Rightsholders See Iraq as a ‘Corrupt’ Hotbed for Online Piracy, Ask the U.S. to Step In
Several copyright holders are urging the United States Trade Representative to help tackle the unbridled piracy that takes place in Iraq. They describe the country as a hotbed for online piracy services which are also exported to Europe and the US. D.....»»
ACE Seize Pirate IPTV Domains, Press Cloudflare to Hand Over Identitities
The MPA and Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment are pressing ahead with their campaign to eliminate as many pirate services from the web as possible. Their latest activities include the seizure of a number of pirate IPTV-related domains and add.....»»
Pirated Oscar Screeners Have Become a Rare Breed
Twenty years ago, screener copies of all Oscar-nominated films leaked online before the official awards ceremony. Today, screeners have become a rare breed. This isn't only the result of increased anti-piracy protection. In fact, the shift to shorter.....»»
Pirate IPTV Operator Ordered to Pay $231,000 in Damages
A man from Sweden has been convicted for selling subscriptions to pirate IPTV service MacIPTV. The 21-year-old served around 3,000 customers and came to the attention of local anti-piracy group Rights Alliance in 2019, which prompted a police investi.....»»
New Music Industry Takedown Service Targets NFT and ‘Metaverse’ Piracy
Italian anti-piracy group Digital Content Protection has launched a new service that helps rightsholders to police NFT platforms, Web 3.0 projects, and metaverse precursors. The company, which works with major music industry partners including Sony,.....»»
Nintendo ‘Hacker’ Gary Bowser Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison
A U.S. federal court has handed down a 40-month prison sentence to Gary Bowser, a member of the infamous Nintendo modding group Team-Xecuter. The prosecution requested a tougher sentence but celebrates the outcome as an important victory nonetheless......»»
Police Arrest Man For Running Pirate Site Linking to Anime, Movies, TV Shows
In 2020, Japan passed amendments to copyright law to combat so-called 'leech' sites - platforms that carry no content themselves but provide links to pirated content hosted on external servers. According to local anti-piracy sources, a man has now be.....»»
Omi in a Hellcat Will Plead Guilty, Suddenly Turns Anti-Piracy Advocate
'Omi in a Hellcat', a YouTuber who previously operated several pirate IPTV services, says he will plead guilty to a federal indictment accusing him of criminal copyright infringement, tax fraud, wire fraud, among others. Following earlier intransigen.....»»
Google Removed ‘Blocked’ Pirate Sites From UK Search Results
In recent months, Google has removed all search results from popular pirate site domains in several countries. The search engine voluntarily deindexed these sites after it was informed about local ISP blocking orders. The removals have also reached t.....»»
MPA & ACE Embed Staff at US Govt. IPR Center To Fight Movie & TV Show Piracy
The Motion Picture Association and anti-piracy coalition Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment will embed their own personnel at the US Government's National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center. Under the umbrella of the Department o.....»»
Search Engines Will Deindex All Domains That Have 100+ Links to Pirated Content
Major rightsholders and internet companies in Russia have signed a new memorandum of cooperation designed to make pirated movies, TV shows and other content harder to find. In addition to automatically removing reported infringing links within hours,.....»»
Member of Scene Piracy Group SPARKS Gets 22-Month Prison Sentence
A key member of Scene piracy group SPARKS has been sentenced to 22 months in prison. The 52-year-old Brit George Bridi, who pleaded guilty, apologized and showed remorse for his wrongdoing at a New York federal court. The sentence is lower than the 2.....»»
Danish Torrent Tracker Admin Gets Conditional Prison Sentence
A 43-year-old man has been handed a three months conditional prison sentence for his involvement with the Danish torrent tracker Asgaard. The man, who is seen as one of the driving forces behind the now-defunct site, helped to set up and manage serve.....»»
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 02/07/2022
Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'House of Gucci' tops the chart, followed by ‘Nightmare Alley'. 'Eternals' completes the top three. From: TF, for the latest news on copyrigh.....»»
Piracy Icon ETTV Officially Shuts Down Due to a Lack of Funds
ETTV has shut down and will not be coming back. The operator of the site informs TorrentFreak that he doesn't have the funds to keep the site and upload bots going. The domain names are still registered for now but these won't be renewed either. It's.....»»
BREIN Chases Largest Dutch Pirate IPTV Supplier Around The World
Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN is leaving no stone unturned to hold the one-time largest pirate IPTV trader in the Netherlands to account. After investigations in the UK and Portugal, BREIN says it has now tracked the man to Brazil, where it intends t.....»»
U.S. Seeks 5-Year Prison Sentence for Nintendo ‘Hacker’ Gary Bowser
The U.S. Government is seeking a five-year prison sentence for Gary Bowser, a member of the infamous Nintendo modding group Team-Xecuter. The prosecution argues that a tough sentence is needed to send a clear message to other criminals. Bowser's atto.....»»
European Football Leagues Slam “Notice-and-Stay-Up” Provision in DSA
Powerful football leagues are calling on EU legislators to fix a provision in the Digital Services Act that would allow pirated content to stay online following a takedown notice, until complaints can be verified. Any delay in the removal of pirated.....»»
MPA, Amazon & Apple Urge Court to Issue Rapid Pirate IPTV Injunction
A coalition of Hollywood studios plus Amazon, Netflix and Apple is urging a court in the US to issue an urgent injunction to prevent two pirate IPTV services from infringing their rights. In parallel, the defendant's legal team argues that the plaint.....»»
Dutch ISP is Not Required to Forward Piracy Warnings, Court Rules
Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN collects IP addresses of persistent pirates and asks the associated ISPs to forward warnings to these subscribers. The Netherlands' largest ISP, Ziggo, refused to do so due to privacy concerns. This week, a local court a.....»»