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YouTube's Content ID system processed a record-breaking 2.2 billion copyright claims in 2024, with automated detection accounting for more than 99% of the total. According to YouTube, rightsholders chose to monetize the content in the overwhelming majority of claims. Revenue paid out to content creators and owners through the Content ID system now exceeds $12 billion since inception. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-05-22 19:27:57 READMORE

Telecoms regulator Arcom has published a new report on the illicit streaming of sports content in France. In 2024, 18% of French citizens accessed sports content illegally, a figure unchanged from the previous year. Arcom notifications led to the blocking of 3,800 domains, with the Paris court adding over 400 in the same period. Concerns over pirate IPTV uptake will likely persist after 41% of users admitted that their new hobby is less than a year old. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-05-21 17:22:25 READMORE

Popular torrent site uploader Will1869, known for releases tagged as 'COLLECTiVE', has been arrested by police in the UK. He specialized in distributing recent movies that were typically sourced elsewhere. COLLECTiVE torrents were shared on public portals including 1337x and also appeared on the home site, Laidbackmanor, which was also shut down by police. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-05-21 04:12:39 READMORE

At a recent Senate subcommittee hearing, the Motion Picture Association reiterated the need for a pirate site blocking regime in the United States. Behind the scenes, lawmakers and stakeholders appear to be progressing towards an agreed-upon position. One of the main roadblocks, according to Senator Coons, is that Internet providers are seeking retroactive immunity as part of a 'deal'. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-05-20 16:46:56 READMORE

Cumbersome IP address blocking to fight piracy of LaLiga matches has also punished the innocent; an estimated 2.7 million innocent sites blocked during a single weekend according to recent data. Sounding the alarm over a potential threat to democracy, cybersecurity collective RootedCON has appealed to Spain's Constitutional Court to bring blocking to an end. Meanwhile, letters sent by LaLiga to journalists are being perceived as threats. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-05-19 16:56:31 READMORE

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'A Minecraft Movie' tops the chart, followed by 'Snow White'. 'Captain America: Brave New World' completes the top three. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-05-19 08:09:40 READMORE

Responding to an inquiry from the U.S. Copyright Office, a coalition of watchdog groups has flagged various problems with the Copyright Claims Board. They label the three-year-old small claims tribunal as "ineffective" and a poor use of taxpayer money. The groups highlight a high volume of dismissed claims, concerns over the opt-out procedure, and an alarming 60% default rate in cases that do reach a final determination. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-05-18 22:35:27 READMORE

Sharing information on social media is common for many people nowadays, but it's not always without consequence. In some cases, simple 'likes' can be used as evidence in court, as a Florida man recently discovered. His Star Wars and Minion 'likes' were presented as evidence to support allegations he may be a prolific BitTorrent pirate. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-05-17 22:06:28 READMORE

The world's leading VPN providers have been ordered to block around 200 pirate site domains following legal action in France by Canal+ Group. The broadcaster argued that users of NordVPN, CyberGhost, Surfshark, ExpressVPN and ProtonVPN, use those services to access illegal football and rugby matches to which it also owns the rights. The VPN companies resisted on various grounds, but to no avail. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-05-16 23:01:29 READMORE

Italy has intensified its fight against IPTV piracy by issuing fines direct to subscribers whose details were linked to a criminal investigation. This week, 2,282 users across the country received fines, typically starting at €154. This marks a significant step in holding end-users accountable, which is widely praised by the country's top football bosses. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-05-16 18:48:16 READMORE

French courts continue to expand the scope of sports piracy related DNS blocking, as requested by rightsholders. While perceived as too broad by the targeted DNS resolvers, the orders are not signed blindly. A new court order issued this month rejects blocking requests for several sports streaming domains, noting that sports network beIN failed to supply sufficient proof that 'their' streams were pirated. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-05-15 20:07:50 READMORE

Legal frameworks put in place to protect the audiovisual industries were never likely to exist in a vacuum forever. A coalition of publishers, whose news content was quickly digested, rewritten, and republished on an automated AI-powered news platform, now have a similar ISP blocking order in hand. To have any noticeable effect on this type of piracy, they'll need more than just that. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-05-14 16:19:59 READMORE

Major music companies have fired back at Grande Communications' Supreme Court plea, arguing that the ISP's questions about copyright liability are "utterly divorced from reality". They note that the ISP's liability is not the result of shortcomings in copyright law, but from Grande's own "egregious" policy of never terminating even the most rampant infringers. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-05-13 16:20:37 READMORE

When anti-piracy enforcement talks went nowhere, LaLiga began blocking Cloudflare IP addresses, regardless of the innocent websites it also rendered inaccessible. Since early February, widespread outages have spread across Spain as IP addresses belonging to other cloud services suffered the same fate. To prevent overblocking, Vercel set up a priority reporting mechanism just for LaLiga. It remains unused and on Sunday, Vercel was blocked once again. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-05-12 19:21:27 READMORE

Pirate site blocking orders issued against DNS resolvers including OpenDNS, Google, and Cloudflare are stacking up in Europe. Since similar demands may eventually surface in other countries, including the U.S., we take a look at how these companies respond to blocking orders. Our research reveals that their responses differ quite a bit, which adds to an already confusing situation. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-05-11 22:23:53 READMORE

The major Hollywood studios are unshakeable when it comes to the damage caused by pre-release piracy, let alone when a leaked movie appears online in unusually high quality. Yet when The Substance leaked online under precisely those conditions, online piracy triggered the opposite effect. Director Coralie Fargeat says she didn't expect it, but when people saw what the movie was all about, that made them even more eager to see The Substance at the cinema. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-05-10 22:31:46 READMORE

A year after avoiding arrest in Canada, alleged pirate IPTV owner Éric Grenier traveled back from Venezuela on Tuesday before appearing at the Trois-Rivières courthouse the next day. He faces ten charges in connection with the alleged theft of TV signals from Bell, Rogers and Quebecor, and the sale of illegal set-top boxes via Arubox TV and Stocker IPTV. A total of seven co-defendants face charges in the same case. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-05-09 17:47:39 READMORE

The saga of Fmovies, once a titan of the pirate streaming world, has taken another intriguing turn. Two Vietnamese operators indicted for their involvement with the massive piracy network have received suspended prison sentences. This development, which hasn't been shared with the press, is largely met with silence by the anti-piracy outfits who previously hailed Fmovies' demise as a "stunning victory." From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-05-08 20:14:29 READMORE

As the battle against pirate IPTV services intensifies, DISH Network and IBCAP have launched another legal offensive. A new lawsuit filed in a US federal court targets UK hosting company Innetra, which allegedly offers its services to many pirate IPTV operations, while largely ignoring DMCA takedown requests. This action seeks over $25 million puts other hosting providers on notice. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-05-08 04:57:50 READMORE