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Aggressive pricing led to Amazon's Fire TV Stick being installed in millions of homes. By tearing down a key barrier to entry, Amazon hoped to profit from subsequent sales of premium content. Two decades earlier, Jeff Bezos stressed the importance of strong branding to fend off copycats. In 2023, that theory would be put to the test when one of Amazon's strongest brands was dumped in mud, then dragged through it for the next 18 months. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-03-02 17:44:49 READMORE

Before the Oscars are handed out early March, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) has announced its own annual awards. Wicked director Jon Chu is a proud recipient, but the bulk of the accolades go to lawmakers and the U.S. Government's IPR Center, who helped to combat online piracy. Perhaps not coincidentally, those lawmakers could help to push a pirate site blocking bill over the line. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-03-01 20:18:32 READMORE

A sustained campaign by U.S. authorities has led to the seizure of a growing number of pirate sports streaming domains. The IPR Center is now listed as the owner of dozens of .DEV domains, which were signed over as part of the seizure operation. Previously, close to a hundred .APP domains linked to piracy suffered the same fate. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-02-28 16:19:04 READMORE

A renewed attempt to introduce site blocking in the U.S. emerged in late January when U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D) introduced the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act. The FADPA bill received the MPA's full support, and it now transpires that similar legislation is being prepared by U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa (R). A recent meeting to discuss the 'American Copyright Protection Act' was attended by Disney, Paramount, and Amazon, plus Google, YouTube, and Verizon. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-02-27 07:19:10 READMORE

After facing years of critique from rightsholders, Telegram has reportedly upped its anti-piracy game. That is further evidenced by the recent removal of Z-Library's backup Telegram channel, as well as a popular Z-Library download bot with tens of thousands of users. Both are now "unavailable due to copyright infringement." From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-02-26 17:03:21 READMORE

Already reeling from the economic fallout of the Ukraine war, sanctions, and rampant inflation, Russia's legal streaming services now face a new threat: increased state restrictions. Draft law aims to make the availability of distribution certificates dependent on meeting state perceptions of traditional moral values, for both new and existing content libraries. In the illegal market, unregulated pirate sites face no such restrictions. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-02-26 00:13:42 READMORE

In France, rightsholders have taken legal action to compel large VPN providers to support their pirate site blocking program. The aim is to reinforce existing blocking measures, but VPN providers see this as a dangerous move, leading to potential security issues and overblocking. As a result, some are considering leaving France altogether if push comes to shove. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-02-25 05:36:56 READMORE

The RGXX range of handheld games consoles are seen by many as the perfect way to dip an initial toe in the emulation waters. Manufactured by Anbernic in China, devices often arrive with a Micro SD card loaded with more games than can be reasonably played in a lifetime. Whether that will continue is unclear but with a new firmware update, retro games can be browsed on-screen, downloaded for free straight to devices, and then installed in seconds. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-02-24 23:00:15 READMORE

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'The Gorge' tops the chart, followed by 'Mufasa: The Lion King'. 'Companion' completes the top three. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-02-24 07:09:40 READMORE

On the back of a report that LaLiga and Telefonica sought enhanced blocking measures to counter use of Encrypted Client Hello, LaLiga's earlier suggestion that blocking Cloudflare has judicial support, seems worthy of a closer look. Indeed, a process that authorizes dynamic junctions in Spain suggests a super-streamlined system that puts piracy-fighting above all else. At the same time, there are few obvious measures to prevent overblocking affecting third-parties. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-02-23 20:03:13 READMORE

Trouble continues for popular torrent site TorrentGalaxy. The site, which is seen as a notorious piracy market by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, has been unreachable for days. While some believe that the end has come for the site, technical troubles certainly can't be ruled out. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-02-23 02:57:40 READMORE

GitHub's latest transparency report reveals that the company received 2,000 valid DMCA takedown notices last year, resulting in the removal of over 31,151 projects. Targeted repositories included copied code, but also pirate apps, IPTV playlists, and many Nintendo Switch emulators. Circumvention takedowns increased slightly, but GitHub notes that these continue to be heavily scrutinized. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-02-22 21:18:28 READMORE

Greece continued to expand anti-piracy efforts in 2024, issuing a record-breaking number of blocking decisions. Most blockades target live sports streams offered by illegal IPTV subscription services. To increase the deterrent effect, a new legislative amendment makes it possible to fine subscribers of these services up to 750 euros. However, this may prove challenging. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-02-21 20:41:21 READMORE

After the gloves came off earlier this week, Cloudflare has asked a Spanish court to declare LaLiga's “disproportionate” piracy blocking measures illegal. Details are currently scarce, but Cloudflare looks set to challenge the legitimacy of the court's original order. LaLiga and Telefonica sought enhanced blocking measures to counter internet users' adoption of Encrypted Client Hello. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-02-21 05:54:24 READMORE

In one of the AI lawsuits faced by Meta, the company stands accused of distributing pirated books. The authors who filed the class-action lawsuit allege that Meta shared books from the shadow library LibGen with third parties via BitTorrent. Meta, however, says that it took precautions to prevent 'seeding' content. In addition, the company clarifies that there is nothing 'independently illegal' about torrenting. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-02-20 17:51:11 READMORE

Altice, parent company of Internet provider Optimum, agreed to disclose the personal details of a hundred alleged music pirates. The request comes from a group of prominent record labels and is part of an ongoing copyright infringement liability lawsuit. Altice, meanwhile, will receive anti-piracy information, including that related to a letter the RIAA previously sent to BitTorrent Inc., the owner of popular torrent client uTorrent. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-02-19 18:09:48 READMORE

After admitting it deliberately blocked Cloudflare to prevent a pirate IPTV service reaching users in Spain, LaLiga warned it would continue for as long as necessary to prevent live sports piracy. With thousands of innocent website owners and internet users suffering as collateral damage, a new LaLiga announcement reveals that two additional pirate IPTV providers with 400,000 local users have also been blocked, again by blocking Cloudflare. Charts and graphs produced by internet users leave little to the imagination. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-02-19 02:52:52 READMORE

The Hanoi People's Procuracy in Vietnam has issued an indictment against two men said to be the operators of the massive Fmovies piracy empire shut down last year. The indictment offers detail on when the men first met, when their plans for Fmovies began to take shape, and how the site generated revenue. Last year the MPA described the shutdown as a "stunning victory." New revelations are indeed stunning, but extremely puzzling too. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-02-18 03:49:13 READMORE

At least on paper, Real-Debrid's November 2024 announcement detailing new anti-piracy measures, suggested a tough time ahead for the popular platform. Under pressure from dozens of powerful rightsholders, Real-Debrid's position looked precarious to put it mildly; not precarious enough for the service to throw in the towel, however. Three months later, a 16% drop in traffic is painful but non-fatal. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-02-16 16:24:11 READMORE