Google's twice-yearly Transparency Report is out, and this time there isn't much good news to go around: worldwide, government inquiries and takedown requests are spiking at unprecedented levels. More...
Microsoft's automated takedown systems may need some work, since it's been trying to block Wikipedia, the BBC, and even the EPA for supposedly distributing pirated beta copies of Windows 8. More...
Google's Takedown requests have increased by over 1,000% compared to last year. The search giant now handles more than a million takedown requests weekly, from various groups and reporters. More...
According to recently released statistics, a single studio, Magnolia Pictures, accounts for a whole one third of all DMCA takedown requests on Twitter, more than Universal Music and Sony combined. More...
MegaUpload has been taken down by the United States government, and this has angered many people (especially Anonymous). So, we ask you: what did you use MegaUpload for? More...
After a busy day for Lulzsec, the hacking group have now set sail the Lulzboat and began to fire their Lul-cannons at Minecraft. The group managed to take down: Minecraft servers, Escapist Magazine, EVE Online, FinFisher... More...
Microsoft has been known in the past in dealing with the takedown of certain botnets. Earlier this year they took down the Rustock botnet which was responsible for as many as 30 billion spam messages... More...
YouTube says it's now really close to trialling the video fingerprinting technology it has reckons will put an end to its status as a copyright renegade, which won it a $1bn lawsuit from Viacom. The... More...
Today Eidos announced that Backyard Wrestling 2 has officially gone gold. It is expected the game will be released on November 16 for the Xbox and Playstation 2 consoles. Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the... More...
Devin Theriot-Orr, a member a feisty group of reporter-activists called Indymedia, was surprised when two FBI agents showed up at his Seattle law office, saying the visit was a "courtesy call" on behalf of Swiss... More...