Archive for May, 2008
Mininova, 5 Billion Downloads and Counting
Written by admin on May 19, 2008 – 7:45 am -Today, one of Mininova’s users will will have the honor to download the 5 billionth torrent, an impressive figure for a site that has only been around for little over three years.
If Mininova continues to grow at this rate, we might see the 10 billionth download before the year ends.
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MPAA Demands $15 Million from The Pirate Bay
Written by admin on May 8, 2008 – 8:08 am -The MPA(A) has announced that it is demanding $15.4 million from the Pirate Bay in the upcoming court case, to cover the damages they suffered from 4 movies and 13 TV-episodes that were made available via the popular BitTorrent tracker.
The movie titles they are claiming damages for are Harry Potter, Syriana, The Pink Panther and Walk the Line and the 13 episodes of the popular TV-show Prison Break.
MPAA demands 222,50 kronor ($37) for each download. For Harry Potter, 261,50 kronor ($43) and for the first season of Prison Break 416 kronor ($68).
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