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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] “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] 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] Reddit Bans ‘No Way Home Leaks’ For Excessive Copyright Complaints

Read: 2/2/2022 torrentfreak.com

Reddit's patience with a subreddit dedicated to leaks and spoilers relating to the expected blockbuster Spider-Man: No Way Home has been stretched to breaking point.

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[Link] Disney Seeks Analyst to Spot the Latest Online Piracy Trends

Read: 25/11/2021 torrentfreak.com

Disney plans to add fresh blood to its anti-piracy team. The movie giant wants to hire an analyst who will be tasked with investigating the latest piracy trends, helping out with enforcement efforts, and evaluating new anti-piracy tools and services.

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[Link] RIAA Takes Down Popular Music Piracy Discord Over Adele ’30’ Leak

Read: 24/11/2021 torrentfreak.com

A popular Discord server specializing in music piracy has been taken down by the RIAA. Sources inside the RipRequests community suggest the problem stemmed from a pre-release leak of Adele's new '30' album.

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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] 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] Anti-Piracy Outfits Still Target Pirate Sites That Shut Down Years Ago

Read: 1/11/2021 torrentfreak.com

Pirate sites such as ExtraTorrent, KickassTorrents, and isoHunt disappeared from the web more than half a decade ago. Intriguingly, that hasn't stopped some anti-piracy groups from going after them, as they're still asking Google to remove 'infringing' URLs of these sites.

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[Link] Google Opposes ‘Sweeping’ Popcorn Time Piracy Blocking Request

Read: 14/10/2021 torrentfreak.com

Google has asked a Virginia federal court for permission to formally oppose the request for a far-reaching anti-piracy injunction. The contested anti-piracy measures, aimed at shutting down a popular Popcorn Time app, are proposed by a group of filmmakers.

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[Link] Cloudflare Books Partial Victory in ‘Thothub’ Piracy Lawsuit

Read: 30/9/2021 torrentfreak.com

Cloudflare has booked a partial victory in a piracy lawsuit filed by several models whose photos leaked online. The CDN provider previously offered its proxying service to the now-defunct website 'Thothub'.

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[Link] U.S. Copyright Holders Want Russia to Criminally Prosecute Pirate sites

Read: 28/9/2021 torrentfreak.com

Russia has implemented a wide variety of anti-piracy laws and procedures in recent years. Thousands of copyright-infringing sites have been blocked and even app stores and search engines have to take action.

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[Link] Prominent DDL Piracy Site Snahp.it Shuts Down Citing Security Concerns

Read: 23/9/2021 torrentfreak.com

For the past five years, piracy release site Snahp.it has provided information and links to all kinds of pirated content including movies and TV shows. The site operated in the so-called DDL niche, relying on content hosted elsewhere to service its users.

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[Link] The Publishers Association Ramps Up Site Blocking to Reduce Piracy

Read: 8/9/2021 torrentfreak.com

The Publishers Association, a UK organization supporting members producing digital and print books, research journals, and educational resources, obtained its first pirate site blocking injunction in 2015.

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[Link] Pirate IPTV: Omi in a Hellcat Rejects Feds’ Suggestion of 210 Months in Prison

Read: 1/9/2021 torrentfreak.com

Bill Omar Carrasquillo, aka Omi in a Hellcat, has revealed that the US Government wants to put him behind bars for alleged crimes related to his Gears IPTV service.

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[Link] Usenet Indexer NZBXS.com Shares User Details With Anti-Piracy Group and Shuts Down

Read: 25/8/2021 torrentfreak.com

Dutch anti-piracy outfit BREIN has claimed another victory on the piracy front. Usenet indexing site NZBXS.

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[Link] Filelinked Was Shut Down By ACE – Can Replacements Avoid The Same Fate?

Read: 25/8/2021 torrentfreak.com

Back in June, the hugely popular Filelinked service, which enabled Amazon Fire TV users to easily install piracy-related apps, disappeared in mysterious circumstances. It's now confirmed that the powerful Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment took Filelinked down.

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