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.....»»
Cloudflare Vows to Fight Global 1.1.1.1 DNS Blocking Orders
Copyright holders are expanding their web-blocking horizons by going after DNS resolvers. Cloudflare is one of the key players that's being targeted. While the Internet infrastructure company complies with targeted blocking orders related to the webs.....»»
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.....»»
US Lawmakers Urge Verisign to Help Tackle Online Piracy
A group of U.S. lawmakers wants domain name registry Verisign to help tackle online piracy. The company has a key role in the domain names system, overseeing many popular TLDs including .com, .tv and .net. Verisign believes that it should operate in.....»»
Telecoms Group Wants to DDoS IPTV Pirates Off The Internet
In most regions of the world, the problem of IPTV piracy isn't going away, despite attempts to take illegal services down using enforcement agencies and ISP blocking. In Hungary a new anti-piracy option has been placed on the table - cyberattacks aga.....»»
Adobe Thinks it Can Solve Netflix’s Password ‘Piracy’ Problem
As Netflix and similar legal streaming services come under pressure to maximize profits, 'password piracy' looks set to become a recurring news event in the months and years to come. Adobe believes that business opportunities exist and is offering it.....»»
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.....»»
ACE Shuts Down More Illegal Streaming Sites – These Sites May Be Next
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment has announced the shutdown of seven domains linked to illegal streaming services, together generating at least 27 million visits per month. ACE's interest in these domains dates back to 2020 and was revea.....»»
P2P Streaming Tool “Ace Stream” Decries Unjustified Site Blocking and Piracy Allegations
Ace Stream is a decentralized streaming tool with millions of users. The application, built on the VLC media player, doesn't host or link to any content, but that hasn't stopped rightsholders from complaining. In fact, the software's website is curre.....»»
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 09/12/2022
Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Thor: Love and Thunder' tops the chart, followed by ‘Top Gun: Maverick'. 'Where the Crawdads Sing' completes the top three. From: TF, for th.....»»
Kiwi Farms: The Slippery Slope of Curating the Web
Despite broad public protests, Cloudflare initially declined to cut its ties with Kiwi Farms. When death threats came into play, the company quickly changed its position. The removal of Kiwi Farms will likely increase calls for voluntary curation of.....»»
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.....»»
US Piracy Blocking Lawsuit Enters New Phase – Part Public, Part Hidden
US Piracy Blocking Lawsuit Enters New Phase – Part Public, Part Hidden.....»»
Tarantino and Miramax Settle Copyright Lawsuit Over “Pulp Fiction” NFTs
Quentin Tarantino and Miramax have settled their copyright infringement lawsuit over the "Pulp Fiction" NFT project. The film studio accused the director of using copyrighted materials, including the screenplay, without owning all the rights. The set.....»»
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.....»»
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.....»»
$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.....»»
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.....»»
EU Initiative Uses Blockchain and NFTs to Fight IP Infringement
The EU is preparing to launch its own blockchain solution to authenticate physical products through NFTs. The technology can be used to fight counterfeit products but has many other use cases as well. The tokens are compatible with regular NFT platfo.....»»
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.....»»