[News] isoHunt was sued by Record Labels, with charge up to 4million!!

isoHunt is once again become a target of the copyrights holders. With no less then 26 major record with one purpose that is to shut down the the popular Canadian file-sharing website. With the claimed compensation up to 4million!!

After the painful fight again the american movie industry, isoHunt may face it's end. IsoHunt founder Gary Fung and it's company was sued by the the record label that include the Sony's "Big Four", EMI, WArner and Universal.

[News] Internet Piracy Boosts Anime Sales, Study Concludes

The Japanese Research Institute if Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) has published a study toward the effect of online piracy on the sale and rentals of Japanese Anime. The result was quite shocking.

While the music and movie industry claim that the internet piracy is causing them trouble due to the unauthorized sharing , but on the other side found that the overall effect of internet piracy is actually a positive one.

RIETI has conducted a study base on the effects of YouTube and the popular P2P-network Winny on the DVD sales and rental on the Japanese Anime. The result is estimate of 105 anime was show in YouTube does not negatively affect DVD rentals , but surprisingly it appears to help to raise the DVD sales. Although Winny file sharing have negatively affecting the DVD rentals but it does not show effect on DVD sales.