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Torrentz2 Suffers Prolonged ‘Downtime’ and Returns a 503 Error
The popular torrent meta-search engine Torrentz2 is suffering some technical problems, it seems. For more than a day the site has been returning a "503 Service Unavailable" error which indicates that...
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EU Commission Calls For Substantial Law Enforcement Boost to Fight Piracy
The EU Commission is calling for the capacity of law enforcement agencies around Europe to be "substantially strengthened" to fight piracy and other IP crimes. Promising to reinforce cooperation...
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Bing Features Pirated 'YTS' Movies and Even Finds Some on YouTube
Increasingly, homepages of popular pirate sites are disappearing from search engines. In some cases, however, search engines help pirate brands to stand out. Bing, for example, highlights YTS movies...
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Streaming Site Shuts Down, Offers Unique Perspective on Anti-Piracy Pitfalls
Earlier this month, popular streaming site Time2Watch closed its doors, vowing never to return. While a pirate site shutting down is nothing out of the ordinary, the operators of the platform bowed...
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Court Orders GoDaddy to Transfer Piracy Hack Store Domain to Nintendo
A federal court in Seattle has clarified that all third party intermediaries must cut their ties to a group of Nintendo 'piracy hack' stores. The order was prompted by GoDaddy's refusal to transfer...
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MPA Hits MediaBox HD on Github: “Massive” Movie & TV Show Piracy
Under the banner of the MPA, the major Hollywood studios plus Netflix have filed a complaint with Github resulting in the removal of popular streaming app MediaBox HD. The takedown is the latest in a...
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Pirate Bay Founder Warns US Govt. Against Mafia-Esque Copyright Lobby
As one of the original founders of The Pirate Bay, Peter Sunde has made a name for himself over the past two decades. While he is no longer associated with the site, copyright holders still see him as...
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Music Leaking Site 'Kingdom Leaks' Announces Imminent Closure
Kingdom Leaks, a music piracy site that has been leaking new music to the Internet for the past seven years, has announced its imminent demise. Due to personal reasons, from January 1, 2021, the site...
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Record Labels Secure Big Win in Piracy Lawsuit Against Spinrilla
Several RIAA labels have secured a major win in their court battle against the popular hip-hop mixtape service Spinrilla. A federal court in Atlanta has ruled that the company is liable for direct...
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Court Suspends 'Copyright Troll' Lawyer From Practicing Law
Copyright lawyer Richard Liebowitz has been repeatedly sanctioned by federal courts. The controversial attorney has a long track record of disregarding court orders. To protect the public from future...
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BREIN Launches Anti-Piracy Campaign Targeting BitTorrent Uploaders
Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has announced a new campaign which aims to change the behavior of frequent or long-term BitTorrent uploaders. Starting December 15, BREIN will track down users deemed...
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'Copyright Trolls' Enter Brazil Demanding Money from Suspected Pirates
Thousands of Brazilian Internet subscribers are being accused of downloading pirated copies of films such as 'Hellboy' and 'Rambo: Last Blood' via BitTorrent. The suspected pirates are receiving...
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Torrentz2 Suffers Prolonged 'Downtime' and Returns a 503 Error
The popular torrent meta-search engine Torrentz2 is suffering some technical problems, it seems. For more than a day the site has been returning a "503 Service Unavailable" error which indicates that...
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Mega Has Now Terminated 95,000 Users For Repeat Copyright Infringement
Mega is one of the Internet's most popular sites, currently storing more than 87 billion files. As a result, the service is regularly targeted with copyright takedown requests. The company's latest...
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U.S. Embassy Donates 50 Laptops to Help Nigeria Fight Online Piracy
Online piracy remains widespread all over the world, including African countries. The Nigerian Copyright Commission, which is trying to curb this problem, has estimated that over $1 billion is lost...
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Search Engines Reported to Monopoly Investigators Over Pirated Content
The Association for the Protection of Copyright on the Internet (AZAPI) has filed complaints with Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service against Internet giants Yandex and Mail.ru. According to AZAPI,...
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ACE & MPA Target Pirate IPTV Provider & Yet Again, VOD Will Be The Achilles’...
By their very nature, pirate IPTV services are clearly illegal and several have faced action through the courts in the US. To date, Hollywood studios have won every lawsuit in a devastating fashion....
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Domain Registrar Can Only be Held Liable for Pirate Sites As a Last Resort
The highest court in Germany has clarified that domain name registrars should only be held liable for pirate sites if all other options fail. The order is part of a drawn-out battle between Universal...
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'Downloading' Videos From Netflix & Disney+ To Keep is Possible But Delivers...
Various software tools aggressively promoted online have the stated purpose of allowing people to download movies and TV shows from services including Netflix and Disney+. While most work on a base...
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The most pirated software in the world might just surprise you
The most pirated software in the world might just surprise you It may basically be free, but pirates seem to love WinRAR (Image credit: Pixabay) Research looking into the most pirated software in...
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