The owner of the private BitTorrent tracker OiNK, Alan Ellis, has been declared not guilty by the jury. It took the jury only 90 minutes to reach an unanimously decision. Ellis has been accused of conspiracy to defraud the music industry.

Comcast has finally agreed to compensate its customers for actively preventing them from sharing files using BitTorrent. Everyone that is willing to swear that he or she is not a pirate will receive a total of 16 dollars. Analysts are not impressed.

The latest stable uTorrent version brings three important new features to the masses. UDP tracker support, the new BitTorrent communication method uTP, and a transfer cap feature for ISPs that enforce transfer caps.

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• Wii Super Mario Bros. Pirate Settles for $1.3 Million
  Wii Super Mario Bros. Pirate Settles for $1.3 Million

  The Federal Court in Australia has ordered a man from Queensland to pay Nintendo the equivalent of $1.3m in damages after he uploaded the Wii...

  Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:16 AM UTC
• NBC Plots Crackdown On Olympic Pirates
  NBC Plots Crackdown On Olympic Pirates

  The 2008 Summer Olympics were a huge hit online, both through legal and illegal channels. NBC streamed a record breaking 2,200 hours of live video to...

  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 9:19 PM UTC
• Pirate Movie Privacy Case Set For The Supreme Court
  Pirate Movie Privacy Case Set For The Supreme Court

  Released in 2008, Max Manus is a Norwegian World War II movie based on the real-life events of resistance fighter Max Manus. Created at a cost of NOK...

  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 2:13 PM UTC
• Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent
  Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent

  This week there are only two newcomers in the top 10. Avatar came out as a DVD screener this week and is the most downloaded movie on BitTorrent...

  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 10:39 AM UTC
• The Pirate Bay To Be Censored in Italy, Again
  The Pirate Bay To Be Censored in Italy, Again

  The Pirate Bay was first ‘censored’ in Italy in the summer of 2008, when ISPs were ordered to prevent millions of Italians from accessing...

  Sun, 7 Feb 2010 6:18 PM UTC
• Judge Jeopardizes Anti-Piracy Cash Operation
  Judge Jeopardizes Anti-Piracy Cash Operation

  DigiProtect is a controversial anti-piracy company which also acts as a copyright holder in order to ease civil claims against alleged file-sharers...

  Sun, 7 Feb 2010 12:43 PM UTC
• Game Developers Skeptical About Ubisoft's New DRM
  Game Developers Skeptical About Ubisoft's New DRM

  Ubisoft has announced its new solution to prevent pirates from playing their games. The upcoming DRM will require gamers to be online when playing...

  Sat, 6 Feb 2010 5:42 PM UTC

• ACTA Falling Apart?
  ACTA Falling Apart?

  ACTA has been called many things over the years since it was first leaked online, but an all around failure was certainly not one of them until...

  Tue, 9 Feb 2010 7:17 AM UTC
• Inexpensive HD Video in 2010
  Inexpensive HD Video in 2010

  My last piece for Zeropaid looked at the recently announced iPad specifically as a video device.  Does Apple’s latest gadget have the...

  Fri, 5 Feb 2010 10:09 PM UTC
• STUDY: Only 1% of BitTorrent Files are "Non-Infringing"
  STUDY: Only 1% of BitTorrent Files are "Non-Infringing"

  Princeton senior investigates what kinds of files are available on mainline public BitTorrent tracker sites. We all know BitTorrent is currently...

  Tue, 2 Feb 2010 2:02 PM UTC
• UK ISP Talk Talk: Copyright Bill Will Increase Piracy
  UK ISP Talk Talk: Copyright Bill Will Increase Piracy

  Warns that Digital Economy Bill, as written, will only “hasten the migration away from P2P” as people develop tools and applications to...

  Tue, 2 Feb 2010 1:07 PM UTC
• UK Music Industry Criticizes Law Firm's Mass P2P Lawsuits
  UK Music Industry Criticizes Law Firm's Mass P2P Lawsuits

  Says legal action is not the best first contact with alleged illegal file-sharers, and that it should be “reserved for the most persistent or ...

  Mon, 1 Feb 2010 8:06 AM UTC
• IFPI Claims "3-Strikes" Can Remove Single User, Not Household
  IFPI Claims "3-Strikes" Can Remove Single User, Not Household

  Spokesperson also tells audience at the Congressional Internet Caucus’ State of the Net conference that there are "many conversations going...

  Mon, 1 Feb 2010 8:06 AM UTC
• Feds Plan to Fight Internet Piracy Like Physical Piracy
  Feds Plan to Fight Internet Piracy Like Physical Piracy

  Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tells reps from the MPAA that it plans to “target the new threats enabled by the Internet in the...

  Fri, 29 Jan 2010 8:11 AM UTC

• Torrent Scan now uses Google CDN to speed up the site
  Torrent Scan now uses Google CDN to speed up the site

  Torrent Scan has been upgraded to use the Google content delivery network (CDN). Things like images, themes, and Javascript files that...

  Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:38 PM UTC

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• File Sharing Community upgraded
  File Sharing Community upgraded

  The new File Sharing Community sports a completely new look & feel compared to the old version. Making it easier to interact with our community...

  Mon, 1 Feb 2010 10:41 PM UTC

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• Tooltips now shown and further theme improvements
  Tooltips now shown and further theme improvements

  A new update has been released that introduces tooltips. A tooltip is a brief, descriptive message that appears when you hover your mouse over an...

  Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:14 PM UTC

  TorrentScan.com News
• Firefox search plugin has been improved
  Firefox search plugin has been improved

  The Torrent Scan Firefox torrent search engine plugin available from the Search Plugins page has been updated. The new version now shows you toolbar...

  Sun, 31 Jan 2010 9:56 PM UTC

  TorrentScan.com News
• Image comments trial
  Image comments trial

  As of today we are running an image comments trial. On the pages displaying your images to visitors you will see a new comments section that allows...

  Sun, 31 Jan 2010 5:21 PM UTC

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• Improved horizontal layout themes
  Improved horizontal layout themes

  Torrent Scan has two different layout options: the default vertical one and a horizontal one. The themes for the horizontal layout have been updated...

  Sat, 30 Jan 2010 8:14 PM UTC

  TorrentScan.com News
• You can now connect with your Facebook account
  You can now connect with your Facebook account

  You now have the ability to associate your Facebook account with an existing File Sharing Community account, or create a new File Sharing Community...

  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 1:50 PM UTC

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• FileSharingZ.com Home Page Updated
  FileSharingZ.com Home Page Updated

  The FileSharingZ.com home page has been updated to increase its value for you. If you hover over the title of a news article, from now a tooltip...

  Sun, 6 Dec 2009 10:23 PM UTC

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• Wireless carriers want crackdown on cell phone boosters
  Wireless carriers want crackdown on cell phone boosters

  "This is 'Magic' and this is 'Jack'," the little girl says in the video ad, holding her two cute puppy dogs...

  Tue, 9 Feb 2010 3:43 AM UTC
• Biofuel expansion would send cattle into the rain forest
  Biofuel expansion would send cattle into the rain forest

  Biofuel production in the US has met with fairly mixed success, as the cost and fossil fuel use of corn-based ethanol has severely...

  Tue, 9 Feb 2010 1:27 AM UTC
• etc: A porn site operator in China was sentenced to 13 years in prison as part of the communist country's crakdown on online porn.
  etc: A porn site operator in China was sentenced to 13 years in prison as part of the communist country's crakdown on online porn.

  A porn site operator in China was sentenced to 13 years in prison as part of the communist country's crakdown on online porn. ...

  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 6:51 PM UTC
• Hacker training site backup lives after takedown by China
  Hacker training site backup lives after takedown by China

  Chinese authorities are making a cursory effort to crack down on hackers as of late, and have shut down hacker training website Black...

  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 6:25 PM UTC
• etc: Verizon Wireless has begun blocking access to 4chan's image boards.
  etc: Verizon Wireless has begun blocking access to 4chan's image boards.

  Verizon Wireless has begun blocking access to 4chan's image boards. Read More: ReadWriteWeb...

  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 4:25 PM UTC
• FBI still wants two years of ISP Web logs
  FBI still wants two years of ISP Web logs

  Largely at the behest of the European Union, search engines like Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo have cut their data retention periods...

  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 4:12 PM UTC
• etc: Google was pranked recently by a group of German artists who attached a GPS device to a Google Street View car in Berlin. 
  etc: Google was pranked recently by a group of German artists who attached a GPS device to a Google Street View car in Berlin. 

  Google was pranked recently by a group of German artists who attached a GPS device to a Google Street View car in Berlin. ...

  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 3:33 PM UTC

• Australian Music Industry Rebounds without ISP Help or Crucifying Customers
  Australian Music Industry Rebounds without ISP Help or Crucifying Customers

  The sky is falling on the music industry - pick the decade can we can tell you what technology is being blamed for killing an industry that by its...

  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 3:48 PM UTC
• Newzbin Usenet Trial in a 'Bit of Shambles'
  Newzbin Usenet Trial in a 'Bit of Shambles'

  After a two day wait, an update has finally been posted to Newzbin.com. And we can see why it took an extra few days, as an odd turn of events has...

  Sat, 6 Feb 2010 12:27 PM UTC
• A Kinder, Gentler µTorrent 2.0
  A Kinder, Gentler µTorrent 2.0

  The fundamentals of µTorrent 2.0 have been in development for well over a year. Slyck first reported on the development of its main features,...

  Thu, 4 Feb 2010 1:17 PM UTC
• Vuze Updates Their BitTorrent Client
  Vuze Updates Their BitTorrent Client

  Vuze, the BitTorrent client formerly known as Azureus, has a new update available (versions 4.3.1.2+). Although the update isn't too earth...

  Tue, 2 Feb 2010 1:52 PM UTC
• Newzbin Trial Begins Next Week in London
  Newzbin Trial Begins Next Week in London

  The long awaited Newzbin vs. the MPA trial is set to begin next week in London. Newzbin is one of the largest and most popular Usenet newsgroup...

  Sat, 30 Jan 2010 5:53 PM UTC
• SABnzbd+ Gears Up for Big Release
  SABnzbd+ Gears Up for Big Release

  We've been watching SABnzbd+ for quite some time. What started as a quirky web based news reader has steadily matured into something much more....

  Mon, 25 Jan 2010 9:28 AM UTC
• Jammie Rassert-Thomas Penalty Reduced to $54,000
  Jammie Rassert-Thomas Penalty Reduced to $54,000

  Until today, Jammie Rassert-Thomas was the highest paying individual file-sharer, when a August 2009 jury slammed her with a $1.9 million...

  Fri, 22 Jan 2010 1:16 PM UTC
• IFPI Digital Report 2010 – The Sky is Falling, Again
  IFPI Digital Report 2010 – The Sky is Falling, Again

  We’ve been reading the IFPI’s Digital Music Report since publication began in 2004. Every year, it presents a fascinating insight into the complex...

  Thu, 21 Jan 2010 6:51 AM UTC
• 55% Increase in Workplace MP3 Downloads
  55% Increase in Workplace MP3 Downloads

  We always love reading reports like this. ScanSafe is a reputable and legitimate manufacturer of internet software solutions for companies large and...

  Wed, 20 Jan 2010 4:42 PM UTC

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Updated File Sharing Software

• 4 Feb 10 - uTorrent 2.0
  uTorrent is an efficient and feature rich BitTorrent client for Windows sporting a very small footprint. It was designed to use as little cpu, memory and space as possible while offering all the functionality expected from advanced clients.
• 3 Feb 10 - Mp3tag 2.45b
  Mp3tag allows you to edit the meta data of audio, not only MP3 files. It is easy to use and offers advanced control.
• 2 Feb 10 - BSplayer 2.51.1022
  BSplayer is a free multimedia player that boasts 70 million installations worldwide.
• 25 Jan 10 - PeerGuardian 2 RC1
  PeerGuardian 2 is Phoenix Labs? premier IP blocker for Windows. With features like support for multiple lists, a list editor, automatic updates, and blocking all of IPv4 (TCP, UDP, ICMP, etc), PeerGuardian 2 is the safest and easiest way to protect your privacy on P2P.
• 23 Jan 10 - Transmission 1.82
  Transmission is the most popular MacOS client around. It has all the advanced features and uses only a low amount of memory when in use. Transmission has been adopted by various big companies and even embedded into hardware.
• 23 Jan 10 - Vuze 4.3.0.6
  Vuze (previously called Azureus) implements the BitTorrent protocol using java language and comes bundled with many invaluable features for both beginners and advanced users.
• 23 Jan 10 - Halite 3.2.1
  Halite (named after the mineral) is a C++ BitTorrent client based on the excellent libtorrent library from Rasterbar Software. The program also relies heavily on the Boost libraries.

Most Popular File Sharing Downloads

• 1. Kazaa Lite Resurrection 0.0.9
  Kazaa Lite Resurrection is a continuation of the notorious Kazaa Lite K++ client. Resurrection picks up where Kazaa Lite K++ was left, after Sharman Networks shut down the Kazaa Lite K++ project. Kazaa Lite Resurrection, also called KLR for short, offers updated and new tools, for the current times. It also integrates the latest ideas and support that a user would need.
• 2. uTorrent 2.0
  uTorrent is an efficient and feature rich BitTorrent client for Windows sporting a very small footprint. It was designed to use as little cpu, memory and space as possible while offering all the functionality expected from advanced clients.
• 3. BitTorrent 6.3
  Harness a community of over 150 million users to deliver files to your PC faster than anything else.
• 4. Kazaa Lite K++
  Kazaa Lite K++ (sometimes called 'K-Lite') is a Peer-to-Peer File Sharing application that does not contain any 'Spyware'. In actual fact, it is a modified version of the very popular Kazaa Media Desktop (often called the 'Original Kazaa' or 'KMD'), which is made by Sharman Networks. Both programs are very similar, with almost identical features and appearance. The main difference is that Kazaa Lite has been modified so that it does not have any of the so-called 'Spyware' and 'Adware' that comes with the Original Kazaa.
• 5. BitComet 1.18
  BitComet is a powerful, clean, fast, and easy-to-use BitTorrent client. It is P2P file-sharing freeware and one of the most popular P2P protocols designed for high-speed distribution. BitComet supports simultaneous downloads, DHT networks (trackerless), a download queue, selected downloads in the Torrent package, fast-resume, chatting, disk caching, speed limits, auto port mapping, proxies, and IP filtering.