Murderous 1600s pirate hid out in US colonies with impunity
One tarnished silver coin at a time, the ground is yielding new evidence that in the late 1600s, one of the world's most ruthless pirates wandered the American colonies with impunity......»»
Pirate Sites That Rip-Off Other Pirate Sites’ Branding Are About to Regret It
Sites like The Pirate Bay are recognized for their unique branding but in today's pirate streaming sector, individuality can mean copying a successful site and buying the closest possible domain. Countering ISP blocking is a driving force but opportu.....»»
“House of the Dragon” Crushes “The Rings of Power” on Pirate Sites
"House of the Dragon" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" are two completely different TV series. However, their near-simultaneous premieres have tempted people to draw comparisons. While we can't say which series is better, the download.....»»
Pirate IPTV Operator Faces Prison Following Organized Crime Investigation
Following an investigation carried out by a regional police organized crime unit, a UK man is due to appear in court next month charged with copyright and proceeds of crime offenses . Sources familiar with the case say the man is the alleged operator.....»»
AnyStories Drags Cloudflare to the Copyright Claims Board Over Pirate Site
Popular reading app AnyStories has filed a complaint against Cloudflare at the Copyright Claims Board. According to the Singaporean company, Cloudflare should be required to take action against customers who operate pirate sites, even if it doesn't h.....»»
Danish Pirate Site Blocking Updated, Telecoms Group Publishes All Domains
Rights Alliance and ISPs have agreed to update their code of conduct to block pirate sites more quickly in Denmark. When one ISP receives an instruction to block a domain, a new process will see other ISPs follow in less than seven days. Meanwhile, D.....»»
Court Blocks 13,445 ‘Pirate’ Sites Proactively to Protect One Movie
A court in India has granted what appears to be the most aggressive site-blocking injunction in the history of copyright law. In advance of the movie 'Vikram Vedha' premiering in cinemas last Friday, a judge handed down an injunction that ordered 40.....»»
Hosting a Pirate Streaming Site on GitHub Isn’t the Best Idea
WishFlix is a French pirate streaming site that chose GitHub as its hosting platform. While this worked well for a while, the site was targeted by a StudioCanal takedown notice last week. WishFlix is currently still afloat but GitHub probably isn't t.....»»
Rightsholders Asked Google to Remove Six Billion ‘Pirate’ Links
Copyright holders have asked Google to remove six billion links to 'pirate' search results over the past decade. The vast majority of these requests were honored. While copyright infringement can't be eradicated entirely, Google is slowly but steadil.....»»
The long-delayed Skull and Bones loses its 2022 release date
Ubisoft's pirate adventure game Skull and Bones has been delayed again, this time to March 2023 as the company continues to polish up the experience......»»
An AI message decoder based on bacterial growth patterns
From a box of Cracker Jack to The Da Vinci Code, everybody enjoys deciphering secret messages. But biomedical engineers at Duke University have taken the decoder ring to place it's never been before—the patterns created by bacterial colonies......»»
Pirate IPTV Subscription Seller Sentenced to Six Months in Prison
A man in his 40s who sold subscriptions to two pirate IPTV services has been sentenced to six months in prison. The man and his partner, both from Sweden, were acquitted of money laundering charges after the court found insufficient evidence to show.....»»
Memes become murderous nightmares in "Grimcutty" trailer
We all know the internet loves a good meme. Hulu’s latest trailer for its horror thriller Grimcutty plays on an internet character gone wrong, promising a 21st-century creature-feature of a trend turned catastrophe. When “Grimcutty&r.....»»
Indian Court Orders US Domain Registrars to Preemptively Block Pirate Sites
The New Delhi High Court has issued a site-blocking injunction in favor of Star India to protect the film "Brahmastra". Local ISPs have been ordered to block 18 pirate sites but the same order also applies to domain registrars, including US-based Nam.....»»
Filmmakers Sue AT&T to Block Pirate Sites & Disconnect Repeat Infringers
A group of independent movie companies has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against AT&T. The Internet provider, which has over 80 million subscribers in the US, faces far-reaching demands. In addition to millions in damages, the filmmakers wan.....»»
$0.50 Per Month Pirate IPTV Packages Hit By beIN Emergency Injunction
beIN Media Group says it has won an emergency injunction to stop a Tunisian retailer selling pirate IPTV subscriptions. At the time of writing, MyTek offers pirate packages alongside the official package offered by beIN. One costs around $220 per yea.....»»
Verizon Must Disconnect Pirates & Block Pirate Sites, New Lawsuit Demands
After filing a multi-million dollar copyright complaint against AT&T, a coalition of filmmakers has now sued Verizon. The claims are broadly similar - the ISP turned a blind eye to piracy, failed to disconnect repeat infringers, and has lost its safe.....»»
Five Men Indicted For Uploading Movies & Then Extorting ‘Pirate’ Downloaders
Prosecutors in Taiwan have indicted five men for running an operation that uploaded movies to the internet and then extorted cash settlements from the BitTorrent users who downloaded them. One of the men is former ultramarathon runner Kevin Lin, who.....»»
Football Fans Turn Pirate as Another Legal Streaming Service Falls Over
To divert people away from piracy, legal streaming services warn of the unreliability of illegal streaming sites. But for the third time in a matter of weeks, football fans have been unable to watch key matches due to legal platforms falling over. As.....»»
DNS Resolver Quad9 Continues to Fight Pirate Site Blocking Demands
After a Hamburg court issued a preliminary order requiring DNS resolver Quad9 to block a music piracy site, the case is now progressing through the court system. Sony filed a main proceeding at a Leipzig court that allows both sides to provide furthe.....»»
U.S. Pressured Taiwan to Ban Pirate TV Boxes But China’s Not Too Interested
When public figures in Taiwan were called out for watching the Olympics on pirate set-top boxes last year, it would've been no surprise to the U.S. that China was the supplier. But while Taiwan attempts to outlaw highly capable 'Ubox' devices, the so.....»»