VPN Users Could Be Depriving Pirate Sites of Ad Revenue
VPN Users Could Be Depriving Pirate Sites of Ad Revenue With website blocking becoming more prevalent around the world, more and more users are turning to VPNs to regain access. However, according...
View ArticleTop 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 04/22/19
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 04/22/19 The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'Glass' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Escape Room'. 'High Life'...
View ArticleACE Sees “Piracy Reduction” Efforts Pay Off, But Work is Not Done Yet
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), the global anti-piracy coalition which includes the major Hollywood studios, plus Netflix, Amazon and others, is keeping the pressure on. The group...
View ArticleNintendo Targets Amazing C64 Port of Super Mario Bros. After 7 Years’...
Nintendo Targets Amazing C64 Port of Super Mario Bros. After 7 Years’ Development Developer ZeroPaige has spent the last seven years creating a port of Super Mario Bros. for the Commodore 64, a...
View ArticleMalibu Media Wants to Dismiss Piracy Case Against IT Experts, Says They Can...
Adult entertainment company Malibu Media has informed the court that it wants to drop one of its piracy cases because the defendants are sophisticated IT professionals who can hide infringing...
View ArticlePiracy Tracking Firm MUSO Secures Additional £3.5m in Funding
Piracy Tracking Firm MUSO Secures Additional £3.5m in Funding UK-based piracy tracking firm MUSO has raised an additional £3.5 million in funding from venture capital firm Harwell. The company plans...
View ArticleAvengers: Endgame Leaks Online in China, Begins to Spread
Avengers: Endgame Leaks Online in China, Begins to Spread Just hours after Avengers: Endgame premiered in China, a cammed copy has appeared online. Data reviewed by TorrentFreak reveals the movie...
View ArticleBREIN Goes After ‘Pirate’ Plex Share With Thousands of Movies and TV-Shows
BREIN Goes After ‘Pirate’ Plex Share With Thousands of Movies and TV-Shows Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has tracked down a Plex user who offered access to a library of 5,700 movies and 10,000...
View ArticleMobdro Pirate Streaming App Slammed in Malware Report
Mobdro Pirate Streaming App Slammed in Malware Report Popular pirate streaming app Mobdro has been slammed in a new study carried out by a network security company on behalf of an anti-piracy group....
View Articlea Liga & Rights Alliance Win Dynamic Football Piracy Blocking Order
a Liga & Rights Alliance Win Dynamic Football Piracy Blocking Order Top Spanish football league LaLiga, with assistance from anti-piracy group Rights Alliance, has obtained a first-of-its kind...
View ArticleZippyshare Shows ‘Forbidden’ Message to German Visitors
Zippyshare Shows ‘Forbidden’ Message to German Visitors File-hosting site Zippyshare receives an estimated 100m visitors per month but last month became largely inaccessible in the UK. The same fate...
View ArticleUS Govt Identifies Top Pirate Sites and Other ‘Notorious Markets’
The US Government has published its list of the largest piracy websites and other "notorious markets." This year's overview includes usual suspects such as The Pirate Bay, FMovies, and Uploaded, but...
View ArticlePremier League & Broadcasters Win Judgment in Landmark Pirate TV Box Case
Premier League & Broadcasters Win Judgment in Landmark Pirate TV Box Case Following a guilty plea by a key defendant, SingTel, Starhub, Fox Networks Group and the Premier League have won a...
View ArticleVictims of Prenda Law ‘Copyright Trolls’ Can Now Register for Restitution
Victims of Prenda Law ‘Copyright Trolls’ Can Now Register for Restitution After admitting to several criminal acts, Prenda Law attorneys John Steele and Paul Hansmeier will be sentenced a few weeks...
View Article75-Year-Old Can’t Sleep Following Accusations of Hardcore Porn Piracy
75-Year-Old Can’t Sleep Following Accusations of Hardcore Porn Piracy A pensioner from Sweden has revealed that he's had difficulty sleeping ever since he was targeted by copyright trolls. The...
View ArticleExodus Forks Show That Open Source Kodi Add-ons Are Hard to Eradicate
Two years ago "Exodus" was one of the hottest third-party add-ons for the Kodi media player. The open source software allows users to stream movies and TV-shows, often without permission. While the...
View ArticleTop 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 04/22/19
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 04/22/19 The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'Avengers: Endgame' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘What Men...
View ArticleTVCatchup Goes Down and is Probably Gone For Good
TVCatchup Goes Down and is Probably Gone For Good Troubled live TV streaming service TVCatchup appears to be completely down and is most probably out for good. Following an adverse EU copyright...
View ArticleU.S. Places 36 Countries on Annual ‘Piracy Watchlist’
The Office of the United States Trade Representative has published its yearly Special 301 Report, highlighting countries that fail to live up to US copyright protection standards. The administration...
View ArticleChina Shuts 361 Movie Piracy Sites, 57 Apps, and Arrests 251 Suspects
China's Ministry of Public Security has announced details of a major crackdown on groups involved in movie piracy. In a lengthy report, the authorities reveal they have "destroyed" 361 pirate sites,...
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