Online

Which Australian ISPs Throttle BitTorrent And By How Much?

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A list revealing the peer-to-peer throttling habits of the world’s biggest internet service providers has been made public by Measurement Lab, a Google-backed platform that allow researchers to perform extensive tests on the performance of the internet, among other things. The list includes a number of Australian ISPs, including Telstra, Optus, Internode and iiNet.


October 21, 2011
Online

Which Aussie ISP Is Most BitTorrent Friendly?

Gizmodo AU

New research shows which ISPs are the worst offenders when it comes to reducing BitTorrent speeds. The best ISP if you’re piracy-minded? The answer may surprise you.


October 17, 2011
Online

The Top 10 Most Pirated Movies Of All Time

TorrentFreak recently published a list of the most pirated movies over BitTorrent of all time and apparently, what we watch in theatres is what we like to pirate off the internet. All of the most popular movies have been illegally downloaded a gazillion times.


October 2, 2011
News

90 Per Cent Of Pirates Get Dismissed From Massive Hurt Locker Lawsuit

The biggest P2P lawsuit ever just got cut down to size. Voltage Pictures, the people behind The Hurt Locker has voluntarily dismissed 90 per cent of the 24,583 filesharers it sued this year, in what could be a big victory for either side.


September 25, 2011
Software

uTorrent Lets You Drag-And-Drop Videos To Mobiles And Consoles

The latest alpha version of uTorrent for Windows (sorry Mac users) has a great new feature: you can drag and drop media downloads onto your Android, iPhone, Xbox 360 or PS3. Currently it won’t convert the files to a playable format, but that’s expected alongside the upcoming premium release of uTorrent Pro.


September 20, 2011
Gadgets

8 Gadgets To Transform Yourself Into A Pirate

YAAAAAAAR, YESTERDAY BE TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY, YE OLDE, FESTERING WENCH! AS SUCH, I WILL SHOUT ALL ME RANTINGS AND YOU’LL LIKE IT. IF THOU EVER HOPES TO GET SOME SEA LEGS, YOU’D BEST HEED THIS LIST.


July 25, 2011
Entertainment

ABC iView Picks Up Aussie BitTorrent Horror Movie ‘The Tunnel’

Gizmodo AU

We’ve covered The Tunnel fairly extensively here at Giz. That you can help fund the indie flick by buying frames, download it legally via BitTorrent or grab the iPad app. Well, it’s now headed for free streaming on iView — for one month only — starting August 14th. Nice. [TV Tonight]


July 8, 2011
Online

The Tougher ISP Piracy Stance Isn’t Actually That Tough

Just how many times can you illegally download content and get away with it, officially speaking? A new agreement between major US ISPs and the music and movie industry has pegged it at six. Give or take. Honestly, they don’t really care that much.


July 3, 2011
Online

Happy 10th Birthday, BitTorrent

10 years ago today, Bram Cohen loosed BitTorrent upon the world in a public message board. It only got one response. Now it’s a mainstay of the darker and more outspoken corners of the internet. They grow up so fast!


June 24, 2011
Online

ISPs Are About To Take A Harder Stance Against Piracy

According to CNET’s Greg Sandoval, internet service providers such as AT&T, Comcast and Verizon are working with media groups such as the RIAA and MPAA to adopt stricter anti-piracy policies which gradually increase the consequences for illegally downloading and distributing copyrighted material.