Set n' forget recordings are what make PVRs so great, but uTorrent lets file-sharers download each week just as easily.

Bittorrent megasite Mininova have begun trialling torrent filtering software that will allow the site to automatically block material from a list, flagged by copyright holders.

Holland's largest Usenet group, FTD, are suing anti-piracy outfit BREIN. File sharing is perfectly legal in the Netherlands and Bittorrent sites such as Mininova are fighting to stay alive by going on the attack

An IIPA Special 301 Report advises that Spain should be added to the American government's watchlist for countries with dubious file sharing laws. Oddly enough, companies such as Mitsubishi are using the laws to create ingenious Bittorrent promotions.

Australia has long been known for its 'big' tourist attractions. Now, with over 6 million Aussies downloading from BitTorrent site Mininova in April, we've officially become a nation of 'big' download lovers.

Full credit to Senator Stephen Conroy for being the bravest man on the Internet, declaring BitTorrent filtering a possibility.

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The Pirate Bay have come out in support of Iran by temporarily renaming themselves 'The Persian Bay' with a forum for uncensored speech. Similarly, Google and Facebook are to launch Persian translations of their respective sites

A "post-beta" build of Windows 7 that is reportedly faster and better performing has been found on several BitTorrent sites after the official public beta download period ended a few days ago.

A Spanish judge has ruled that downloading copyright files online is legal, as long as it's not for profit, a ruling that would make Spain one of the most lenient in the world

The Torrent Droid app uses photographs of DVD barcodes to search for films via BitTorent and then remotely synchronise the download via your home computer. Has piracy ever been easier?

I once heard my local Blockbuster manager cruely toying with a hapless punter by describing Blu-Ray as a "government conspiracy". Not any more.

A Mitsubishi Colt has been virtually disassembled and its pieces have been dispersed throughout multiple Bittorrent sites around the web. The first one to join all the pieces wins the car.

A veritable Swiss Army Knife of a NAS drive, the QNAP TS-119 Turbo NAS has every feature under the sun

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Infamous BitTorrent site The Pirate Bay has been bought by Swedish software firm Global Gaming Factory X.

After Global Gaming Factory announced its intention to buy The Pirate Bay, the world plus dog was wondering what the file sharer would become.

A Swedish pop singer has written a catchy pop tune for The Pirate Bay, designed to bring together supporters from all around the world for the embattled Bittorrent site. Check out the song here.

Film and television industries battling popular internet provider iiNet have withdrawn key parts of their claim against the company in the Federal court, and have been told to pay legal costs.