The Pirate Bay Founders Ordered to Pay Music Labels $477,800 in Compensation

Two of the three co-founders of The Pirate Bay—Fredrik Neij and Gottfrid Svartholm Warg—have been ordered by a Finnish court to pay record labels $477,800 in compensation for copyright infringement on the site.

Last year in a similar case, Helsinki District Court in Finland ordered Peter Sunde, the third co-founder of The Pirate Bay, to pay nearly $395,000 (350,000 Euros) in damages to

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ExtraTorrent, Popular Torrent Site, Permanently Shuts Down!

After the shutdown of Kickass Torrents and Torrentz.eu, it’s time for the torrent community to say goodbye to the second most popular torrent site in the world, ExtraTorrent.

Yes, the popular torrent site ExtraTorrent has permanently shut down. So, st… Continue reading ExtraTorrent, Popular Torrent Site, Permanently Shuts Down!

New Kickass Torrents Site is Back Online by Original Staffers

KickassTorrents is back from the dead!

Back in July, the world’s largest and most notorious BitTorrent distribution site KickassTorrents (KAT) with millions of unique daily visitors was shut down by the U.S. authorities following the arrest of its all… Continue reading New Kickass Torrents Site is Back Online by Original Staffers

Kickass Torrents — Domain Names Seized! Owner Arrested! Website Goes Down!

The federal authorities have finally arrested the alleged mastermind behind the world’s largest and most notorious BitTorrent distribution site Kickass Torrents (KAT), the US Justice Department announced on Wednesday.

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The Pirate Bay loses its Main Domain Name in Court Battle

The Pirate Bay has fought many legal battles since its launch in 2003 to keep the website operational for the last 13 years.

However, this time The Pirate Bay is suffering a major blow after the Swedish Court ruled Thursday that it will take away the … Continue reading The Pirate Bay loses its Main Domain Name in Court Battle