Martin Paul Eve's book 'Warez: The Infrastructure and Aesthetics of Piracy' offers the first academic study of the 'Scene,' an elite, secretive network of pirate groups that race to release music, films, games and software before their official launch dates. It traces the Scene's roots from pre-internet Bulletin Board Systems to modern FTP 'topsites,' examining its internal rules, social hierarchies, and artistic traditions such as release art.
archive.org
· 2026-09-18
Adult film producer Strike 3 Holdings says a John Doe it unmasked through a residential AT&T subpoena is actually a Meta Reality Labs executive who downloaded nearly 20,000 files. Strike 3 wants to tie this individual case to its separate $446 million lawsuit accusing Meta of using pirated films to train AI models, claiming the downloads were work-related rather than personal. Meta disputes any connection between the home activity and the company.
torrentfreak.com
· 2026-09-04
Transmission continues to offer a minimal, ad-free BitTorrent client with support for magnet links, DHT, PEX, encrypted connections, and a built-in web interface for remote management. It also allows users to schedule downloads and set speed limits, making it suitable for older machines, NAS devices, and always-on servers.
techspot.com
· 2026-08-27
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