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Popular torrent site MKVCage, which also distributes torrents on other sites, is being sued by the makers of the action film Hellboy. Soon after the lawsuit was filed the site went offline, but for now it’s unknown whether the downtime is related to the legal issues. A group of movie companies has been very active […]
Onlinevideoconverter.com, the most-visited stream-ripper site on the Internet, says it has voluntarily disabled conversion and downloading of YouTube videos. The decision is a direct result of YouTube’s efforts to block servers of several stream-ripping sites in an attempt to thwart “violative downloads.” With millions of visitors per day, Onlinevideoconverter.com is the most-visited stream-ripping site on […]
Several stream-ripping sites have been unable to download and convert files from YouTube starting a few hours ago. It appears that the video streaming platform is actively blocking requests from these sites. While the reason for the sudden blocking efforts is unknown, the music industry would certainly welcome a more aggressive stance from YouTube. Free […]
Police in the UK say they have arrested a man in the north of England for developing and maintaining a Kodi add-on offering illegal streams. On the same day that the arrest took place, the popular Supremacy add-on went down in mysterious circumstances. Official sources have not linked the two events but there are some […]
Uruguayan authorities, helped by Interpol and the US movie industry, have arrested the alleged operators of the popular streaming site Pelispedia. The couple stands accused of profiting from copyright infringement. Following a raid on their house, several assets were seized and the site was shut down. With over a million visitors per day, Pelispedia.tv was […]
The US and the EU both publish an annual list of “notorious” pirate sites, hoping to encourage foreign countries to step up and take action. Interestingly, however, it appears that most of the popular ‘pirate sites’ are still hosted by US and EU companies. Needless to say, rightsholders would like these companies to do more […]
With a consent judgment issued by a New York federal court, Take-Two Interactive has settled its case with a prominent GTA V cheat maker. The Georgia man, one of the key people behind the ‘Menyoo’ and ‘Absolute’ cheats, allegedly earned more than $100,000 from the copyright-infringing activities. Take-Two Interactive Software, the company behind ‘Grand Theft […]
Game of Thrones is widely known as the most pirated TV-show in history. That’s quite an achievement, but one that comes with a downside for the unauthorized audience. Research from Kaspersky reveals that the popular TV-show is also used by scammers as a prime payload for malware. In recent years copyright holders have been rather […]
Internet provider Vodafone has started to block access to the popular pirate linking forum Boerse.to in Germany. The ISP feels compelled to take this action, without a court order, to avoid a legal dispute with the local music rights group GEMA. With millions of monthly visitors, Boerse.to is one of the most popular ‘warez boards’ […]
Several torrent sites have banned the account of the popular software uploader CracksNow. The software and cracks were repeatedly flagged as malicious and some came with the GandCrab ransomware. While malicious torrents are nothing new, it’s rare for this to happen via a “trusted” uploader. The entertainment industries regularly warn the public at large that […]