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Battle Against IPTV Continues As MPA & ACE Take Over Four More Domains
When it comes to tackling 'pirate' IPTV services, the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment has already claimed the scalps of many in 2019. After quietly taking over the domains of several...
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MPA Adds 1XBET and Baidu to Latest Piracy Threat Report
The Motion Picture Association has sent its latest overview of notorious piracy markets to the US Government. Aside from the traditional list of pirate sites, apps, and hosting providers, the...
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MPAA and RIAA’s Megaupload Lawsuits Remain on Hold, Perhaps For Years
A federal court in Virginia has granted Megaupload's request to keep the civil lawsuits filed by music and movie companies on hold until April next year. With the criminal case still pending, this...
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DISH Threatens to Sue IPTV Subscribers Because Suppliers Are Snitching
DISH and Nagrastar are reportedly sending out a new wave of pay-up-or-else letters to 'pirate' IPTV users in the United States. The company has previously demanded around $3,500 in compensation...
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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 10/14/19
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'The Lion King' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw'. 'Toy Story 4' completes the top...
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Twitter Suspends Trump Meme Creator…But Not For the ‘Kingsman’ Bloodbath Video
Over the weekend a violent video meme depicting Donald Trump killing his critics was aired at a conference for his supporters in Miami. Yesterday, a person connected to the video's creation was...
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Key Internet Players Call For Clarification of ‘Notorious Piracy Market’ Term
The Internet Infrastructure Coalition is asking the U.S. Trade Representative to clarify what a 'notorious piracy market' is. The group, which represents tech firms including Cloudflare, Google,...
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Almost one-third of Americans now pay over $100 for streaming services
The big picture: It's fair to say that there are a lot of streaming services available. Over 100, in fact. This oversaturation means 27 percent of Americans now spend more than $100 per month on...
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YouTube gets alleged copyright troll to agree to stop trolling YouTubers
A lawsuit filed back in August has reached an agreement Alleged copyright troll Christopher Brady will no longer be able to issue false DMCA takedowns to other YouTubers, according to a lawsuit...
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Comcast Becomes First ISP to Join ACE Global Anti-Piracy Coalition
Comcast and by extension Xfinity has become the first Internet service provider to join the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment. Along with Viacom, which also joined ACE this week, the...
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Police Raids Shut Down Share-Online.biz, Germany’s Largest File-Hoster
Share-Online.biz, Germany's largest file-hosting site, has been shut down following raids in Germany, France, and the Netherlands. The platform reportedly had hundreds of servers serving between...
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Popular Torrent Uploader MKVCage ‘Returns,’ But Legal Troubles Remain
The popular torrent uploader MKVCage appears to have made a comeback at a new home, MKVCage.nl. The site's .com domain disappeared last month, shortly after the makers of the film Hellboy filed a...
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Mega Overturns Brazilian ISP Copyright Block
Following a complaint by the Brazilian Association of Subscription Television and subsequent court order, file-hosting giant Mega found itself blocked by ISPs in Brazil recently. Following an...
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Cloudflare Refutes MPA and RIAA’s Piracy Concerns
Cloudflare is frustrated with the continued criticism from entertainment industry groups, which accuse the company of assisting pirate sites. In a letter to the U.S. Government, the CDN provider...
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Guns N’ Roses Fans ‘Fear’ That the Band is Setting a Piracy Trap
This week Guns N' Roses asked its fans to share bootleg footage of the band's "Not in This Lifetime..." tour, with a chance to have it featured in the official video. While that may seem like a...
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Google Play Removes Perfect Player After “Bogus” Copyright Complaint
This week Google removed the popular IPTV software Perfect Player from its Play Store following a hard-to-fathom copyright complaint. A major pay TV provider claimed it was possible to stream...
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( Opinion )‘Sharing is Caring’ Once Described Piracy But Things Have Probably...
While people have always made money from bootleg videos and music, the very early days of file-sharing mostly embodied the "sharing is caring" ethos. Have a tune, give one away. Have a game,...
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Mailchimp Kicks Out TorrentFreak Because We’re ‘Too Risky’
After years of news reporting on copyright issues, we have learned that piracy is not without risk. However, writing about it also has its challenges. A few days ago, our newsletter provider...
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RapidVideo Shuts Down Following Legal Pressure from Warner Bros and Netflix
RapidVideo, a popular file-hosting service with millions of users, has thrown in the towel. The site faces legal pressure from lawyers representing the MPA and ACE, including a lawsuit from Warner...
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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 10/21/19
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'The Lion King' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw'. 'El Camino' completes the top...
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