MPA’s Piracy Claims are ‘False’ and ‘Misleading’, Streaming Platform Says
Polish streaming service CDA has once again been accused of being a notorious piracy market by the Motion Picture Association (MPA). CDA sent a rebuttal to the US government, dismissing the claims as false and misleading. In addition, the company points out that the MPA was provided with a direct takedown tool but has never used it. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-10-21 21:07:39 READMORE
Google Drive Blackout in Italy After Another Major Anti-Piracy Blunder
After blocking Cloudflare to prevent IPTV piracy just a few months ago, on Saturday the rightsholders behind Piracy Shield ordered Italy's ISPs to block Google Drive. The subsequent nationwide blackout, affecting millions of Italians, wasn't just a hapless IP address blunder. This was the reckless blocking of a Google.com subdomain that many 10-year-olds could identify as being important. Reckless people and internet infrastructure, what could possibly go wrong next? From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-10-21 05:47:44 READMORE
Game Companies List ‘FitGirl-Repacks’ as a Key Piracy Threat
The ESA, which represents several major gaming companies, has shared an updated list of notorious piracy threats with the U.S. Government. One of the notable newcomers is FitGirl-Repacks, which has been a dominant player in the game piracy landscape for years. Meanwhile, ESA's report no longer mentions malware, cryptocurrencies, or Scene release groups, which were previously seen as 'growing trends'. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-10-20 21:12:45 READMORE
Court Orders Cloudflare to Block and Identify ‘Pirate Site’ Customer
The Court of Rome has ordered Cloudflare to take action against one of its customers, pirate streaming site 'Guardaserie'. Cloudflare is required to disconnect the site and block related domain names, including those that are registered in the future. In addition, the company must share information that can help to identify the operator. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-10-20 01:30:27 READMORE
Sony Loses as CJEU Rules Datel’s RAM Data ‘Cheat’ Non-Copyright Infringing
The Court of Justice of the European Union has handed a historic victory to Datel, the company behind video game cheat device Action Replay. For well over a decade, Sony argued that modification of game generated code amounted to copyright infringement. The CJEU judgment holds that there was no violation of Sony's rights, since Action Replay ran alongside Sony's game code, only modifying values in RAM while leaving object code untouched. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-10-18 15:45:36 READMORE
TorrentGalaxy Has a Rough Start Under New Owners
Popular torrent site TorrentGalaxy is suffering downtime again today. While the site no longer spooks its visitors with cryptic messages, the repeated issues are somewhat unusual. TorrentGalaxy reportedly changed owners, which could partly explain the recent troubles. This is another chapter in the unusual history of the site, which originated in the 1337x chatbox after ExtraTorrent shut down. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-10-18 02:34:58 READMORE
Pirate IPTV Server Shut Down as City of London Police Target UK ‘Bulk Seller’
City of London Police say a man was arrested this week as part of an operation to disrupt the supply of pirate IPTV subscriptions in the UK. After targeting a residential address and four business addresses in the West Midlands, police say a 38-year-old man was detained on suspicion of copyright and money laundering offenses. Police also shared photos taken during the operation, a relative rarity these days but a welcome source of additional information nonetheless. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-10-17 17:48:32 READMORE
IPTV Piracy Lawsuit Targets ‘DMCA Ignored’ Host in $42M Lawsuit
A lawsuit filed at a Seattle court this week targets Ukraine-based hosting Provider Virtual Systems. Coordinated by the International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP), the lawsuit focuses on Virtual Systems' self-promotion as a 'DMCA-ignored' host. After allegedly ignoring over 500 DMCA-style infringement notices relating to dozens of pirate IPTV services, the lawsuit demands over $42m in copyright damages. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-10-16 22:37:12 READMORE
Discord Disputes DMCA Subpoena, Rejects Role as ‘Anti-Piracy’ Partner
Korean game publisher Nexon is using the U.S. legal system to address online copyright infringement. The company obtained a DMCA subpoena that requires Discord to hand over the personal details of suspected pirates. While Discord has shared information in the past, it doesn't plan to cooperate any longer, refusing to play the role of 'anti-piracy police'. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-10-16 05:08:15 READMORE
After Historic Win, MPA Battles Endless FMovies, Soap2Day & 123Movie Clones
After the world's largest streaming piracy network was shut down in Vietnam recently, sites like FMovies, 123Movies, and Soap2Day should in theory be a thing of the past. Yet as recent MPA blocking measures in the UK show, that's far from reality. Hundreds of domains with similar branding are scooping up millions of visitors, but who operates them and from where, is currently unknown. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-10-15 19:28:29 READMORE
Rightsholders Seek U.S. Help to Collect $1.4 Million Piracy Judgment Against Cloudflare
Two book authors are asking a U.S. federal court to enforce a $1.4 million piracy judgment against Cloudflare. A Moldovan court previously ruled that Cloudflare is liable as it failed to block access to a pirated book offered though one of its customers. The company has yet to pay these damages. The case can have broad implications, but it's uncertain if the U.S. court will indeed validate the Moldovan order. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-10-15 04:51:43 READMORE
Why a Pirate IPTV Seller’s 4-Year Prison Sentence Means Little Without Context
After pleading guilty to several charges in connection with the sale of pirate IPTV subscriptions, last Friday a man and a woman were sentenced at a court in Northern Ireland. With estimated profits of £475,000, across four years of offending, the man was sentenced to two years' prison and a further two on license, the Federation Against Copyright Theft reports. Is that sentence too long, or not long enough? That could depend on relevant information that FACT isn't reporting. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-10-14 15:15:45 READMORE
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 10/14/2024
Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Deadpool & Wolverine' tops the chart, followed by 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice '. 'Hellboy: The Crooked Man' completes the top three. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-10-14 08:09:40 READMORE
Piracy Shield May Reduce Illegal Sports Streaming, Traffic Analysis Suggests
Italy's Piracy Shield blocking system was launched early 2024 promising to end the flood of pirate IPTV providers saturating the local market. Site-blocking proponents' claims of huge success were met by reports of significant failures. In the absence of any useful, credible data being made available by those behind Piracy Shield, researchers in Italy are trying to answer the big question: Is Piracy Shield effective at reducing access to pirated live sports streams? From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-10-13 19:48:06 READMORE
Cuevana Announces Voluntary Shutdown Following MPA Pressure
With many millions of regular visitors, Cuevana.biz is one of the largest pirate streaming sites in Latin America. However, the site may not be around for much longer. A notice posted by the operators, who claim to be Mexican students, suggests that they will voluntarily hand over their domains to the MPA, which recently reported the site to the U.S. government. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-10-12 23:21:34 READMORE
RIAA’s Flags Latest Piracy Threats, Sees a Future for AI
The RIAA has submitted its most recent overview of notorious markets to the U.S. Trade Representative, listing familiar suspects including torrent sites, cyberlockers, and stream-ripping services. The RIAA views artificial intelligence as a potential threat, but also as a source for new revenue streams and innovation. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-10-12 05:30:59 READMORE
Flawless IPTV Kingpin’s 11-Year Prison Sentence Upheld at Court of Appeal
In May 2023, five men behind one of the most successful pirate IPTV services ever seen in the UK, were sentenced to more than 30 years in prison following a private prosecution by the Premier League. Flawless TV leader Mark Gould received an unusually harsh 11-year custodial sentence but hoped that the Court of Appeal would be a little more sympathetic. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-10-11 17:01:59 READMORE
Appeal Court Affirms Piracy Liability Verdict Against ISP Grande, Vacates $47m Damages Award
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a copyright infringement verdict against Internet provider Grande, which failed to take action against allegedly pirating subscribers. The jury's $47 million damages award in favor of the major music label plaintiffs is vacated. According to the Court, individual tracks that are part of an album, should not be counted as separate works. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-10-10 20:43:49 READMORE
Kim Dotcom Fends Off Arrest Before Conspiracy Theories & Reality Collide
In August, New Zealand's Justice Minister authorized Kim Dotcom's immediate arrest and extradition. Dotcom's response to his followers on X was simple: "I'm not leaving." Another post mid-September - "we are very close to disaster" - led to Dotcom disappearing for three weeks. On his return, Dotcom said X had suspended his account, based on an extremely serious allegation. After accusing Elon Musk of failing to help, yesterday Dotcom warned that a Trump loss would see Musk indicted and "fighting for his life." Dotcom has a plan to avoid extradition; chaos like this provides the fuel. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-10-10 01:50:56 READMORE