Terminating Subscribers Doesn’t Stop Pirates, Charter Argues
Terminating Subscribers Doesn’t Stop Pirates, Charter Argues Charter Communications has responded to the piracy liability lawsuit filed by a group of prominent record labels. The ISP filed a motion...
View ArticlePirate Bay Registrations are Closed Due to Spam Flood
Pirate Bay Registrations are Closed Due to Spam Flood The Pirate Bay is temporarily closed to new users to prevent the site from being flooded with spam. The site was being abused by scammers who...
View Article’12 Million Watched a Pirate Stream of Joshua vs. Ruiz on YouTube’
’12 Million Watched a Pirate Stream of Joshua vs. Ruiz on YouTube’ Millions of people tuned into the heavyweight championship bout between Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr last weekend. While many...
View ArticleRIAA Targets 14 New Sites in Campaign Against YouTube-Rippers & Piracy
RIAA Targets 14 New Sites in Campaign Against YouTube-Rippers & Piracy The RIAA appears to be stepping up its campaign against sites offering features to rip content from YouTube. The music...
View ArticleRussia Says it Will Soon Begin Blocking Major VPNs
Russia Says it Will Soon Begin Blocking Major VPNs Back in March, ten major VPN providers including NordVPN, ExpressVPN, IPVanish and HideMyAss were ordered by Russian authorities to being blocking...
View ArticlePiracy is Ethically Acceptable For Many Harvard Lawyers, Research Finds
Piracy is Ethically Acceptable For Many Harvard Lawyers, Research Finds In most countries the law strictly forbids people from sharing copyrighted material without permission. However, not everyone...
View ArticleDMCA Takedowns Try to Delist Dozens of Adult Homepages from Google
DMCA Takedowns Try to Delist Dozens of Adult Homepages from Google A wave of DMCA notices sent from a company without an obvious web presence have targeted, among other things, the homepages of...
View ArticleTVAddons Boast Over 14 Million Active Users Per Month
TVAddons Boast Over 14 Million Active Users Per Month Leading Kodi add-on resource TVAddons has gone through some rough times in recent years. The site's founder was sued in the US and Canada, but...
View ArticleOne Amazon Copyright Complaint Costs Torrent Site its Domain
One Amazon Copyright Complaint Costs Torrent Site its Domain A torrent site losing its domain over a single copyright complaint from Amazon seems an unlikely scenario. However, when one views the...
View ArticleZippyshare’s “Forbidden” Message Spreads to Spain
Zippyshare’s “Forbidden” Message Spreads to Spain The mysterious blocking efforts of popular file-hosting service Zippyshare continue to expand. After UK and German users were 'forbidden' from...
View ArticleTop 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 06/10/19
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 06/10/19 The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'Captain Marvel' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Pokémon Detective...
View ArticleKim Dotcom Begins Final Supreme Court Battle to Avoid US Extradition
Kim Dotcom Begins Final Supreme Court Battle to Avoid US Extradition More than seven years after the dramatic arrest of Kim Dotcom and several of his former Megaupload colleagues, the quartet are...
View ArticleSET TV Loses Lawyer and Goes Dark in Piracy Case
SET TV Loses Lawyer and Goes Dark in Piracy Case SET TV, which stands accused of selling pirate IPTV subscriptions, has stopped responding in the lawsuit filed against the company by several...
View ArticlePirate Site Blocking Efforts Expand to Ecuador
Ecuador's National Intellectual Property Service has ordered local Internet providers to block access to five Rojadirecta domain names. The blocking order was requested by Fox Latin America and Liga...
View ArticleIndia Court Hands Down Cricket World Cup Piracy Blocking Order
The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup currently underway in England and Wales is set to conclude July 14, 2019. Rights to audio broadcasts are held by India-based Channel 2 Group but the company is facing...
View ArticleVillage Roadshow wins court order to block 76 overseas video piracy websites
Village Roadshow wins court order to block 76 overseas video piracy websites Telstra, Optus, Vocus, TPG, and Vodafone are required to block the sites within 15 days. Village Roadshow has emerged...
View ArticleLa Liga Fined €250K For Breaching GDPR While Spying on Piracy
La Liga Fined €250K For Breaching GDPR While Spying on Piracy Spanish soccer league La Liga has been fined 250,000 euros by local data protection agency AEPD. The penalty comes after La Liga...
View ArticleDISH and Bell IPTV ‘Pirates’ Pressed to Settle Or Face Legal Action
DISH and Bell IPTV ‘Pirates’ Pressed to Settle Or Face Legal Action NagraStar, a join venture between DISH Network and Kudelski Group, is going after people who use pirate IPTV services to access...
View ArticleFragmented Streaming Landscape Keeps Piracy Relevant, Research Suggests
Fragmented Streaming Landscape Keeps Piracy Relevant, Research Suggests Streaming video services are, in theory, great competitors to pirate sites and services. However, when you have to sign up for...
View ArticleRed-Hot Vetements Fashion Brand is Selling an $845 Pirate Bay Hoodie
Red-Hot Vetements Fashion Brand is Selling an $845 Pirate Bay Hoodie According to the latest Lyst Index report of the world's hottest fashion brands, Switzerland-based Vetements is a Top 10 player,...
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