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After enjoying years of relative freedom to do whatever they liked with their Amazon Fire TV Sticks, last month users were informed that apps linked to piracy would be blocked, banned, or even deleted moving forward. With alerts now appearing on users' devices relating to one app in particular, it transpires that bypassing Amazon's restrictions is really easy, at least for now. The bigger question being asked right now is this: what happens when you do? From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-12-07 17:32:51 READMORE

Lithuania’s media watchdog continues its crusade against individual file-sharers. New data reveals that dozens of users on private trackers Linkomanija and Torrent.lt have been fined €140 this year for sharing the local hit movie "The Southern Chronicles." In parallel, the regulator blocked over 700 IPs and 250 domains in 2025 alone. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-12-06 17:17:19 READMORE

The Brussels Business Court has issued a new site-blocking order, targeting popular pirate sites including 1337x and Soap2day. Surprisingly, this latest order only requires major ISPs to take action. This is a notable change, as the initial blocking order under this regime also required DNS resolvers to take action. Whether this is a formal retreat or merely a pause has yet to be seen. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-12-05 16:36:19 READMORE

Australia's Federal Court has responded to an urgent request by the major Hollywood studios, Netflix and Apple, to protect the movie “Wicked: For Good” from some of the world's most notorious pirate streaming sites. After issuing an initial blocking order in November, an unprecedented second was issued two weeks later. Targeting “Additional Urgent Access Means”, the order empowers the studios to tackle pirate site countermeasures immediately, without further recourse to the Court. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-12-04 21:31:39 READMORE

Internet infrastructure company DDoS-Guard is concerned by the power granted to Spain's LaLiga in its fight against piracy. Describing the scale of over-blocking as "astonishing", Dmitry Nikonov, Head of Web Application Protection, believes that LaLiga is becoming a private regulator, one with the authority to interfere with internet infrastructure. "Football matches have become the pretext for a large-scale internet experiment, testing whether there is anyone to protect its freedom." From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-12-03 16:25:41 READMORE

Can an ISP be held liable for piracy simply by "doing nothing"? Yesterday, the Supreme Court addressed this billion-dollar question. While record labels argued that Cox turned a blind eye to "habitual abusers," the ISP warned that expanding liability without proof of active intent would turn internet providers into "Internet Police" and threaten essential access for hospitals, schools, or even entire towns. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-12-02 23:41:57 READMORE

With 535 pirate domains to add to Brazil's secretive blocklist, the latest phase of Operation 404 has just broken the 3,000 domain barrier. Despite playing a leading role since the beginning of this now famous anti-piracy initiative, in phase 8 United States authorities did not actively participate. Instead, alongside Mexico, the DoJ and DoC were granted observer status, "to learn about the methodology used in combating digital piracy," Brazil's Ministry of Justice explains. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-12-02 15:37:59 READMORE

Nhentai.net, a popular adult site with tens of millions of monthly visits, turns the tables on publisher PCR Distributing. The popular 'pirate' site, operated by a Delaware company, was sued for alleged copyright infringement last year. In its formal answer, the company denies any wrongdoing while it countersues the publisher for fraud. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-12-01 19:46:34 READMORE

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Predator: Badlands' tops the chart, followed by 'One Battle After Another'. 'Bugonia' completes the top three. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-12-01 07:09:40 READMORE

Following Amazon's announcement that it won't allow the new Firestick to become a piracy free-for-all, some people are seeking out new devices to bridge the gap. Offering lifetime access to movies, TV shows and live sports, an already popular device that claims to evade site-blocking measures may seem like the perfect fit. Unfortunately, mandatory free extras include critical security issues and potential exposure to copyright lawsuits. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-11-30 20:11:58 READMORE

Is downloading a YouTube video a violation of the DMCA's anti-circumvention provision? That is the key question in the legal battle between stream-ripper Yout and the RIAA. Yout argues that because YouTube videos are freely accessible to anyone with a web browser, there are no restrictions. The RIAA counters that Yout is confusing the right to watch a stream with the right to download a copy of the music file. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-11-29 20:30:44 READMORE

The saga surrounding the former operator of NunuTV, once South Korea’s largest pirate streaming site, has taken another wrong turn for the defendant. After receiving a three-year prison sentence earlier this year, an appeal only made the situation worse. After noticing a history of recidivism and a lack of remorse, the court extended the former operator's original three-year sentence by 18 months. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-11-28 17:20:34 READMORE

The Motion Picture Association has its eyes set on the streaming portal OnionPlay. After successfully petitioning Discord to shut down the site's community server, the Hollywood group has secured a DMCA subpoena requiring Discord to unmask the suspected operator. The targeted admin, known as "TexasHomie," does not appear to be overly concerned by this looming threat. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-11-27 17:59:37 READMORE

Six years after massive raids shut down the German cyberlocker Share-Online.biz, this week the site's operator was sentenced to a two-year suspended prison term. The case is seen as a landmark victory in Germany, as it indicates that operators of seemingly "neutral" cyberlocker platforms can be held liable. At the same time, €50 million in revenue and evaporated threats against users leave unanswered questions. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-11-27 04:56:09 READMORE

A targeted action by Greek authorities has shut down an IPTV reselling operation, leading to the arrest of one individual and the referral of 68 end users for prosecution. The action marks a shift in Greek law enforcement’s approach to IPTV piracy, arriving on the back of a new law that provides for thousands of euros in fines for both sellers and users. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-11-26 15:35:48 READMORE

Usenet provider News-Service Europe (NSE) and anti-piracy group BREIN have settled their long-running legal dispute. The 16-year battle, during which the Dutch Usenet provider was forced to shut down, only to be later vindicated by the Supreme Court, has ended with a confidential agreement that both parties are pleased with. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-11-25 15:53:08 READMORE

The European Commission has published its assessment of the May 2023 Recommendation aimed at combating live sports piracy. While even the modest progress reported is positive by definition, for rightsholders urging immediate action, the promise of further discussion as a foundation for future initiatives and potential progress, are not what most, if any, had in mind. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-11-24 21:22:10 READMORE

A ruling by a Tokyo court which holds Cloudflare liable for manga piracy is serious and could have global implications, the company says. Filed by manga publishers in 2022, the lawsuit criticized Cloudflare for providing services to the sites, despite the publishers' allegations. Cloudflare says the ruling undermines fairness and due process, but speaking with TorrentFreak, the publishers strongly disagree. They say their aims are straightforward, and the outcome is aligned with Cloudflare's pledge to combat piracy. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-11-23 18:08:29 READMORE

OCLC is no longer looking for millions in damages from Anna's Archive, but has adopted a tactical "takedown" strategy instead. In a renewed motion for default judgment, the organization requests a permanent injunction, to restrain the shadow library from sharing WorldCat data. OCLC believes that an injunction would motivate third-party intermediaries to pull the plug on the site's infrastructure. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-11-22 20:31:42 READMORE