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Kim Dotcom’s K.im Domain Goes Up For Sale, Displays Google SEO Rant
The main domain of Kim Dotcom's K.im crypto project appears to have fallen into a third-party's hands. The Isle of Man domain K.im was bought by Dotcom in 2013 for a then-record price of $20,000...
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How Music Copyright Lawsuits Are Scaring Away New Hits
The boom in copyright lawsuits is rattling the music industry — to the point where some artists and songwriters are spending tens of thousands of dollars on insurance policies Most of the world...
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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 01/13/20
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'Joker' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil'. 'Countdown' completes the top three. This week we have...
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Game Developer Sees Boost in Sales After Releasing Official Torrent
Most copyright holders are doing everything they can to prevent their content from showing up at The Pirate Bay. However, the developer of the indie shooter game 'Danger Gazers' took the opposite...
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ACE Shuts Down UlangoTV ‘Pirate’ IPTV App, Seizes Domain
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment has claimed another scalp in the 'pirate' IPTV space. The UlangoTV app provided free access to thousands of unlicensed TV streams but there was also...
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TV Channel Owner Arrested For Airing ‘Pirate’ Movie Days After Theatrical...
On January 9, action thriller movie 'Darbar' enjoyed its theatrical release in India. Bizarrely, just three days later, a pirated copy of the hit production was illegally aired on cable TV. The...
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Number of Pirated Screener Leaks Already Higher Than Last Year
The number of leaked pirate screeners is on the rise again after last year's all-time low. Thus far, ten copies have been posted online, including several high-profile Oscar contenders. As in...
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Operator of Popcorn Time Info Site is Liable for Piracy, Supreme Court Rules
The Danish Supreme Court has upheld a conditional prison sentence against the operator of a website that provided information on the piracy app Popcorn Time. The site itself didn't host the...
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Jetflicks Piracy Trial Delayed After Canada Hands Over Masses of Discovery Data
The trial of six defendants who allegedly operated the 'pirate' streaming service Jetflicks will now take place in July 2020. The delay is in response to Canadian authorities handing over masses of...
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Kim Dotcom Wins Back K.im Domain After Dispute & $100K Sell-Back Offer
After falling into third-party hands the main domain of Kim Dotcom's K.im project is set to be reclaimed. The Isle of Man domain recently expired and was quickly snapped up but, following a dispute...
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RomUniverse’s Request to Dismiss Nintendo Piracy Lawsuit Fails
A California federal court has denied RomUniverse's request to dismiss Nintendo's piracy lawsuit. The site's operator, who is leading his own defense, argued that he is protected by the DMCA's safe...
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Pirated Copy of ‘1917’ Leaks in Massive Screener Dump
Six pirated movie screeners have leaked in the span of just a few hours. The screener dump includes a copy of Golden Globe winner 1917, one of the most prominent leaks thus far. Also notable is the...
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( Opinion ) Manga Scanlation Teams Don’t Want War, They Want Accessible Content
Huge scanlation platform MangaDex recently revealed that legal pressures had, among things, restricted its ability to receive donations from users. Following our report, a server administrator...
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‘Casting Couch’ Movie Company Orders Cloudflare to Unmask Tube Site Pirates
Adult movie company AMA Multimedia has obtained a DMCA subpoena from a Washington court to help it track down individuals who uploaded content to various 'tube' sites. The subpoena orders Cloudflare...
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( Opinion ) ‘Local’ Pirate Sites Are Thriving Around the World
The Pirate Bay, YTS and Animeflv are well-known pirate brands that are hugely popular in many countries. The same can't be said for Mrpiracy, Filma24, and Cimaclub. However, the latter and many...
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Ebook.bike Owner Risks Crippling Sanctions Over Piracy Case Discovery Failures
Former Pirate Party Canada leader and Ebook.bike operator Travis McCrea is facing the possibility of crippling sanctions if the plaintiff in his copyright infringement lawsuit has his way. After...
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( Opinion ) Most Canadian ISPs Are Staying Quiet on Pirate Site Blocking
Canada is a relative newcomer when it comes to pirate site blocking. At the moment it remains unclear how most ISPs will technically implement these blocks and whether they'll communicate this...
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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 01/20/20
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'Joker' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil'. 'Countdown' completes the top three. This week we have...
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New Pirate Sites Line Up to Fill IndoXXI’s Shoes
Pirate streaming giant 'IndoXXI,' stopped offering pirated movies at the start of the year. This left millions of Indonesian pirates without their favorite site. However, according to anti-piracy...
View ArticleUFC 246 Twitch Piracy Fail Raises Questions For Amateur Pirates & UFC Alike
The much-heralded return of Conor McGregor this weekend ended in a stunning 40-second victory for the UFC's biggest star. The event also resulted in one of the biggest piracy fails in recent...
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