The Pirate Bay [UP?]
[Has anyone else posted about this?] TorrentFreak posted this. When I first checked, TPB's full home page was accessible. Now, it's just a stub. Login does not work at the moment either.
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The Pirate Bay’s Main Domain ‘Returns’ After a Month of Downtime
After a month, The Pirate Bay is accessible one again through its main domain name. The unannounced comeback follows ThePirateBay.org sending traffic to a black hole for nearly a day. Initially,...
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Danish Court Throws Out Three Piracy Cases, Plaintiff Had No Right to Sue
A High Court in Denmark has thrown out three copyright infringement cases against alleged BitTorrent pirates, filed by a middle-man operation with links to notorious copyright troll Guardaley. The...
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WordPress DMCA Takedown Notices Drop But Abuse Remains Prevalent
WordPress has published a new transparency report which shows a decline in the number of DMCA takedown notices received. While volume is dropping after an all-time high in 2018, inaccurate claims...
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Judge in eBook.bike Piracy Case Asks Author to Consider a Massively Reduced...
The copyright infringement lawsuit filed by author John van Stry against former Pirate Party leader Travis McCrea may be edging closer to financial discomfort. A motion for summary judgment filed by...
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‘Copyright Troll’ Lawyer’s Request for a Temporary Prison Release Due to...
Paul Hansmeier, one of the lead attorneys behind the controversial Prenda law firm, has asked the court for a temporary release from prison while he appeals his 14-year sentence. The disbarred...
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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 04/13/20
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'Bad Boys for Life' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Trolls world Tour'. 'Gretel & Hansel' completes the top three. This...
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Russia Preparing New Law to Ban All Video Recording in Movie Theaters
Russia's Ministry of Culture says it has drafted new legislation to combat the unauthorized recording of movies in cinemas. The development will be greeted with cautious optimism by movie companies...
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COVID-19 ‘Lockdowns’ Directly Impacted Torrent Download Numbers in Several...
The new coronavirus continues to spread around the world, with many governments responding with social distancing measures and lockdowns. These restrictions have far-reaching consequences and have...
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Internet Archive to Senator: No “Emergency Copyright Act” Required, Fair Use...
The row over the Internet Archive's National Emergency Library, which aims to fill the learning gap in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, has now reached government. In response to a letter sent by...
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Charter Can’t Sue Over False DMCA Notices, Record Labels Argue
Last year Internet provider Charter Communications was sued by several record labels for not doing enough to curb piracy. A few weeks ago, the ISP hit back, suing the music companies for sending...
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Huge Games Piracy Forum CS.RIN.RU Says Cash is Needed to Stay Online
CS.RIN.RU is probably the largest forum dedicated to video games piracy on the planet. However, after a reported 17 years in operation, the site's sponsor has reportedly decided to stop funding the...
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YouTube Fights Off Lawsuit Over ‘Retaliatory’ Copyright Strikes
A California federal court has dismissed a lawsuit against YouTube over 'retaliatory' copyright strikes. DJ Short-E accused YouTube of failing to process DMCA counternotices after he threatened...
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MPA and BREIN Sue Hosting Providers Over Pirate Streaming Service
The MPA and anti-piracy group BREIN are suing three Dutch hosting providers who offered services to the large streaming piracy CDN Moonwalk. Through this legal action the groups want to compel...
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Photographer Sues NBCUniversal Demanding Millions For Copyright Infringement
New York-based photographer Mark Seliger has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against NBCUniversal demanding millions of dollars in damages. Seliger is known for his high-quality portraits,...
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The Pirate Bay Blocked By MalwareBytes But Normal Service Will Be Resumed
The Pirate Bay returned to the clear web this week after a month-long hiatus. However, the structure of the infamous torrent index presented an access problem to users of the popular anti-malware...
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Charter’s Request to Dismiss Piracy Liability Allegations Fails
Charter's request to dismiss the vicarious piracy liability claims of several major music companies has failed. The ISP argued that it doesn't directly profit from copyright-infringing subscribers...
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Vicious Headbutt Video Meets Bogus DMCA Notices and the Streisand Effect
A man from the US became a hero last year when a video of him subduing a man who had headbutted someone in the face went viral. The video has been reposted numerous times since but is regularly...
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Copyright Holders Have to ‘Resend’ Millions of Pirate Bay Takedown Notices
The Pirate Bay's main domain returned with a new look last week. While the changes are relatively small, they are a source of frustration for some users. Copyright holders are perhaps even less...
View ArticleRussia Plans to Block Access to ‘Pirate’ Apps on Google Play and Apple’s App...
Russia is planning action against apps that facilitate access to pirated content. If app developers don't quickly respond to a request from authorities to cease distribution of their software,...
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