Bittorrent, Movie Piracy | featured news

The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, ‘Thor’ tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Fast Five’. ‘Red State’ completes the top three.

How many of you remember the film The Expendables? It was an action flick, featuring some of the biggest names in blowing things up, and soon it will be known as the film that has created the largest illegal-BitTorrent-downloading case in U.S. history.

The film industry is one of the most ardent fighters against piracy, using as a weapon in many cases, lawsuits against people who download their content. However, there are few who seek an alternative way to generate revenue or to change the system so far have used.