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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] Pirate IPTV Providers “Exploit PayPal, Mastercard & Visa Branding”

Read: 2/2/2022 torrentfreak.com

Pirate IPTV providers generally require payment in exchange for a subscription. In the majority of cases this involves utilizing a third-party payment processor such as PayPal, Mastercard or Visa.

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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] Record Labels Still Want to Know if Piracy Trial Jurors Read TorrentFreak

Read: 2/2/2022 torrentfreak.com

The piracy liability trial between several major record labels and Internet provider Grande is about to begin. To rule out conflicts, both sides submitted an updated series of questions for the jury selection.

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[Link] Do Pirate IPTV Customers “Support Human Trafficking & Arms Trading”?

Read: 2/2/2022 torrentfreak.com

Over the years there have been frequent claims by entertainment companies that by using pirate services, users are helping to finance other crimes.

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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] 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] 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] 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] After Being Sued By ACE, Nitro IPTV Now Faces a New DISH Network Lawsuit

Read: 7/11/2021 torrentfreak.com

In 2020, pirate IPTV service Nitro TV was sued by members of the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment for millions in copyright infringement damages.

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[Link] Akamai: Online Pirates Are Clever But Not Unbeatable

Read: 7/11/2021 torrentfreak.com

There's a growing number of technology companies trying to help copyright holders fight online piracy. Akamai Technologies, one of the big players, takes a multi-faceted approach to tackle the problem.

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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] In Defence Of ROMs, A Solution To Dying Games And Broken Copyright Laws

Read: 17/10/2021 www.kotaku.com.au

Various game emulation sites are pulling down their software libraries, or ceasing to exist entirely, following a lawsuit filed by Nintendo against one of the largest of their kind.

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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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[Link] EU Parliament Committee Adopts Digital Services Act

Read: 10/10/2021 torrentfreak.com

The EU's plans to modernize copyright law in Europe are moving ahead. The Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) has just adopted a draft of the new Digital Services Act.

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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] Movie Companies Want VPNs to Log User Data and Disconnect Pirates

Read: 30/8/2021 torrentfreak.com

A group of movie companies continues its legal efforts to hold VPN services liable for pirating subscribers. A new lawsuit lists Surfshark, VPN Unlimited, Zenmate, and ExpressVPN as defendants. Besides damages, the filmmakers want the VPNs to block pirate sites and start logging user data.

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[Link] Amazon, Facebook and Google Paid Millions to Pirates, Study Finds

Read: 17/8/2021 torrentfreak.com

A new report published by the Digital Citizens Alliance suggests that pirates sites earn more than a billion dollars in revenue per year, while pirate apps are good for another quarter. Part of the money comes from big brands such as Amazon, Facebook and Google.

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