2011
In a move designed to draw attention to the genocide in Darfur, in 2008 a young art student took the decision to juxtapose an image of a starving child with a Louis Vuitton-inspired bag. The French fashion giant responded by sending in their lawyers in pursuit of crushing damages. This ...
Posted in enigmax | No Comments »
Sunday, April 10th, 2011
Every now and then, a movie about a person who is mad as hell and can't take it anymore and who now wants to reclaim the streets hits a nerve with the audience. From out of nowhere, Hobo With A Shotgun has become a smash hit on BitTorrent and while ...
Posted in enigmax | 1 Comment »
Sunday, March 27th, 2011
After a decade in the dark the unreleased David Bowie album ‘Toy’ has just hit BitTorrent. Bowie is reportedly “livid” at the leak but his fans, who have expressed themselves in hundreds of postings, appear to be universally delighted. TorrentFreak tracked down the leaker to discover his motivations and learned ...
Posted in enigmax | 3 Comments »
Monday, February 14th, 2011
On February 8, 2011, Judge Birss QC at the Patents County Court in the UK delivered his judgement in the copyright infringement hearing which featured ACS:Law, copyright troll client MediaCAT and 27 alleged file-sharers. While Birss was damning of the process from start to finish, enigmax of TorrentFreak reports that ...
Posted in enigmax | No Comments »