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.

Is file sharing a great way to make money? The founders of file-sharing site Mininova claim to have a tax-paying, revenue-making business model which just happens to be the world's largest BitTorrent search portal.

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

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.

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.

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

A workprint of one of the year's most anticipated releases has been pirated and uploaded onto a number of internet websites a full month from release, fuelling rumours that it was an inside job.

iiNet have been ordered to give up IP records of twenty file downloaders in the controversial court challenge between the Australian ISP and copyright group AFACT.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been caught out with 400 illegally copied DVDs - of a documentary about himself.

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.

Unauthorised downloads can spark innovation in unpredictable ways.

Hundreds demonstrate against the Swedish court's decision.

PirateBay's IPREDator is a new P2P anonymizer designed to cloak the actions of downloaders and keep file logs and IP addresses hidden from the authorities.

From the dark old days of constant litigation, P2P network Kazaa has re-launched as a pay per month music service.

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 Swedish court has decided to send four blokes running the Pirate Bay P2P service to prison.

Google Year End Zeitgeist shows social networking at the top.