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How to: Run uTorrent in Linux (Ubuntu) How to: run uTorrent in Linux Here's a brief tutorial that was requested in our forum. uTorrent is a very lightweight and easy to use bittorrent client, that unfortunately is unmatched by some of the Linux clients out there today. You can still have functioning WebUI and Automated RSS Downloading...

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How to: Revive a Dead Torrent Eventually every bittorrent user (especially when dealing with older files) encounters the problem of incomplete downloads (stuck at 98%) or the problem of there just not being any or enough seeds to support their download. Understanding the problem is the first step to fixing it. Being Stuck, Download...

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Free Security Software List 1.0 (Freeware) Free Security Software The need for security software is essential when downloading files from random users via bittorrent. Regardless of how many good users and quality uploaders there are in the scene, there are still malicious users who try to spread viruses, and adware via bittorrent and you should...

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Adding Additional Trackers to Your Torrents No Seeders? Not Always the Case! How to Revive a "Dead" Torrent Just because that hard to find torrent can’t seem to find any seeds to download from, does not necessarily mean that there are 0 seeders available in the entire world! Seeders are very important users to you, as they are the users...

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Helpful Software Collection v1.0 Well here's the first version of our helpful software list for all of our fans. We assume this list is never complete as new software is always being developed and distributed. If you have any programs you think should be on this list, don't hesitate to leave a comment at the bottom of this post, or...

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Australian Net Filter Dead?

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Posted on : 06-09-2010 | By : Drew Wilson | In : News
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Not a lot of news is happening in Australia lately regarding the mandatory web filtering. So we decided to find out if anything has happened lately. Turns out, Australia has had an election with some rather historical results that could see to the demise of the net filtering plan. Hung parliament. The last time Australia [...]

300 Alleged BitTorrent Users Targeted By Porn Industry

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Posted on : 04-09-2010 | By : Drew Wilson | In : News
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It seems that the porn industry is currently ramping up its anti-piracy efforts after filing lawsuits against 300 individuals accused of copyright infringement. The lawsuits were filed by Millennium TGA, Lightspeed Media Corporation and Hard Drive Productions in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division. The news was first [...]

Major Coalition Pushes to Legalize File-Sharing in Brazilian Copyright Consultation

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Posted on : 04-09-2010 | By : Drew Wilson | In : News
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Brazil is wrapping up a consultation and it is apparently going out wit a bang. A coalition of 28 academic, educational, consumer, musical and digital cultural organizations have called on the government to legalize file-sharing through a blanket licensing system. Brazil is making headlines today because of a large push to legalize file-sharing. It’s thanks [...]

French ISPs and French Government Locking Horns Over HADOPI Costs

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Posted on : 02-09-2010 | By : Drew Wilson | In : News
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There’s a major battle brewing between the French government and the French ISPs. A line is being drawn and it’s about the money. While this was foreseeable thanks to our earlier reports, it will be very interesting to see how far the battle will escalate. One report suggests that ISPs may even opt to not [...]

Scam Artists Use HADOPI to Steal Users Money

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Posted on : 01-09-2010 | By : Drew Wilson | In : News
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News has surfaced that warning letters, allegedly from HADOPI, are being sent to an untold number of French citizens who are accused of copyright infringement. The problem? Neither HADOPI nor rights holders actually sent those e-mails. It seems that HADOPI can’t catch a break. After a series of revelations ranging from questions over where the [...]

ZeroPaid Interviews Russell McOrmond 2 – Canadian Bill C-32 (Part 3 of 3)

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Posted on : 31-08-2010 | By : Drew Wilson | In : News, Software
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We have been interviewing Russell McOrmond. The interview is in three parts. Parts 1 and 2 are already available. We now conclude our three part interview. We have been interviewing Russell McOrmond in a three part interview. In part 1, we discussed the complexity of Bill C-32, copyright terms and anti-circumvention provisions. In part 2, [...]

ACTA Officials Firm on September Completion Time

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Posted on : 30-08-2010 | By : Drew Wilson | In : News
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Earlier this month, we noted that officials working within ACTA are saying that September is when the negotiations will be finalized. Another report has surfaced that seems to confirm these intentions. ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) has had quite a roller-coaster of a ride over the years it was being negotiated. Negotiations started as far back [...]

Don Henley: “Eliminate or Drastically Limit Safe Harbor Provision”

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Posted on : 30-08-2010 | By : Jared Moya | In : News
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Famed Eagles singer says that without fixing the current Safe Harbor provision of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) copyright holders are “left with the unjustifiable and oppressive burden of constant policing” practically every site on the Internet, and complains that digital music retailers “bullied” the record industry into getting rid of DRM. Don Henley, [...]

ZeroPaid Interviews Renaud Veeckman – The Man Who Trademarked HADOPI

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Posted on : 28-08-2010 | By : Drew Wilson | In : News
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Earlier this month, we noted a development where a French citizen managed to trademark HADOPI faster than the government. Now, we have the great opportunity to interview the man himself who did it. His name is Renaud Veeckman and his name is quickly becoming more and more recognizable around the world. When the French government [...]

Government Drafting Copyright Bill to Legally Gut Creative Commons, Chop Creators Royalties By Nearly Half

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Posted on : 26-08-2010 | By : Drew Wilson | In : News
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If you ever thought that no one would ever actually legally attack Creative Commons and, if they did, you’d hear about it, consider this the article you “hear about it”. A draft copyright bill from the Czech Republic has leaked online and it may be one of the most disturbing copyright bills ever created. One [...]