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“Go Unlimited” Taunts Hollywood With DMCA-Ignore Video Hosting
Pirate streaming services are booming. Copyright holders are working hard to contain this problem by going after hosting services. However, not all platforms are taking content offline. Go Unlimited...
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New Foxtel Blocking Application Targets Streaming, Torrent & Proxy Sites
Foxtel has returned yet again to the Federal Court in Sydney, Australia, with another application to have 'pirate' sites blocked by ISPs. Documents obtained by TorrentFreak reveal efforts to block...
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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 07/01/19
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'Shazam!' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Pet Sematary'. 'Dumbo' completes the top three. This week we have five newcomers in...
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Netflix and Hollywood Want Millions in Piracy Damages from SET TV
Several Hollywood studios, Amazon, and Netflix, are requesting millions of dollars in damages from SET TV, an IPTV service that was sued last year. The company initially denied the copyright...
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Spanish Court Throws Out Copyright Trolling Case
Spanish ISP Euskaltel has welcomed a decision by a court to throw out a copyright trolling case against one of its customers. The Commercial Court No. 2 of Bilbao dismissed the case due to...
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Encrypted DNS and SNI Make Pirate Site Blocking Much Harder
Pirate site blocking is seen as an an effective enforcement tool for rightsholders. However, network experts and Internet providers warn that new threats are on the horizon. Encrypted DNS and SNI can...
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Kaspersky VPN Now Blocks ‘Pirate’ Sites in Russia
Following orders from local authorities, Kaspersky's VPN has begun blocking sites on Russia's national blacklist, which includes many 'pirate' sites. The news follows reports that the country's...
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Charter Profited From Ignoring Piracy, Music Companies Tell Court
A group of major music outfits say that Charter Communications profited from ignoring pirating subscribers. The companies, including Capitol Records, Warner Bros. and Sony Music, counter the ISP's...
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BREIN Obtains Court Order to Stop Pirate eBook Sharing on Facebook
Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has obtained a court order to prevent the managers of two Facebook groups from sharing copyright eBooks online. Four people, including a 49-year-old woman, have agreed to...
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Pirate Party MEP Elected Vice-President of EU Parliament
The Pirate Party political movement owes its early success to sticking up for The Pirate Bay, following a raid in Sweden. Since then, it has come a long way. In recent years Pirates have delivered...
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Premier League Seeks Live Sports Blocking Order in Ireland By Andy on July 5,...
The Premier League is seeking to expand its illegal stream blocking program to Ireland. An application filed at the High Court demands that ISPs including Eircom, Sky, Virgin and Vodafone prevent...
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Police: Scam Streaming Sites Are Exploiting Internet Users
Police in Germany have issued another warning after scam streaming sites trapped users into paying useless subscriptions of more than 350 euros. The sites, which closely resemble pirate streaming...
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MPAA Wants U.S. Govt. to Prosecute Streaming Piracy Operations
The MPAA has a three-pronged approach to combating piracy. It pursues voluntary agreements with third-party intermediaries, engages in civil action against key pirate players, and encourages the feds...
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MPAA Now Controls at Least 3 ‘Pirate’ IPTV Domains
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, the global anti-piracy coalition compromised of Hollywood, Amazon, Netflix and dozens of other companies, is taking a close interest in pirate IPTV...
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The Scene: Pirates Ripping Content From Amazon & Netflix
Traditionally, a major source of high-quality pirate releases has been retail discs, such as Blu-ray or DVD. Today, torrent and streaming sites are regularly fueled by content culled from streaming...
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WIPO Aims to Cut Revenue to Pirate Sites With Newly Launched Database
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is aiming to combat piracy with a new blocklist of infringing sites. The BRIP database, which is open to approved contributors from WIPO member...
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Worldwide Torrents Suffers Extended Downtime, Again
The popular torrent site Worldwide Torrents is going through a rough patch. The site is suffering extended downtime, without an official update from the operator. Meanwhile, users and uploaders,...
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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 07/08/19
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'Shazam!' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Alita: Battle Angel'. 'Hellboy' completes the top three. This week we have one newcomer...
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BT Sport Subscribers Test Pirate Sites After UFC PPV Decision
BT Sport is the current home for UFC events in the UK. However, a recent surprise decision to charge subscribers additional fees to watch big events saw many turn to piracy this weekend. It's a move...
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uTorrent Now Includes Tokenized BitTorrent Speed
A few hours ago, BitTorrent Inc. rolled out a new version of uTorrent with the much-heralded BitTorrent Speed integration. Users who installed the software were given 10 BitTorrent Tokens (BTT) to...
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