New laws designed to thwart illicit file-sharing have been drafted by governments all over the world recently. At the same time the entertainment industries have claimed victories against individual file-sharers and operators of BitTorrent sites. Full Article at Torrent Freak
Wait – you actually think I’m stupid enough to answer that for you? That’s your job, parents. I’m not about to step in that briar patch. Full Article at True/Slant
Freakonomics and Super Freakonomics co-authors Steven Levitt (blond hair) and Stephen Dubner (dark hair) in and nearby Mr. Dubners new office space Photo: Michael Scott Ber Who would nowadays bother asking an economist so much as the time of day? Full Article at The Telegraph
I'm too afraid to watch this tbh lol. if you get scared easily and like to sleep at night, don't watch it. Full Article at OH NO THEY DIDN'T
Peter Andre had to be led away from a bitchy bust-up with a gay couple who are loyal friends of ex-wife Katie Price. Full Article at Daily Mail - UK
The newly-divorced model and her fella had a huge bust-up this week over claims Alex dresses up in mini-skirts and calls himself Roxanne. Full Article at The Sun
As soon as this week's episode of Top Chef opened on footage of Ash explaining he’s a kid from the suburbs who never went to culinary school, I was sure he was doomed—but I was w... Full Article at TV Guide Magazine
P2P SEARCH WEBSITE Pirate Bay has moved its operations to a former Cold War bunker in The Netherlands. Full Article at Inquirer
6:10pm UK, Sunday October 04, 2009 Nick Pisa, Rome Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has promised a £914m aid package for the victims of the killer mudslides in Sicily. Full Article at Sky News
It's been quite a week here at Download Squad - and contrary to popular opinion there's been more than Google Wave in the news, so here's quick roundup of the news from the last seven days alongside some other stories that we simply didn't get a chance... Full Article at Download Squad