• Anti-Piracy Company ‘Tests’ Mega’s Copyright Takedown Skills
  During this week with millions of users signed up and several hundred million files uploaded, Mega has been receiving its first batches of DMCA complaints. According to information received by TorrentFreak, a French anti-piracy company tested Mega and revealed that the company took down allegedly infringing content within 48 hours.

  Source: Anti-Piracy Company ‘Tests’ Mega’s Copyright Takedown Skills

• Court Refuses To Allow Copyright Troll To “Ensnare” Innocent Subscribers
  In another victory against copyright trolls in the United States, a court has effectively ruined an adult movie company’s chances of screwing any money out of potentially innocent Internet subscribers. The case, involving the identities of 110 alleged BitTorrent pirates, was kicked out by a judge after the plaintiff failed to explain how it would safeguard its IP address-based evidence from “ensnaring” innocent Internet subscribers.

  Source: Court Refuses To Allow Copyright Troll To “Ensnare” Innocent Subscribers

• BitTorrent Launches Private and Secure Dropbox Alternative
  BitTorrent Inc. has released a new application that allows users to securely sync folders to multiple devices using the BitTorrent protocol. The free application has no storage limits and can serve both as a public backup system and a shared drive. BitTorrent Sync is especially efficient for groups who need to share many large files over the Internet,.

  Source: BitTorrent Launches Private and Secure Dropbox Alternative

• Antigua Government Set to Launch “Pirate” Website To Punish United States
  The Government of Antigua is planning to launch a website selling movies, music and software, without paying U.S. copyright holders. The Caribbean island is taking the unprecedented step because the United States refuses to lift a trade “blockade” preventing the island from offering Internet gambling services, despite several WTO decisions in Antigua’s favor. The country now hopes to recoup some of the lost income through a WTO approved “warez” site.

  Source: Antigua Government Set to Launch “Pirate” Website To Punish United States

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