A US Federal Court has ruled in favor of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) over an infringement case against Usenet.com. However, the summary judgment still does not include the penalty against the file-sharing website. In its summary judgment rendered on Friday, the federal court found Usenet.com “guilty” of a number of infringement charges [...]

Swedish-based Global Gaming Factory (GGF), the new owner The Pirate Bay, said on Wednesday that file-sharers will actually be paid for sharing a file in its website. GGF chief executive officer Hans Pandeya, in an interview with British Broadcasting Corporation, said that the cash incentives for users are all part of the new scheme that [...]