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Cloudflare Sued for Failing to Terminate Repeat Infringers
In a new complaint filed at a California federal court, Cloudflare stands accused of contributing to, aiding, and abetting copyright infringements. The company fails to terminate customers who are...
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Flixtor Offline Following Mysterious Domain Updates
The popular pirate streaming site Flixtor has become unreachable after its domain nameservers were updated Tuesday morning. Initially, the domain name's A records were removed, and later they were set...
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Mexico Piracy is Rampant But Spotify Uptake is Huge
According to data from a local anti-piracy outfit, 97% of the population in Mexico admits to having consumed music illegally, with 50% doing so via stream-ripping. Spotify, however, reports that...
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Singapore High Court Blocks Access to ‘Pirate’ Set-Top Box Apps
The Singapore High Court has handed down an injunction which requires several local Internet service providers to block access to popular 'pirate' apps. The order, which has not yet been made public,...
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NordVPN Shares Results of ‘No-Log’ Audit
NordVPN shared the results of an audit into its 'no-logs' policy with customers yesterday. The audit, conducted by one of the Big 4 accounting firms, was triggered by damaging allegations earlier this...
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US Judge Slams Copyright Troll For Using His Court “Like an ATM”
A judge in the U.S. has issued one of the most scathing opinions ever seen in a copyright troll case. In response to an early discovery request by porn troll Strike 3 Holdings, Judge Royce C. Lamberth...
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Non-Pirate Kodi Add-On is Copyright Infringing, Denuvo Owner Says
Third-party add-ons for the popular Kodi platform are perhaps best well-known for their ability to provide free access to otherwise premium movies and TV shows. However, according to Denuvo-owner...
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Showbox Sites Settle With Movie Companies, Warn Users of Lawsuits
Two websites promoting the 'pirate' video streaming app Showbox have settled their legal dispute with a group of movie companies. The terms of the settlements are private and the site owners remain...
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Hollywood Wants Hosting Providers to Block Referral Traffic From Pirate Sites
The US Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator is working hard to update his copyright enforcement plans. In a written submission, Hollywood's MPAA shared a few notable ideas. The group calls...
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UK Copyright Trolls Reactivate, Five Years After Alleged Movie Piracy
In 2014, the company behind the Robert Redford film The Company You Keep took UK ISP Sky to court, demanding the personal details of alleged copyright infringers. In 2015, the company began sending...
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TRON’s Financial Incentives for Torrent Users Will be Private by Design
There has been a lot of talk about BitTorrent and TRON's plans to add financial incentives to the torrent ecosystem. Today, TRON founder Justin Sun answers a few of our questions, emphasizing that any...
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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 11/26/18
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'The Nun' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Mission: Impossible - Fallout'. 'Peppermint' completes the top three. This week we have...
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Court Rules MusicMonster Stream-Ripping Service Illegal
A music service that scans Internet radio streams for specific music tracks, records them, and makes them available for download in MP3 format, has lost its case in a German court. The case, brought...
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Copyright Law Professor Urges Australia to Repeal Site-Blocking Laws
The Australian Government is moving full speed ahead with plans to expand its current pirate site-blocking laws. The new proposals make it easier to block new domains and will allow for search engine...
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Music Industry Asks US Govt. to Reconsider Website Blocking
US companies have successfully lobbied and litigated extensively for pirate site blockades around the world. On their home turf, the issue was categorically avoided following the SOPA outrage several...
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Aussie Senate Dismisses Concerns & Approves New Tough Anti-Piracy Law
The Senate's Environment and Communications Legislation Committee has given its seal of approval to tough new amendments to Australian copyright law. In its report, the Committee acknowledges...
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Anti-Piracy Group BREIN Stopped 75 Pirate IPTV Sellers This Year
Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has convinced 75 vendors of copyright-infringing IPTV and VOD services to halt their sales this year. All targets agreed to pay settlements and other costs, totaling...
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12,564 Sites Preemptively Blocked to Protect India’s Most Expensive Movie
The Madras High Court has handed down one of the most aggressive site-blocking orders granted anywhere in the world. Following an application by Lyca Productions Private Limited, more than 12,500...
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Movie Company Demands €200,000 From YouTube Over Pirated Film
Dutch movie production company Farmhouse TV & Film is demanding €200,000 from YouTube after a user uploaded a pirated copy of the film "Redbad." The video in question was viewed half a million...
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Google, Facebook, VPNs, and Others Risk Huge Fines Under Proposed Law
After failing to connect its systems to Russia's national blacklist of permanently blocked sites, Google is now being considered for a fine. Current fines are very small and no deterrent to huge tech...
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