Court Orders PayPal & Alipay to Freeze VPN Company’s Funds in Piracy Lawsuit
Court Orders PayPal & Alipay to Freeze VPN Company’s Funds in Piracy Lawsuit.....»»
$5.7m Win Against Pirate IPTV Seller Might Be Just a Consolation Prize
Anti-piracy group IBCAP is today celebrating a $5.7m win against a seller of pirate IPTV devices in the United States. But despite being sued at the same time, the major pirate IPTV operation behind the device seller appears to be intact. And with al.....»»
Court Orders Cloudflare’s DNS Resolver 1.1.1.1 to Block Pirate Sites in Italy
An Italian court has ordered Cloudflare to block three torrent sites on its public DNS resolver 1.1.1.1. The anti-piracy measures were requested by local music industry group FIMI and anti-piracy group FPM. This is the first time that Cloudflare DNS.....»»
US Lawmakers Want FTC to Crack Down on Overpromising and Dishonest VPNs
Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Anna Eshoo are urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to take action against abusive and deceptive practices in the VPN industry. They note that many Americans benefit from the increased privacy and security th.....»»
Bungie Sues Twitch-Streaming Destiny Cheater ‘MiffysWorld’ For Being Awful
After targeting cheat sellers, game developer Bungie has now sued a US-based gamer who uses cheats. At least initially, Bungie believed it was dealing with just another ban-evading cheater but the investigation into Twitch-streamer 'MiffysWorld' turn.....»»
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 07/18/2022
Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Jurassic World Dominion' tops the chart, followed by ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'. 'Lightyear' completes the top three. Fro.....»»
Research Suggests That Software Piracy Lowers Poverty
Piracy is a controversial topic and research into the effects of copyright infringement is widely debated as well. A new academic study adds an interesting angle by suggesting that software piracy might lower poverty. While this is a plausible conclu.....»»
Operation 404 Hit So Many Piracy Apps It’s Surprising There Are Any Left
Last month anti-piracy initiative 'Operation 404' reportedly took down 226 websites and 461 piracy apps, a huge amount by any standard. With the dust settling this week, anti-piracy company Nagra provided more information on its role in the operatio.....»»
VNest IPTV Faces US Piracy Lawsuit After Failing to Cease-and-Desist
A Las Vegas company and its owner have been named in a DISH Network lawsuit targeting pirate IPTV service VNest TV. DISH says the service offered more than 5,000 channels including some obtained from its satellite feeds and others from Sling TV's onl.....»»
Google Delists Hundreds of Pirate Bay Domains From UK Search Results
Google began to delist pirate sites from local search results last year. The search engine voluntarily complies with court orders targeted at third-party Internet providers. This is also true in the UK, where The Pirate Bay initially remained unblock.....»»
Manga Piracy: Operator of MangaBank Sentenced By Chinese Authorities
Following a complaint from Japanese publishers and a criminal process in China, a man in his thirties has been sentenced for operating MangaBank, a massive manga piracy site that shut down in 2021. Local authorities found no copyright infringement in.....»»
RIAA Takes Down ‘Infringing’ .ETH Domain Auctions from OpenSea
The RIAA is no stranger to sending takedown requests. In most cases, these notices target pirated content but more recently the group has been defending its members against "infringing" Ethereum Name Service (ENS) domain name sales on OpenSea. The NF.....»»
Music Companies Don’t Want ISP to Bring Up “Human Rights” and “Spying” in Piracy Trial
Bright House Networks will go to trial accused by several major music companies of not doing enough to curb piracy. In preparation, both sides have asked the court to ban topics from being presented to the jury. The music companies, for example, don'.....»»
Movie Piracy Site Operator Faces Five Years in Prison After Arrest in Japan
A man suspected of operating a piracy site offering links to over 3,300 local and Western movies has been arrested in Japan. The 51-year-old, suspected of infringing the copyrights of companies including Bandai Namco and King Records, told police tha.....»»
Fake Sky Representative Abuses Copyright Claims Board to Target Pirate Streaming App
The US Copyright Claims board officially opened less than a month ago and there's already a highly suspicious claim on the docket. The unknown “Copyrights Protection” outfit filed a case against pirate streaming app HA Sports Studio 'on behalf' o.....»»
Pirate Site Blocking Expansion to Mobile Networks Raises New Questions
Recording industry group BPI has announced that its program to block pirate sites via court injunctions in the UK will expand to mobile networks, starting with industry leader EE. Tests on EE connections currently yield mixed results but given the co.....»»
Iconic Demonii BitTorrent Tracker Makes Comeback With Millions of Users
A veteran in the BitTorrent scene has resurrected the iconic BitTorrent tracker Demonii. The public tracker, which doesn't host any torrent files, was run by the original YTS group before it was shut down by the MPA. Demonii wasn't targeted by this s.....»»
Roblox Piracy: Developer Demands Thousands of Gamers’ Personal Details
A DMCA subpoena application filed in a California court is seeking to identify potentially tens of thousands of people for being part of Roblox groups, some of which contain members allegedly involved in game piracy. Christopher Boomer's games alread.....»»
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 07/11/2022
Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Jurassic World Dominion' tops the chart, followed by ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'. 'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumble.....»»
How Investigators Use OSINT to Track Down IPTV Pirates
Perhaps the most important aspect of running any kind of pirate site or service is not getting caught. Being exposed by anti-piracy groups can mean legal trouble or in a worst-case scenario, a criminal referral. So how do the authorities track operat.....»»