The French Supreme Court has ruled that Google can be required to censor terms like "torrent" and "Megaupload" from autocomplete suggestions. Seamus Byrne Editor, Australia & Asia Seamus Byrne is CNET ...

Google has been fighting in French courts against the music industry group SNEP. Google has been hit with a setback in its legal battle with the French Supreme Court ruling that Google can be required ...

It took nearly 10 years, but authorities have finally targeted and taken down What.cd, which had risen to become the Internet's largest invite-only, music-trading torrent site. The news was confirmed ...

The High Court of Paris has ruled Google and Bing are not required to filter torrent-related searches within their respective engines. The request to implement such functionality as well as block ...

Swedish and French police have reportedly arrested two people after working together to shut down France's most popular torrent site. Two men were arrested on Monday morning on suspicion of copyright ...

is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio, home theater, smartphones, and more. What.cd, an invite-only music torrent website ...

What.CD, the popular music torrent tracker site, has announced its closure, as the Verge notes. “Due to some recent events, What.CD is shutting down,” a statement on the torrent site’s home page reads ...