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Bahnhof: The ISP That Fights For Privacy and a Free Internet
Customers of Swedish ISP Bahnhof can consider themselves part of a unique movement. Unlike many other operators in the same space, Bahnhof is both a staunch supporter of the open Internet and a fierce...
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Top 3 Copyright ‘Owners’ Sent Google a Billion Takedown Requests
The three most active 'copyright owners' have asked Google to remove more than a billion allegedly infringing links from its search engine results. While more than 160,000 rightsholders have asked...
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(Opinion) Even TorrentFreak Gets ‘Pirated’ On a Daily Basis
We all know that movies, TV shows, music, and games get pirated almost as soon as they're released, but copying isn't only restricted to those content areas. Over the past couple of years,...
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(Opinion) Doxxing Pirates or Even Anti-Pirates is No Way to Solve Disputes
Some of the most closely guarded secrets in the online piracy space are people's identities. Staying anonymous is often the most important tool for longevity, whether that's within piracy groups or...
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Philippines Could Revoke Licenses of ISPs That Help to Facilitate Piracy
A new bill introduced in the Philippines could see local ISPs stripped of their licenses to operate if they provide access to sites that infringe or facilitate infringement of copyright. Citing...
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Metal Band Bans Photographer After Copyright Clash
Metal band Arch Enemy has banned photographer J. Salmeron from shooting any future gigs. The band's management was not amused when he alerted a clothing sponsor about the unauthorized use of his work....
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Movie ‘Pirates’ Let Down by Lack of Screener Releases Around Christmas
Christmas is usually a time when Hollywood celebrates top revenues at the box office. Many pirates, however, associate it with high-quality screener leaks. This year people all around the world also...
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UK Police Arrest Man Over ‘Nintendo Switch’ Modding, Warn Game Pirates
City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) arrested an alleged Nintendo Switch modder this month. The man was suspected of infringing Nintendo's copyrights but got off with a...
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First Pirated DVD Screeners of the Season Leak Online
The first pirated DVD screeners have just made their way onto various pirate sites. This year the honor goes to Green Book, which was quickly followed by Ralph Breaks the Internet. Release group...
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Pirate IPTV Services Will Be Blocked Says Set-Top Box Manufacturer
Infomir, the manufacturer of the popular MAG range of set-top boxes, says it will block the portals of suspected copyright-infringing IPTV providers following complaints from copyright holders. While...
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Anti-Piracy Companies Continually Report IMDb as a Pirate Site
For movie fans everywhere, IMDb is one of the world's best resources for information. Sadly, however, many anti-piracy companies can't tell the difference between IMDb and a pirate site. Ironically,...
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(Opinion) BitTorrent Blocklists Are Even Less Effective Than Pirate Site...
For my years, some pirates have been putting their faith in so-called 'peer blocking' apps that aim to prevent anti-piracy agencies from connecting to their clients and monitoring their activities....
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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 12/31/18
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'Johnny English Strikes Again' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Bird Box'. 'Aquaman' completes the top three. This week we have...
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TorrentFreak’s 18 Most Read Articles of 2018
With 2018 nearing its end, we take a look at the most-read news articles posted on TorrentFreak this year. The troubles at various torrent sites including The Pirate Bay and Demonoid made quite an...
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Reporting When Pirate Releases Hit The Internet is Apparently Illegal Now
A PreDb is an online database that advises users when a particular pirate file hits the Internet. The vast majority of these services are for information purposes only and contain no links to pirated...
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(Opinion) Five ‘Piracy’ Predictions For 2019
The new year is just a few hours old. A good time to make some predictions. There's little doubt that there will be plenty controversy in 2019. The Pirate Bay will remain online, albeit predominantly...
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New Law Will See Pirate TV Services Blocked By ISPs in Latvia
New laws that came into effect yesterday will see Latvian ISPs begin blocking 'pirate' sites that provide TV streams without a license. The blocking will be carried out extrajudicially on the orders...
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Movie Companies Sue Popcorn Time Operator in US Court
Filmmakers behind the movies “Mechanic: Resurrection” and “Once Upon a Time in Venice” are trying to shut down a popular Popcorn Time fork through the Hawaiian federal court. In an amended complaint,...
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BitTorrent Unveils New Token to Pay for Faster Downloads
BitTorrent Inc. has announced a new cryptocurrency token that will allow users to pay for faster downloads. The token is part of BitTorrent and TRON's plan to add ‘currency’ to the BitTorrent protocol...
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Operator of China’s Former Leading Torrent Site Jailed For Three Years
The owner of what once said to be China's leading torrent site has been jailed for three years and fined more than US$116,000 by the Huai'an Intermediate People's Court of Jiangsu Province. Yuan...
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