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News An Italian court has ordered ‘preventative measures’ that requires the websites of 15 ‘pirate’ IPTV providers to be blocked in the country. The complaint was filed by top Italian soccer league Serie A after the IPTV providers reportedly broadcast live matches without permission. How effective the blocks will be remain to be seen, however. […]
News Pirate streaming giant ‘IndoXXI,’ stopped offering pirated movies at the start of the year. This left millions of Indonesian pirates without their favorite site. However, according to anti-piracy group AVIA, many others have jumped in to fill this gap. Industry insiders are now calling on the government there to consider criminal prosecutions. According to […]
Opinion The Pirate Bay, YTS and Animeflv are well-known pirate brands that are hugely popular in many countries. The same can’t be said for Mrpiracy, Filma24, and Cimaclub. However, the latter and many other ‘local’ sites dwarf these major brands on their ‘own’ turf. When the hugely pirate site IndoXII announced that it would shut […]
When copyright holders feel they have exhausted all options to have websites stop their allegedly-infringing activities, there is a growing trend to move further up the chain. Sites now regularly have copyright complaints filed against their hosting companies and domain registries, for example, demanding that they take action to prevent contentious behavior. Since millions of […]
News What are the most-visited torrent sites at the start of 2020? As we continue a long-standing tradition, we see that The Pirate Bay is in the lead once again, taking turns with YTS. What also stands out is that the list has remained relatively intact, which means that none of the major sites were […]
News Several takedown notices, reportedly sent on behalf of the NFL, are asking Google to remove VPN-related URLs. According to a recent request, these sites promote the use of VPN services “to illegally stream NFL games.” While many of the pages show how VPNs can bypass geographical restrictions, Google has left most URLs in its […]
News As ‘pirate’ IPTV sellers continue to grow in both volume and popularity, efforts continue to bring the phenomenon under control. For Comcast-owned broadcaster Sky, that means sending large volumes of takedown notices to Google, claiming that the sellers not only infringe their broadcast rights, but also copyrights relating to their graphics and logos. When […]
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 Global anti-piracy coalition Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment is continuing its drive to purge pirate sites from the Internet. In addition to the dramatic taking down of Openload last week and a related domain seizure run, another two streaming services have succumbed to the Alliance’s wishes by closing down their operations and handing their […]