Mangadex Has Been Hacked, Users Should Assume Data Has Been Breached
Mangadex Has Been Hacked, Users Should Assume Data Has Been Breached MangaDex, a scanlation platform with tens of millions of monthly visitors, has announced it will be offline until further notice....
View ArticleDanishBits: Authorities Extradite ‘Pirate Mastermind’ From Morocco
DanishBits: Authorities Extradite ‘Pirate Mastermind’ From Morocco After being arrested and jailed in Morocco last October, the alleged "mastermind" behind private torrent tracker DanishBits has now...
View ArticleAppeals Court Affirms Retired Police Officer’s $47,777 Win Against Copyright...
Appeals Court Affirms Retired Police Officer’s $47,777 Win Against Copyright Troll The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the victory of a retired police officer against Strike 3...
View ArticlePRS for Music Claims Victory over 1,346 Pirate Sites (Update)
PRS for Music Claims Victory over 1,346 Pirate Sites (Update) The British copyright collective "PRS for Music" has shared some intriguing statistics on its anti-piracy efforts over the past few...
View ArticleRIAA: Stream-Ripper ‘Yout’ Would Have No Business If Users Could Download...
RIAA: Stream-Ripper ‘Yout’ Would Have No Business If Users Could Download From YouTube YouTube-ripping service Yout and the RIAA are continuing their legal battle in the United States. Yout...
View ArticleCourts Sentence Men for Pirating Thousands of Movies & TV Shows, Including...
Courts Sentence Men for Pirating Thousands of Movies & TV Shows, Including Via Plex Following the dismantling of several private trackers in 2020, a man has been sentenced for sharing...
View ArticleCourt Hears Arguments in Canadian Pirate Site Blocking Appeal
Court Hears Arguments in Canadian Pirate Site Blocking Appeal TekSavvy went up against major media companies including Bell and Rogers in Canada's Federal Court of Appeal this week. The Court, which...
View ArticlePirated Screener Leaks Drop to New Low as Release Windows Shorten
Pirated Screener Leaks Drop to New Low as Release Windows Shorten The number of leaked pirate screeners has dropped to an all-time low. Thus far, only three screeners of Oscar contenders have been...
View ArticleACE Lawsuit: YouTuber ‘Touchtone’ Was Paid $500,000 To Market Pirate IPTV
ACE Lawsuit: YouTuber ‘Touchtone’ Was Paid $500,000 To Market Pirate IPTV Last April, ACE - a coalition of entertainment companies headed up by Universal, Paramount, Columbia, Disney and Amazon -...
View ArticleReddit Users Targeted For Pirating OnlyFans and Other Subscription Model Images
Reddit Users Targeted For Pirating OnlyFans and Other Subscription Model Images Platforms such as OnlyFans allow content creators, including those working in the adult space, to post content and...
View ArticleRecord Labels May Have Falsely Taken Credit for Artists’ Works, Charter Tells...
Record Labels May Have Falsely Taken Credit for Artists’ Works, Charter Tells Court The piracy liability lawsuit between ISP Charter and several major record labels continues. In a new filing this...
View ArticleSending Bogus DMCA Notices Ensures That The Internet Never Forgets
Sending Bogus DMCA Notices Ensures That The Internet Never Forgets In 2019, a video of a man headbutting a restaurant worker in the face went viral. Months later the incident reentered the public...
View ArticleThe Oscars Will Boost Piracy, Especially Without Legal Options
The Oscars Will Boost Piracy, Especially Without Legal Options The Academy Awards ceremony is just a few weeks away but several of the top movie contenders are not available in many countries around...
View ArticleInterest in Kodi Declines After a Turmultuous Few Years of Piracy Headlines
After many years of being mentioned in the same breath as movie and TV show piracy, interest in the Kodi media player appears to have peaked and is now on the decline. That's according to Google...
View ArticleBritish MP’s Old Domain Name Targeted in Million Dollar Piracy Lawsuit
British MP’s Old Domain Name Targeted in Million Dollar Piracy Lawsuit Media giant ABS-CBN has filed a new lawsuit accusing several websites of offering pirated copies of its movies and TV-shows....
View ArticleTuneIn Infringed Labels’ Copyrights, Court of Appeal Rules
TuneIn Infringed Labels’ Copyrights, Court of Appeal Rules US-based streaming audio service TuneIn has failed in its bid to have a High Court judgment overturned in the UK. The Court of Appeal...
View ArticleSEGA Lawyers Demand “Immediate Suspension” of Steam Database Over Alleged Piracy
SEGA Lawyers Demand “Immediate Suspension” of Steam Database Over Alleged Piracy The popular and entirely legal Steam Database has found itself in a precarious position following two erroneous...
View ArticleTop 10 Most Torrented Movies of The Week – March 29, 2021
Top 10 Most Torrented Movies of The Week – March 29, 2021 Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Zack Snyder's Justice League'...
View ArticleCalifornia Suspended ‘Copyright Troll’ Malibu Media’s Corporate Status
California Suspended ‘Copyright Troll’ Malibu Media’s Corporate Status California's Franchise Tax Board has suspended the corporate status of adult entertainment company Malibu Media. The Los...
View ArticlePirate Streaming Site Revenue Down, Despite Audience Growth & Innovation
Pirate Streaming Site Revenue Down, Despite Audience Growth & Innovation Revenue generated by pirate site operators in Russia is down for the third successive year. According to a new report...
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