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ISPs Say They’ll Happily Cut Pirate IPTV Streams as Quickly as Law Allows It

Today's symbiotic relationship between content providers and ISPs, often includes the latter selling access to partners' entertainment products. That's a far cry from the situation two decades ago when very little content was made available online an.....»»

Source:  TorrentfreakCategory: InternetFeb 15th, 2024Related News

Lawsuit Accuses Anna’s Archive of Hacking WorldCat, Stealing 2.2 TB Data

American nonprofit OCLC is known globally for its leading database of bibliographic records, WorldCat. A few months ago, many of these records were posted publicly by the shadow library search engine, Anna's Archive. OCLC believes that this is the re.....»»

Source:  TorrentfreakCategory: InternetFeb 15th, 2024Related News

Prison for ‘Mr. X’: Headteacher By Day, Pirate IPTV Maverick By Night

A UK man described as a leading reseller for pirate IPTV service Flawless TV, has been sentenced to a year in prison at Birmingham Crown Court. Documents in the Flawless case referred to a mysterious 'Mr. X', now revealed as 42-year-old Paul Merrell;.....»»

Source:  TorrentfreakCategory: InternetFeb 15th, 2024Related News

AirVPN Stops Serving Italians due to “Piracy Shield” Blocking Requirements

Starting later this month, VPN provider AirVPN will no longer accept Italian customers. This drastic decision is a direct response to the Government's piracy-blocking requirements, enforced through the "Piracy Shield" system. AirVPN says that the req.....»»

Source:  TorrentfreakCategory: InternetFeb 15th, 2024Related News

Piracy Shield’s First Targets Blocked, Pirate Boxes Discovered in Italian Prison

Piracy Shield’s First Targets Blocked, Pirate Boxes Discovered in Italian Prison.....»»

Source:  TorrentfreakCategory: InternetFeb 15th, 2024Related News

DataCamp & DISH Settle Massive IPTV Piracy Lawsuit, Still Completely Disagree

A DISH copyright lawsuit against UK-based CDN company DataCamp has ended with a settlement. The original complaint alleged that DataCamp failed to terminate 'repeat infringer' customers, identified by DISH as the operators of several IPTV services. T.....»»

Source:  TorrentfreakCategory: InternetFeb 15th, 2024Related News

Rightsholders Brand Vietnam an Online Piracy Haven & Demand Action

The IIPA, which represents the MPA, RIAA, and other entertainment industry groups, views Vietnam as a haven for online piracy. The Southeast Asian country is considered the leading global exporter of piracy services, 'home' to popular brands such as.....»»

Source:  TorrentfreakCategory: InternetFeb 15th, 2024Related News

Reddit: IP Address Disclosure Puts User Anonymity At Risk

A third attempt by film companies to obtain information on Reddit users is facing opposition from the social media platform. The rightsholders, who want to use comments posted to Reddit as evidence in a lawsuit against an ISP, argued that disclosing.....»»

Source:  TorrentfreakCategory: InternetJan 25th, 2024Related News

beIN Sports’ Football Piracy Blitz Adds Blocking to Domain Seizures

With no obvious signs that piracy of live sporting events is on the wane, beIN Sports appears to be waging war against unlicensed providers on multiple fronts. With the Africa Cup of Nations tournament now in full swing, a report that beIN has obtain.....»»

Source:  TorrentfreakCategory: InternetJan 25th, 2024Related News

X Corp. Fights ‘Genshin Impact’ Subpoena, Defends Alleged Leakers’ “Anonymous Speech”

X Corp refuses to comply with a DMCA subpoena targeting X/Twitter users who allegedly leaked unreleased Genshin Impact content online. Publisher Cognosphere obtained the subpoena last November and views this is a straightforward matter. X Corp believ.....»»

Source:  TorrentfreakCategory: InternetJan 23rd, 2024Related News

Sky Italia Targets Pirate Streaming App VancedFlix Through GitHub

GitHub has removed the popular pirate streaming app VancedFlix from its servers in response to a takedown notice sent by Sky Italia. The request targets a similarly named repository on the developer platform, as well as the app's APK file that's link.....»»

Source:  TorrentfreakCategory: InternetJan 23rd, 2024Related News

ACE Shuts Down Huge Football Piracy Ring, Total Destruction TBC

Right now, dozens of domains linked to live football piracy sites are redirecting to the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment. Domains began displaying the ACE seizure banner on Saturday and the list has been growing ever since. Once complete, A.....»»

Source:  TorrentfreakCategory: InternetJan 23rd, 2024Related News

Warner Bros. Wants Tumblr to Identify Beetlejuice 2 ‘Leaker’

The upcoming "Beetlejuice 2" film, starring Jenna Ortega and Winona Ryder, is scheduled to premiere in September. However, it appears that someone managed to get their hands on early footage, leaking an 'on set' photo on Tumblr. Warner Bros. is unhap.....»»

Source:  TorrentfreakCategory: InternetJan 23rd, 2024Related News

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 01/22/2024

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'The Marvels' tops the chart, followed by 'Napoleon'. ‘'Wonka' completes the top three. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, p.....»»

Source:  TorrentfreakCategory: InternetJan 23rd, 2024Related News

‘Canada is a Video Piracy Hotspot While Brazil Sees Piracy in Decline’

A recent report estimated that there were over 141 billion visits to pirate sites in 2023. This number is large, but rather meaningless without proper context. Today, we take a look at how piracy trends are evolving in different countries. Canada em.....»»

Source:  TorrentfreakCategory: InternetJan 23rd, 2024Related News

Russia Piracy Takedowns Up By 100%, “Western Rightsholders to Blame”

Russian telecoms watchdog Roskomnadzor is reporting a huge increase in the amount of infringing content it either blocked or deleted in 2023. The finger of blame for the 100%+ uplift over figures reported in 2022 can be found pointing towards Western.....»»

Source:  TorrentfreakCategory: InternetJan 23rd, 2024Related News

ACE Shuts Down Popular Pirate Sites, 27+ ‘Instant Pirate Sites’ Fall Over

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, in partnership with TrueVisions, Thailand’s leading pay-tv provider, announced the shutdown of all domains associated with two popular pirate sites. ACE has labeled one of the targets a Piracy-as-a-Ser.....»»

Source:  TorrentfreakCategory: InternetJan 23rd, 2024Related News

Vietnam’s Pirate Site Blocklist Quietly Adds Torrent Sites

Vietnam has become a focal point in the international battle against online piracy. Rightsholders have repeatedly spurred on the government to take action and while grave concerns remain, Vietnam has recently expanded its site-blocking efforts by tar.....»»

Source:  TorrentfreakCategory: InternetJan 23rd, 2024Related News

Sky’s Industrial-Scale Pirate IPTV Blocking Becomes a War of Attrition

Last summer, Sky TV obtained a somewhat mysterious pirate IPTV blocking injunction at the High Court in London. In the months up to November 2023, that led to UK ISPs blocking at least 400 IPTV domains/subdomains, potentially many more. Available dat.....»»

Source:  TorrentfreakCategory: InternetJan 23rd, 2024Related News

Publishers Target Z-Library Domains With Millions of DMCA Takedowns

Little over a year ago, the U.S. Government attempted to shut down Z-Library. Two suspects were arrested and both risk lengthy prison sentences. While that could act as a deterrent, the shadow library remains online today. Hoping to make it less acce.....»»

Source:  TorrentfreakCategory: InternetJan 23rd, 2024Related News