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Us? Yeah, well, we’re still on the fence.
Tag: TorrentFreak
Hollywood Studios Censor Pirate Bay Documentary
TorrentFreak.Com describes itself as “The place where breaking news, BitTorrent and copyright collide.” Here’s a pretty good example:
by Ernesto
It is no secret that Hollywood is trying to take down as many pirated movies as they can, but their targeting of a Creative Commons Pirate Bay documentary is something new. Viacom, Paramount, Fox and Lionsgate have all asked Google to take down links pointing to the Pirate Bay documentary TPB-AFK. But is it a secret plot to silence the voices of the Pirate Bay’s founders, or just another screw up of automated DMCA takedowns?
After years of anticipation, The Pirate Bay documentary TPB-AFK was finally released to the public in February.
Who Says Web Series Aren’t the Future of TV?
Fairfax, one of Australia’s largest media companies, says it is.
And inasmuch as they’re Big Dogs in the country that gave us WILFRED, we’re all ears:
Show Doing Well on BitTorrent? We’ll Buy It, Says Media Giant – by Ernesto
Fairfax’s head of video Ricky Sutton has admitted that his company’s acquisition strategy is in large part based on what content is popular on BitTorrent. Not only is Fairfax using BitTorrent as a market research tool, the company also admits to advertising their content offerings directly on BitTorrent sites, in an attempt to convert pirates into paying customers.