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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] Youtube Ripper Strikes Back at the RIAA in DMCA ‘Circumvention’ Lawsuit

Read: 6/12/2021 torrentfreak.com

YouTube-ripping service Yout.com sued the RIAA last year in an attempt to have its platform declared legal in the US. The music industry group asked the court to dismiss the case, arguing that Yout clearly circumvents technological protection measures.

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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] Piracy Release Group EVO ‘Blames’ Movie Industry For Its Popularity

Read: 21/11/2021 torrentfreak.com

P2P release group EVO has built quite a reputation in recent years by being the first to release pirated copies of screeners and popular movies.

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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] 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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