BREIN Summons The Pirate Bay to Court via Facebook and Twitter

BREIN, the Dutch copyright agency known for pushing Demonoid out of the Netherlands, is now looking to have The Pirate Bay blocked in the Netherlands. In a press statement just released, BREIN is demanding the three administrators, Fredrik Neij, Peter Kolmisoppi and Gottfrid Warg, appear before district court in Amsterdam on July 21. According to BREIN, Swedish officials were not able to locate and personally deliver the summons to the three administrators. But that's OK, in this age of digital communities, a simple Tweet should do. "You can find the defendants on Facebook and Twitter. Internet works for enforcers as well as infringers. Now they know about the court case in The Netherlands. The hearing is on the 21st of July," said BREIN director Tim Kuik. Of course, The Pirate Bay admins don't necessarily own their FaceBook or Twitter pages, typically these types of pages are run by fans. But BREIN seems to feel that The Pirate Bay has received the message, considering an apparent attack on BREIN's web server. "That Neij, Kolmisoppi and Warg are aware of the summons appears to be emphasized by the regular DoS (Denial of Service) attacks on the BREIN site since its call via Facebook and Twitter. Kuik: "We are looking at the source of the attacks but it would be a remarkable coincidence…"

Source: http://www.slyck.com/story1863_BREIN_Summons_The_Pirate_Bay_to_Court_via_Facebook_and_Twitter

DV8 Release Group Uploader Arrested

The music release group "DV8" appears to have a rather innocuous line up: Dinosaur Jr, Noisettes, The Mars Volta and Boy Crisis. This release group has seen much of its work end up on the newsgroups and other file-sharing mediums, and most of the work is from independent artists. Independent artists and P2P typically get along well with each other, but according to the IFPI, a 33 year old man with connections to DV8 was arrested on June 16. Although the release group hasn't been neutralized, it seems that the IFPI and other international copyright and police agencies are aggressively pursuing the group. The IFPI claims that DV8 is responsible for pre-releasing music from independent and major labels, however, very few if any of their releases are from top 40 or pop bands. DV8's releases appear concentrated on alternative work that often times don’t find its way to the radio airwaves.

Source: http://www.slyck.com/story1862_DV8_Release_Group_Uploader_Arrested