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BREIN Takes Down 231 Pirate Sites in Six Months, But That’s Not All
Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has published a report on its activities for the first six months of 2017. The headline figures are the takedown of more than 230 'pirate' sites alongside the targeting...
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HBO Got Hacked, Game of Thrones Spoilers Surface Online
Hackers have stolen proprietary information from the media giant HBO. The leak includes a confidential outline for the fourth episode of the current Game of Thrones season, and episodes of Ballers,...
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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 07/31/17
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘The Mummy'. 'King Arthur: Legend of the Sword' completes the top three....
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Piracy Brings a New Young Audience to Def Leppard, Guitarist Says
While many artists have stepped up to demonize piracy over the years, Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell prefers to see the upside. Describing the effects as "fantastic", Campbell says there's a...
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Former Vuze Developers Launch BiglyBT, a ‘New’ Open Source Torrent Client
Two long-time developers of the Vuze BitTorrent client, formerly known as Azureus, have launched a new client. BiglyBT emerges at a time when Vuze development has stalled. The developers promise to...
View ArticleCourt Will Not Drop Case Against KickAss Torrents Owner
An Illinois federal court has denied a motion to dismiss the criminal case against alleged KickassTorrents owner Artem Vaulin. Among other things, the defense argued that torrent files themselves are...
View ArticleTVAddons Returns
Bell Canada, TVA, Videotron, and Rogers are collectively suing Kodi addon repository TVAddons, TorrentFreak can reveal. The lawsuit targets TVAddons' operator for the alleged unlawful distribution of...
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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 08/08/17
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'The Mummy' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming'. 'Alien Covenant' completes the top three. This week we have...
View ArticlePiracy Isn't About Ethics, It's About Danger
The MPAA's former VP of Worldwide Internet Enforcement says that the industry narrative on piracy is no longer based on trying to get people to act ethically. Hemanshu Nigam says the discussion today...
View ArticleControlling Millions of Internet Pirates Won't Be Easy
This week a man in the US uploaded the remaining three episodes of Power to the Internet in advance of their commercial release. It was clear he didn't care about being identified. Or, presented with...
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TVAddons Decimated Without Trial, Here’s a View of the Damage
Quote Bell Canada, TVA, Videotron, and Rogers are collectively suing Kodi addon repository TVAddons. Before obtaining a civil search warrant, ostensibly to preserve evidence, the companies admitted to...
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The Windows App Store is Full of Pirate Streaming Apps
Quote In recent years streaming piracy has become a popular pastime for millions of people. A lot of this takes place through 'rogue' websites or dedicated pirate devices, which are often scolded by...
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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 08/21/17
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'Baywatch' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'. 'The Mummy' completes the top three. This week we...
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MPAA Wins Movie Piracy Case in China After Failed Anti-Piracy Deal
The international arm of the Motion Picture Association of America has chalked up a copyright victory against a huge Chinese video platform. The suit, filed against Xunlei in 2015 following the...
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Entire Kim Dotcom Spying Operation Was Illegal, High Court Rules
Quote The whole New Zealand-based spying operation against Kim Dotcom and his Megaupload co-defendants was illegal, the High Court has ruled. The revelation appears in a newly released decision, which...
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Florida Court Orders ‘Pirate’ Site KissAsian to Pay 1.8M in Damages
Quote A Florida court has ordered the operators of KissAsian to pay $1,810,000 in damages for copyright and trademark infringement offenses. The default judgment is in favor of media giant ABS-CBN,...
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Darkwood Creators Share Game on The Pirate Bay, For Those Who Can’t Pay
Acid Wizard Studio, the creators of the popular Darkwood game, have shared a copy on The Pirate Bay. The developers want to help out people who don't have the financial means to buy a legal copy of...
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Live Mayweather v McGregor Streams Will Thrive On Torrents Tonight
Quote Many thousands of people without access to the Mayweather v McGregor fight tonight will download the spectacle tomorrow using BitTorrent. What many won't know, however, is that the fight will...
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Renowned Kodi Addon Developer MetalKettle Calls it Quits
Quote MetalKettle, one of the most famous Kodi addon developers of recent times, has called it quits. Citing concerns over the current legal environment, 'MK' says he considered what would happen if...
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Pirate "cam" copies of movies may one day be a thing of the past, thanks to a...
Content creators and cinemas have tried everything from piracy-busting patrols to embedded watermarks, but nothing seems to be making a dent in film piracy. So-called "cam" copies of new films often...
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