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Breaking A Paris court has ordered five French Internet providers to block access to thirteen websites that link to pirated content. While pirate site blockades are nothing new, this is the first European court order that targets file-hosting services. The order, which also affects torrent sites, was issued following a complaint from the local anti-piracy […]
Breaking DISH Network has filed a new lawsuit against the currently unknown operators of several streaming websites. DISH says that despite numerous demands to cease-and-desist, the sites – which all embed live TV channels from companies around the world – have continued to infringe the broadcaster’s copyrights. DISH is demanding an injunction, millions in damages, […]
News A UK man who sold access to pirate streaming services admitted to copyright and fraud charges in court today. According to a police investigation, instigated by anti-piracy group FACT, the man sold roughly £400,000 worth of unauthorized streaming subscriptions. Pirate streaming services remain widely appealing to a broad audience. At a fraction of the […]
OMI with custom ‘Reloaded’ bling It is not uncommon for anti-piracy groups to state that some ‘pirates’ make a lot of money. However, whenever that is the case, there’s a tendency for most in the piracy world to maintain a low profile. Take that position, multiply it by a million. You’re now just halfway to […]
Breaking Internet provider Cox Communications can’t argue that it had “no knowledge” of the hundreds of thousands of piracy notices it received, a Virginia federal court ruled. The ruling is important for the upcoming trial between the Internet provider and dozens of music companies, as “knowledge” is a critical element of the rightsholders’ liability claim. […]
News Six years ago, Movie2K was one of the largest ‘pirate’ streaming sites on the Internet, with more traffic in Germany than Twitter or Amazon. During May 2013, the site suddenly disappeared but now, more than half a decade later, police say they have made three arrests. They include two men suspected of being former […]
News Spain’s National Police says it has dismantled a pirate IPTV operation worth an estimated €1 million to its operators. A police video shows raids on various locations which resulted in the arrest of 12 individuals, four said to have captured signals with eight more acting as resellers of the service. Raids, shutdowns, legal action, […]
Opinion The second season of the sitcom “Sick of It” will soon air on the British TV-channel Sky One. This prompted co-writer and actor Karl Pilkington to share an episode of the first season with over a million Facebook fans. A kind gesture, but since the video was indirectly sourced from a pirate group, perhaps […]
News A YouTuber who used a royalty-free track supplied by YouTube itself has had all of his videos copyright claimed by companies including SonyATV and Warner Chappell. According to the music outfits, Matt Lownes’ use the use of the track ‘Dreams’ by Joakim Karud means that they are now entitled to all of his revenue. […]
Stats The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. ‘Angel Has Fallen’ tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Joker’. ‘Gemini Man’ completes the top three. This week we have four newcomers in our chart. Angel Has Fallen is the most downloaded movie. The data for our weekly download chart is estimated […]