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[Link] Telegram Copyright Takedowns Breed a Hydra of Z-Library Bots
Read: 4/12/2022 torrentfreak.com
The U.S. Government's crackdown against Z-Library continues to make waves online. After the main domain names were seized, many book pirates switched to using alternatives such as Telegram bots. Several of these have since been removed by rightsholders.
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[Link] Subpoenas Targeted Over 35,000 Cloudflare Customer Domain Names in Six Months
Read: 2/2/2022 torrentfreak.com
Cloudflare doesn't remove anything in response to DMCA takedown notices unless it stores the content permanently on its network. However, the company will hand over the personal details of customers to copyright holders who obtain a DMCA subpoena.
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[Link] “Popcorn Time” Shuts Down Due to a Lack of Use
Read: 2/2/2022 torrentfreak.com
During its heyday, Popcorn-Time.to had millions of active users but these and other forks have lost their shine. The piracy tool that once had Netflix CEO Reed Hastings worried has decided to shut down.
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[Link] India Expands Piracy Blocklist to Tackle ‘Hydra Headed Rogue Websites’
Read: 2/2/2022 torrentfreak.com
Pirate site blocking is a common practice in many countries and India is no exception. The language used in Indian courts tends to be more colorful though. This is exemplified by a blocking extension several major Hollywood studios requested recently.
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[Link] Nintendo Wins High Court Injunction to Block Access to Pirated Switch ROMs
Read: 2/2/2022 torrentfreak.com
In an effort to restrict access to pirated ROMs illegally made available for its Switch console, Nintendo has obtained a UK High Court injunction against six internet service providers.
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[Link] Kim Dotcom Suffers Setback in His U.S. Extradition Battle
Read: 2/2/2022 torrentfreak.com
Kim Dotcom and former colleagues Mattias Ortmann and Bram van der Kolk have encountered a setback in their attempt to avoid extradition to the United States.
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[Link] Google Features YTS and 123movies as “Best Movie Websites”
Read: 2/2/2022 torrentfreak.com
Google's algorithms have made life a lot more convenient for many people, but they sometimes lead to peculiar results. When searching for the best movie websites, the search engine features pirate sites including YTS and 123movies in related searches.
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[Link] Founder of Piracy & Subtitling Site YYeTs Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Prison
Read: 6/12/2021 torrentfreak.com
Following pressure from Hollywood, more than a dozen people behind famous Chinese piracy and subtitling site YYeTs.com were arrested in February. After a legal process in China, the founder of the platform - also known as Renren Yingshi - has been sentenced to 3.
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[Link] Sci-Hub: Researchers File Intervention Application To Fight ISP Blocking
Read: 22/11/2021 torrentfreak.com
Last December, academic publishers Elsevier, Wiley, and American Chemical Society filed a lawsuit demanding that Indian ISPs block access to Sci-Hub and Libgen for copyright infringement.
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[Link] Research Center: Limiting Anonymity Helps to Expose Terrorists (and Pirates)
Read: 22/11/2021 torrentfreak.com
The International Center for Law and Economics believes that cloud hosting providers and related services should do more to deter illegal activity. Responding to an inquiry from the U.S.
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[Link] ISP Verizon Fails to Lift MangaDex Blockade, Manga Site Codes Own Solution
Read: 21/11/2021 torrentfreak.com
In the summer subscribers to ISP Verizon found they were being prevented from accessing giant manga scanlation site MangaDex. The US ISP hasn't provided any reason for taking this action so in response, MangaDex has been working on a solution.
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[Link] The Pirate Bay Story Will Be Turned Into a TV Series
Read: 21/11/2021 torrentfreak.com
The Pirate Bay's turbulent history will be turned into a six-part TV drama. The Swedish production is scheduled to start filming next year and will be aired by public broadcaster SVT. The makers will base their story on input from various insiders but the site's founders are not part of the crew.
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[Link] Hollywood and Netflix Signal “Piracy as a Service” (PaaS) as New Threat Vector
Read: 1/11/2021 torrentfreak.com
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has submitted its latest overview of 'notorious' foreign piracy markets to the US Trade Representative. Aside from The Pirate Bay's and Fmovies of this world, Telegram, Baidu, and various domain registries are called out.
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