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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] 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] 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] 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] 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] GitHub Pulls Site and Repo of Pirate Proxy Service ‘Unblockit’ Offline

Read: 1/11/2021 torrentfreak.com

GitHub has removed the repository and the mirror website of Unblockit, a proxy service that allows people to access blocked sites. The developer platform says that the content in question was removed for violating its terms of service, which was confirmed by a follow-up investigation.

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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] High Traffic Pirate Sites Worldwide Under Investigation, DMCA Subpoenas Reveal

Read: 11/10/2021 torrentfreak.com

The operators of around two dozen torrent sites and pirate streaming services are at risk of having their identities obtained by the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment.

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[Link] VPN Hosting Company Settles Copyright Lawsuit by Blocking Pirate Sites

Read: 11/10/2021 torrentfreak.com

Hosting provider Sharktech has settled a copyright lawsuit filed by several movie companies. The service stood accused of failing to take action against VPN providers, some of whose subscribers were pirating films.

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