• Kim Dotcom Must Be Allowed To See FBI Evidence Against Him, Court Rules
  The bid to have Kim Dotcom extradited to the United States suffered a significant setback today. US authorities had insisted there was no need for them to reveal the evidence they hold against the Megaupload founder. But today a New Zealand judge upheld an earlier decision and ordered the US to reveal the evidence they are relying on to have Dotcom and his associates shipped to the United States, including details of covert operations and confidential discussions with rights holders.

  Source: Kim Dotcom Must Be Allowed To See FBI Evidence Against Him, Court Rules

• uTorrent Makes Ads Optional Following User ‘Revolt’
  BitTorrent Inc, the parent company of uTorrent, is backpedaling on its decision to force advertisements on users of the popular file-sharing client. While the upcoming uTorrent release will still include “sponsored torrents”, users will have the option to turn these off if they don’t wish to see them. In a statement the company stresses that they will continue to experiment with new revenue models to support the development and innovation of file-sharing software.

  Source: uTorrent Makes Ads Optional Following User ‘Revolt’

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