Freeloading Kodi Add-On Users Are Undermining RapidVideo
Freeloading Kodi Add-On Users Are Undermining RapidVideo Popular file-hosting site RapidVideo says it will change its business model because it can no longer finance itself via advertising. According...
View ArticleWrongfully Accused ‘Pirate’ Wants Copyright Holder to Pay Her Bills
After being wrongfully accused of pirating eight 'adult' movies, a woman from Illinois is now seeking justice. In a relatively rare order the court allowed her request for a declaration of...
View ArticleSenators Aim to Help Students, Might Even Reduce Textbook Piracy Too
Senators Aim to Help Students, Might Even Reduce Textbook Piracy Too Textbooks are essential tools for students hoping to build a better life through education, but their sheer expense can be...
View Article( Opinion ) ‘Pirate Sites and Copyright Holders Can Both Profit From...
Anti-piracy company DMCAForce is trying to unite copyright holders with torrent and streaming sites. Instead of asking for content to be removed, it's experimenting with an advertising revenue share...
View ArticleGTA V’s Take-Two Settles Lawsuit with Popular Cheat Maker
GTA V’s Take-Two Settles Lawsuit with Popular Cheat Maker With a consent judgment issued by a New York federal court, Take-Two Interactive has settled its case with a prominent GTA V cheat maker....
View Article( Opinion ) Reddit’s /r/Piracy is Deleting Almost 10 Years of History to...
Under pressure from Reddit's administrators over copyright issues, the site's largest forum dedicated to piracy discussion has opted for "The Nuclear Option". After voting by its contributors, all...
View ArticlePirated Promo Screeners of ‘American Gods’ and Other TV-Shows Leak Online
Pirated Promo Screeners of ‘American Gods’ and Other TV-Shows Leak Online Unreleased episodes of several high-profile TV-shows including American Gods, The 100, Bless This Mess, and Knightfall have...
View ArticleTop 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 04/08/19
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'Glass' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World'. 'Bumblebee' completes the top three. This week...
View ArticleT-Mobile Blocks 22 ‘Pirate’ Domains as Net Neutrality Concerns Persist
T-Mobile says it has received a request to block 22 domains linked to alleged pirate sites. While the ISP has already implemented the bans in Austria where the case originates, it has also written to...
View ArticleOperators of Three Pirate Sites Face Prison & $560 Million in Damages
Four individuals connected to three once-popular pirate sites have gone on trial in Spain. The quartet is made up of the founder of the sites and three investors. One of the sites was previously...
View ArticleEU Court Asked to Rule on ‘Piracy Liability’ of Usenet Provider
EU Court Asked to Rule on ‘Piracy Liability’ of Usenet Provider After more than a decade in court, the legal dispute between anti-piracy group BREIN and Usenet provider News-Service.com has landed on...
View ArticleVodafone Will Implement ‘Three-Strikes’ For Pirates
Vodafone Will Implement ‘Three-Strikes’ For Pirates Vodafone Ireland has become the latest Internet service provider to agree to a so-called "three strikes" regime to deal with piracy. Subscribers...
View ArticleTwitter Flags President Trump for Copyright Infringement, Again and Again
Twitter Flags President Trump for Copyright Infringement, Again and Again Yesterday evening President Trump tweeted a video, made by a supporter, which used music from 'The Dark Knight' soundtrack....
View Article( Opinion ) Starz Doesn’t Like News About Leaked TV-Shows, Takes Down...
A few days ago we reported on several major leaks of unreleased TV-shows. This included several episodes from the Starz original show "American Gods". Apparently, however, Starz didn't like our news...
View ArticlePirate Bay, RARBG, 1337x & Torrentz2 to be Permanently Blocked in India
Pirate Bay, RARBG, 1337x & Torrentz2 to be Permanently Blocked in India A judge has handed down an order which requires ISPs in India to permanently block The Pirate Bay, RARBG, Torrentz2,...
View ArticleSteal This Show S04E14: Faircoin Part 2
Steal This Show S04E14: Faircoin Part 2 Today we bring you the next episode of the Steal This Show podcast, discussing renegade media and the latest decentralization and file-sharing news. In this...
View ArticleStream-Ripper Operator Rejects Record Labels’ Piracy ‘Hysteria’ in Court
The Russian operator of the YouTube-ripping sites FLVTO.biz and 2conv.com has filed his answering brief at the US Appeals Court. The site owner rejects the "sky is falling" arguments and other piracy...
View ArticleRussian Ebook Pirates ‘Exploit Loophole’ in Anti-Piracy Legislation
Russian Ebook Pirates ‘Exploit Loophole’ in Anti-Piracy Legislation When pirate sites are getting blocked left, right and center, those offering copied content need to get creative. According to...
View ArticleUS Govt and Rightsholders Want WHOIS Data Accessible Again, to Catch Pirates
Copyright holders and the US Government want ICANN to make domain WHOIS data more accessible again. They say that this information is required to track down online pirates as well as other bad actors....
View ArticleStream-Ripping: What Are YouTube, Spotify & Deezer Doing About it?
Stream-Ripping: What Are YouTube, Spotify & Deezer Doing About it? In recent years, so-called 'stream-ripping' has been labeled the music industry's most serious piracy threat. Interestingly,...
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