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Leak of John Bolton’s Controversial Book Triggers ‘Unstoppable’ Piracy Frenzy
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton will release his controversial memoir later this week but it's already circulating on various pirate sites. The leaks appeared shortly after the US...
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Saudi Arabia Announces Launch of Pirate Site Blocking Campaign
Saudi Arabia says that after carrying out an investigation it will prevent 231 pirate sites from being accessed in the country, including some that broadcast "encrypted sports". The move will be...
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41% of Young Danes Illegally Stream or Download Digital Content
A new study published by the Danish Chamber of Commerce has found that the number of citizens who download or stream pirated content from the Internet has largely remained static since 2018....
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‘Academic’ Torrent Client Offers a Safe Haven for Pirate Sites
BitTorrent is a decentralized technology but most torrent sites rely on a centralized infrastructure that can be seized or taken down. The Tribler torrent client, which is developed by the Delft...
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The Pirate Bay: Swedish Court Throws Out Injunction That Wrongly Targeted ISP
Two movie companies that applied for an information injunction against an ISP they claim has connections to The Pirate Bay have had their claim thrown out by a Swedish court. Obenetwork successfully...
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President Sends South Africa’s New Copyright Bill Back to Parliament after US...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent two copyright-related bills back to Parliament. The legislation, which was just a signature away from becoming law, includes broad fair use...
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EU Court of Human Rights Declares Order to Remove Anti-Censorship Tool Advice...
In 2015, a a human rights organization that monitors web-censorship and pirate site blockades in Russia was itself ordered to be blocked by a local court for offering advice on how to use tools...
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Social Media Buzz Boosts TV Piracy, Research Finds
A new paper published in the Journal of Internet Electronic Commerce Research concludes that social media buzz boosts online piracy numbers for TV-shows. The more people talk about them, the more...
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EFF & Heavyweight Legal Team Will Defend Internet Archive’s Digital Library...
The EFF has revealed it is teaming up with law firm Durie Tangri to defend the Internet Archive against a lawsuit targeting its Open Library. According to court filings, the impending storm is...
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Appeals Court Revives Record Labels’ Lawsuit Against YouTube Rippers
The copyright infringement case between several major record labels and the YouTube-rippers FLVTO.biz and 2conv.com is back on. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the District Court's...
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MangaDex Develops P2P System to Distribute Manga Sharing Bandwidth Costs
MangaDex, a scanlation platform with tens of millions of monthly visitors, has developed an innovative solution to help satiate its users' thirst for content. The site's newly open sourced...
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Court Grants Groups Permission to Intervene in Canadian Pirate Site Blocking...
Canada's Federal Court of Appeal is allowing several high-profile groups and organizations to intervene in the country's first pirate site blocking case. This includes rightsholder representatives...
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Amazon Profits From Pirate IPTV So Can’t Sue Pirate IPTV Provider, Court Hears
In April, a coalition of entertainment companies headed up by Universal, Paramount, Columbia, Disney and Amazon sued 'pirate' IPTV provider Nitro TV. In an answer to the complaint, Nitro's operator...
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Torrentz2.eu Domain Suspended by Registry on Public Prosecutor’s Order
The popular torrent meta-search engine Torrentz2 is no longer accessible through its main .eu domain name. The domain was suspended by the EURid registry pending an investigation, triggered by a...
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Top 10 Most Torrented Movies of The Week – 06/29/20
Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'You Should Have Left' tops the chart, followed by ‘Force of Nature'. 'Irresistible'...
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Global Pirate Site Traffic Drops to New Low After COVID-19 Peak
When governments began to implement lockdown measures to hamper the spread of COVID-19, hundreds of millions of people were asked to stay at home. This resulted in a piracy peak. While some thought...
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ISP Ordered to Hand Over Pirates’ Details After Cracked Software ‘Phoned Home’
Alleged pirates who installed cracked copies of expensive Siemens CAD tools on their computers are facing potentially huge settlement demands after the software "phoned home" informing the company...
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Court Excoriates ‘Copyright Troll’ Lawyer and Adds $100,000 in Sanctions
Copyright lawyer Richard Liebowitz has, once again, been sanctioned by a New York federal court. In a scathing order, the court sums up the attorney's 'deplorable record' which includes violating...
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Amazon Sued For Copyright Infringement on Movies Including Austin Powers
Amazon is facing a US copyright infringement lawsuit for distributing movies on its streaming service for which it doesn't hold the rights. Filed in a New York court and alleging direct and...
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Police Arrest Pirate IPTV Operator & ‘Hijack’ Streams With Anti-Piracy Warning
Police officers from a Cyber and Serious Organised Crime Unit in the UK arrested a 24-year-old man yesterday under suspicion of operating a pirate IPTV service. Users of at least one service are...
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