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Opinion One of the most common recurring questions in respect of downloading, sharing and even streaming, is whether service X or platform Y is ‘safe’ to use, from a copyright-infringement perspective. Recent developments show that no matter how safe users think they are, security is something that should never be taken for granted. When mainstream […]
News The operator of YTS has ‘settled’ another lawsuit, agreeing to a stipulated judgment that includes a $150,000 damages payment. This is the second movie piracy case to be resolved in this manner, allowing the site to remain online. While that appears to be good news, the same filmmakers have also filed new cases against […]
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 […]
News A Hawaiian federal court has denied a motion for entry of default against torrent site YTS. The request, which came from the makers of the movie Hellboy, was denied because the underlying copyright infringement complaint failed to name a defendant other than “John Doe”. Soon after, the attorney handling the case was cautioned for […]
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 […]
HB Productions, the company that owns the copyrights to the movie Hellboy, is suing the operator of torrent site YTS.lt. The complaint, filed at a federal court in Hawaii, also targets 19 “John Doe” users who allegedly shared YTS’s Hellboy torrent. Through the lawsuit the movie company hopes to recoup some of its claimed losses. […]
Following a lawsuit filed by several movie companies, a representative of the popular torrent site YTS reportedly considered a settlement. While no agreement was reached, the notorious pirate site has made several movies unavailable to the public at large. YTS is the most-visited torrent site on the Internet. With millions of visitors, it even beats […]
Popular torrent site YTS has recently moved to a new domain name, using a Lithuanian top-level domain. The operators haven’t commented on their motivation, but it seems likely that a recent lawsuit several movie companies filed in the US played a role. With millions of visitors, YTS is the most-visited torrent site on the Internet, […]
Several movie companies are trying to shut down the largest torrent site on the Internet through the Hawaiian federal court. The filmmakers accuse the persons behind YTS.am and yifymovies.is of inducing massive copyright infringement. Two users of the sites were initially targeted as well, but these have resolved their cases. With millions of visitors, YTS.am […]