January 2022

Under US copyright law, Internet providers must terminate the accounts of repeat infringers “in appropriate circumstances.” In the past such drastic action was rare, but with...

At the end of 2011, Kim Dotcom dropped the “Megaupload Song.” The track, a blatant promotional piece for the file-sharing site, featured top artists such P...

OpenSubtitles is one of the largest and most popular subtitle repositories on the Internet. Millions of subtitle files are downloaded every week in many languages, often...

The Domain Name System has been an essential component of the Internet since the mid-eighties. DNS resolvers make it possible to map a human-readable domain name...

In common with all communications systems such as telephone networks, internet service providers and even email, VPN services can be used by honest citizens and criminals...

In order to finance their operations, millions of websites rely on advertising to generate revenue. For some readers, however, excessive or obtrusive advertising is something to...

Given its reputation for tearing down paywalls to deliver knowledge and enlightenment to academics, students and researchers, Sci-Hub remains one of the internet’s most valuable data...

Amidst growing concerns surrounding online privacy and security, VPN services have become increasingly popular in recent years. Millions of people use VPNs to stay secure and...

It’s perfectly understandable that copyright holders don’t want pirated copies of their work circulating online. Most companies deal with this problem by sending DMCA takedown requests....

While pirate sites offering mainstream movies and TV shows regularly pull in millions of visits every month, just a few years ago it would’ve been unthinkable...