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News Adult movie company AMA Multimedia has obtained a DMCA subpoena from a Washington court to help it track down individuals who uploaded content to various ‘tube’ sites. The subpoena orders Cloudflare to hand over the identities of uploaders and potentially site operators too but given the way the content seems to be delivered, it […]
News On January 9, action thriller movie ‘Darbar’ enjoyed its theatrical release in India. Bizarrely, just three days later, a pirated copy of the hit production was illegally aired on cable TV. The makers of the movie immediately filed a complaint with police who, according to local reports, have now arrested the channel owner and […]
Last week we reported that the operator of YTS, one of the most visited torrent sites, resolved a piracy lawsuit that was filed against it by movie outfit Wicked Nevada. In a consent judgment, the YTS admin agreed to pay $150,000 in damages. In addition, he promised not to share torrents of the film “Extremely […]
News The operator of the popular torrent site YTS has resolved the piracy lawsuit that was filed by movie outfit Wicked Nevada last year. In a consent judgment, which is signed by both parties, the YTS admin agreed to pay $150,000 in damages. The site is no longer allowed to share torrents of the film […]
Breaking A man who ran several US-based ‘pirate’ websites has pleaded guilty to one count each of criminal copyright infringement and tax evasion. Talon White, 29, faces up to five years in prison and must pay more than $4m in restitution to the MPAA and IRS, while forfeiting around $4.8m in cash, crypto, and property. […]
News Police in New Zealand have reportedly seized $6.7m in cryptocurrency and $1.1m in cash as part of a money laundering investigation. According to a local report, a man from Hamilton allegedly received the funds from a US-based movie piracy site he helped to create. PayPal noticed unusual activity on an account linked to the […]
Earlier this year, Dutch ISP Ziggo prevented a film distribution company gaining access to details of 377 subscribers who allegedly pirated its films. Dutch Filmworks appealed but a decision in the case has now been postponed by the Court of Appeal, which cited the complexity of the case as a factor. For many years, Dutch […]
TweakBox, a popular third-party ‘app store’ for iOS devices, has removed several movie streaming apps from its platform. The developers haven’t shared any further details, but the decision comes right after the makers of the film “Hellboy” targeted TweakBox in a subpoena. The removed apps include Popcorn Time, CotoMovies, and MediaBox HD. Apple always carefully […]
Movie company Bodyguard Productions is suing the Hawaiian ISP Pacific DirectConnect, accusing it of contributory and direct copyright infringement. The copyright holder argues that the ISP knowingly failed to terminate the account of a popular Honolulu hotel, which was repeatedly flagged for piracy activity. The “repeat infringer” issue is a hot topic in US Courts […]
Popular torrent site YTS has been hit with a third lawsuit from a US company this year. The website, which has millions of users, is accused of uploading and sharing a copy of the film “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile.” In addition, the complaint also targets 16 Hawaii residents who allegedly shared the film […]