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U.S. Set-Top Box Warning Could Apply to Large Numbers of Streaming Pirates
U.S. Set-Top Box Warning Could Apply to Large Numbers of Streaming Pirates The Federal Communications Commission has issued an Enforcement Advisory that has the potential to affect large numbers of...
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Movie Companies Target Showbox ‘Pirate’ Sites in US Court
Several independent movie studios, including the makers of "The Hitman's Bodyguard" and "London Has Fallen," have filed a lawsuit against websites that distribute and promote the popular movie...
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EU Council of Ministers Approve Copyright Directive, Including Article 17 (13)
EU Council of Ministers Approve Copyright Directive, Including Article 17 (13) The EU Council of Ministers has approved the Copyright Directive, which includes the controversial Article 17 (formerly...
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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 04/15/19
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 04/15/19 The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'Glass' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Escape Room'. 'How to...
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Starz Goes on Twitter Meta-Censorship Spree to Cover Up TV-Show Leaks
Starz Goes on Twitter Meta-Censorship Spree to Cover Up TV-Show Leaks American entertainment giant Starz is continuing to remove tweets that link to a TorrentFreak news report about leaked TV-shows....
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Premiere of Final Game of Thrones Season Triggers Piracy Bonanza
With hundreds of thousands of people flocking to torrent and streaming sites, the premiere of Game of Thrones' final season has once again ignited a piracy feast. This morning over 120,000 BitTorrent...
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Ukrainian Cyberpolice Unit Announces Launch of “Operation Pirates
Ukrainian Cyberpolice Unit Announces Launch of “Operation Pirates” The Ukrainian government has announced the launch of a new campaign to crack down on online piracy. According to the head of the...
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Demonoid Founder ‘Deimos’ is Believed to Have Passed Away
The founder of Demonoid, one of the most iconic torrent trackers in history, is believed to have passed away. Deimos suddenly disappeared without a trace last summer. According to information reviewed...
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Germany: Upload Filters Can Only Be Prevented “As Far As Possible”
Germany: Upload Filters Can Only Be Prevented “As Far As Possible” Much of the debate preceding the vote on the new EU Copyright Directive had proponents stating that since so-called "upload...
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‘Game of Thrones Season Premiere Pirated 54 million Times in a Day’
‘Game of Thrones Season Premiere Pirated 54 million Times in a Day’ Data published by piracy monitoring firm MUSO suggests that the season opener of Game of Thrones was pirated 54 million times in the...
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Top Film Director Sees Piracy as Most Successful Form of Distribution
Top Film Director Sees Piracy as Most Successful Form of Distribution In many countries it can still be a challenge to access some films through legal channels. If that's the case people can pirate...
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UK Porn Filters Could Mean Sweaty Palms For Piracy Blockers
UK Porn Filters Could Mean Sweaty Palms For Piracy Blockers This summer the UK government will attempt to ban underage access to sites that have a third or more of their content dedicated to porn....
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Movie Studios Are Suing Canadian BitTorrent Users, But That’s Nothing New
There's some uproar in Canada about a supposed 'novel' tactic that's being used to sue alleged BitTorrent pirates. In reality, however, these lawsuits have been ongoing for years. They are typically...
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Huge Video-Hosting Site Openload Stops Paying Uploaders
Openload, one of the world's most-visited sites, particular by those looking for movies and TV shows, has ended its uploader affiliate program. The announcement is tied to falling advertising revenues...
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EFF Backs Stream Rippers in Legal Battle Against Record Labels
EFF Backs Stream Rippers in Legal Battle Against Record Labels Digital rights group EFF has filed a brief in support of the stream-ripping sites FLVTO.biz and 2conv.com. The sites are involved in a...
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The Pirate Bay Lives On, A Decade After ‘Guilty’ Verdicts
The Pirate Bay Lives On, A Decade After ‘Guilty’ Verdicts Ten years ago this week, four men were found guilty and sentenced to prison for running The Pirate Bay. At the time, Peter Sunde said that...
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Omniverse Wants “Scandalous” Claims Removed From ACE’s Piracy Lawsuit
Streaming TV provider Omniverse believes that any comparisons to 'pirate' streaming box vendor Dragon Box are scandalous. The company is asking the court to strike these from the copyright...
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Fake News is Coming? Game of Thrones Pirates Are Going to Jail
Fake News is Coming? Game of Thrones Pirates Are Going to Jail When a new Game of Thrones season is about to land, major news publications everywhere tend to come up with something exciting. But...
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Warner Bros. Takes Down TorrentFreak Tweet Over Software Piracy?
Warner Bros. Takes Down TorrentFreak Tweet Over Software Piracy? Twitter has informed TorrentFreak that another tweet from us has been removed. Apparently, a link to a news article was somehow...
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New Game of Thrones Episode Leaks Online Early
New Game of Thrones Episode Leaks Online Early The latest episode of Game of Thrones has leaked online several hours before its official premiere. The leak comes from the German version of Amazon...
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