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South Korea Promises New Crackdown on Pirate Sites
The government in South Korea says that it shuttered 25 pirate sites in 2018 and arrested the operators of more than half of them. It also announced the launch of a new response center to more quickly...
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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 01/14/19
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'First Man' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Aquaman'. 'Venom' completes the top three. This week we have two newcomers in our...
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Movie Company Tries But Fails to Expose Pirates Through a DMCA Subpoena
The makers of the film "London Has Fallen" tried to expose the personal details of alleged pirates on a Comcast connection. Instead of filing a regular lawsuit, the company opted for a DMCA subpoena...
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Premier League Opens New Office to Fight Piracy
The Premier League says it has opened its first international office. Based within the Central Business District in Singapore, the office will have the primary aim of fighting piracy on behalf of the...
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Set-Top Box Anti-Piracy Code Neutralized By Hack
Last month, IPTV set-top box manufacturer Infomir announced cooperation with rightsholders to block access to 'pirate' streams. It now appears the system to block allegedly infringing portals can be...
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Article 13 Suspense Builds as Finish Line Nears
This coming Monday, lawmakers hope to reach agreement on the final text of the controversial Article 13. Whatever direction the proposal goes, there's bound to be some disappointment. Opponents fear...
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The Pirate Bay’s Stuck in Time, No New Uploads
The Pirate Bay's upload functionality has been broken for more than two days. This means that users are unable to upload any new torrents to the site. The problems are likely cause by a technical...
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Star Wars Theory’s “Vader” Fan Film Hit With Copyright Claim
A 'Vader' fan film published by the "Star Wars Theory" YouTube channel has been hit with a copyright claim. While the channel's owner was told that he could not monetize the production, the video is...
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Vimeo ‘Fined’€8.5m For Failure to Remove Copyrighted TV Content
Vimeo has been ordered to pay Italian broadcasting giant €8.5m in compensation after failing to take down copyrighted TV shows. The Rome Court of Appeals also ordered the US-based video service to...
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Activists Publish ‘An Illegal Book?’ to Defend Popcorn-Time News Site in Court
A seized domain name of a website that provided information about the Popcorn Time software, has resulted in an intriguing legal battle. Several organizations, including Electronic Frontier Norway...
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Brazilian Police Shut Down Private Torrent Site in ‘Operation Copyright’
Officers from Brazil's Federal Police have launched a broad anti-piracy operation targeting the illegal distribution of music, movies, TV shows, and games. Operation Copyright saw the execution of...
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Singapore Prepares Ban on Piracy-Configured Media Devices & Software
New laws set to be tabled in Singapore this year will target the sale of piracy-configured media devices and software. The proposals also seek to prevent individuals from installing piracy software on...
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Austrian Telecoms Regulator Rejects “Informal” Pirate Site Blocks
Following a dispute over informal 'pirate' site blocking requests sent to ISPs in Austria by rights holders, several providers reported themselves to the authorities for potential net neutrality...
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Facebook Sued For Refusing to Remove Copyrighted Photo
Photographer Kristen Pierson Reilly has filed a lawsuit against Facebook for failing to respond properly to a DMCA notice. The social network refused to remove a copy of her photo, stating that it...
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Anti-Piracy Group BREIN ‘Dealt With’ 339 Pirate Sites Last Year
Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN is among the most active civil copyright enforcement groups in the world. This week the group announced its 2018 achievements, which includes the shutdown of pirate sites...
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(Opinion) TVZion ‘Pirate’ App Dev Threatens Anti-Piracy Measures to Screw...
The developer of pirate streaming app TVZion is so angry at people accessing his pro version for free that he's threatened to start retaliatory action against pirates. Storing IP addresses and usage...
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Popular BitTorrent tracker Linkomanija Must Be Blocked, Appeal Court Rules
LinkoManija.net, the most visited torrent site in Lithuania and the 18th most popular site, period, must be blocked by ISPs, a court has ruled. The case has been ongoing for two years and is likely to...
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Torrent Paradise Creates Decentralized ‘Pirate Bay’ With IPFS
The BitTorrent protocol has a decentralized nature but the ecosystem surrounding it has some weak spots. Torrent sites, for example, use centralized search engines which are prone to outages and...
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Voluntary Live Sports Piracy Blocking Implemented in Portugal
In 2015, Portugal introduced a voluntary 'pirate' site-blocking regime against torrent, streaming, and similar sites, with zero court orders needed. Now the campaign has been extended to include the...
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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 01/21/19
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'A Star is Born' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Hunter Killer'. 'First Man' completes the top three. Photo: Warner Bros. This week...
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