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Redditor Convicted for Sharing Nude Scenes in Landmark ‘Moral Rights’ Copyright Case
A Danish court has handed down a historic verdict, convicting a Reddit moderator in the country's first-ever criminal case for violating copyright's "right of respect". The now 40-year-old man was given a 7-month suspended prison term for sharing 347 nude scenes featuring actresses from Danish films and TV shows on the "SeDetForPlottet" subreddit. The man also shared over 25 terabytes of pirated content on private torrent tracker Superbits.org. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-11-11 21:08:20 READMORE
Cox Accuses Labels of ‘Distancing’ Themselves From “Two-Strike” Piracy Theory
In its final written argument to the Supreme Court, Cox Communications accuses the major record labels of "distancing" themselves from the "two-notices-and-terminate" rule that was the basis of their trial victory. The ISP's reply brief forces the labels to either defend a "flawed theory" that Cox claims would lead to "mass evictions" of hospitals and senior citizens, or abandon the legal basis for their billion-dollar win. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-11-11 05:17:05 READMORE
IPTV Pirate TikTok Chef Avoids Prison and Sky Must Be Absolutely Livid
With over 520K followers on TikTok, UK man Simon Hannigan, aka DadtheDish, has a backstory perfect for social media; it's not how many times you get knocked down, it's how many times you get back up again, as the saying goes. Arrested in March 2022 following a Sky investigation, Hannigan admitted selling pirate IPTV subscriptions as part of a fraudulent business. A suspended sentence probably isn't what Sky had in mind, and it's doubtful whether an offer to "help Sky News and British Copyright Council" has made things any better. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-11-10 21:23:53 READMORE
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 11/10/2025
Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Frankenstein' tops the chart, followed by 'Good Fortune'. 'Black Phone 2' completes the top three. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-11-10 07:09:40 READMORE
DNS Provider Quad9 Sees Piracy Blocking Orders as “Existential Threat”
Non-profit DNS resolver Quad9 reports that legal battles over pirate site blocking have become an "existential threat" to its service. In a recent blog post, the Swiss foundation argues that while tech giants like Google and Cloudflare can absorb the legal and engineering costs, smaller organizations cannot. The warning comes after Quad9 decided not to represent itself at a French court due to a lack of financial resources. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-11-10 06:04:02 READMORE
TorrentGalaxy.to ‘Returns’ as a Dubious Memecoin Promo Page
The mysterious disappearance of TorrentGalaxy, which left millions of users and its own staff in the dark following its sale last year, has taken an unexpected turn. The site's main domain has been transformed into a landing page promoting a memecoin. This strongly suggests that the original TorrentGalaxy project has been completely abandoned. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-11-09 23:43:11 READMORE
Movie Theaters Can Compete With Piracy, But Not By Cutting Prices, Study Finds
Prevailing wisdom states that the movie industry can't compete with "free" but a new academic study suggests this notion is only half right. Researchers found that competing on price is indeed a losing strategy. However, movie theaters can certainly lure pirates back to the big screen by improving the quality of the theater experience. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-11-09 03:12:12 READMORE
Judge Eviscerates Motions For ISPs to Unmask 2,400 Alleged Hellboy Pirates
Despite setbacks in similar cases, movie companies keep returning to Canada's Federal Court hoping to unmask alleged BitTorrent pirates before pursuing cash settlements. A claim filed in March 2025 aimed to identify over 2,400 customers of ISPs Bell, Cogeco and Telus, after they allegedly pirated the movie Hellboy: The Crooked Man. Citing a series of critical failures, a Federal Court judge has declined to issue an unmasking order. At least for now, anonymity prevails. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-11-07 19:35:09 READMORE
Cloudflare Tells U.S. Govt That Foreign Site Blocking Efforts Are Digital Trade Barriers
In a submission for the 2026 National Trade Estimate Report, Cloudflare warns the U.S. government that site blocking efforts cause widespread disruption to legitimate services. The complaint points to Italy's automated Piracy Shield system, which reportedly blocked "tens of thousands" of legitimate sites. Meanwhile, overbroad IP address blocks in Spain and new automated blocking proposals in France are serious concerns that harm U.S. business interests, Cloudflare reports. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-11-06 19:59:24 READMORE
Pirate IPTV Empire Goes Dark in Brazil, Marketing the Common Denominator
Early September, a massive law enforcement operation in Argentina targeted a global IPTV piracy network's business in Latin America. The aim was to shut down dozens of branded services including My Family Cinema, TV Express and Eppi Cinema, that were being targeted at the Brazilian market. With surprisingly few concerns that reliability of IPTV services could nosedive, last weekend that's exactly what happened in Brazil. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-11-05 16:30:06 READMORE
Google Removed 749 Million Anna’s Archive URLs from its Search Results
Popular shadow library Anna's Archive has become a top target for copyright holders. In just three years, publishers and authors have prompted Google to remove 749 million of the site's URLs from its search results. Despite this immense takedown campaign, which accounts for 5% of all URLs reported to Google on copyright grounds, the site itself remains easily discoverable through the search engine. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-11-04 16:54:37 READMORE
Warner Bros. Discovery & TNT Sports Target UK Piracy Blocking Injunction
Warner Bros. Discovery Sports and TNT Sports are the latest sports rightsholders to request a pirate site blocking injunction at the High Court in London. The specific content the companies aim to protect isn't clear but with football, rugby, MotoGP, UFC, boxing and more to choose from, there's no shortage of options. For UK consumers looking for choice, the opposite seems to be true. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-11-03 22:46:57 READMORE
Some Pirates Use Religion as an Excuse, For Others It’s a Moral Barrier
Religion has two faces; that's also true when it comes to online piracy, albeit with a twist. A new academic study has found that those who use religion mostly for social benefits are more likely to pirate than those with strongly internalized religious beliefs. It also pinpoints the mental gymnastics pirates have to use to justify their actions. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-11-03 02:01:03 READMORE
U.S. Pirate IPTV Operator Faces $9 Million in Damages After Ghosting Hollywood Lawsuit
A Pennsylvania man, alleged to be the operator of several pirate IPTV services including 'Shrugs' and 'Zing', faces a potential $9 million default judgment. After major Hollywood studios sued him in March, the defendant was personally served but failed to respond or appear in court. The studios also seek a permanent injunction to take over the associated domain names and cut off its hosting services. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-11-01 23:26:29 READMORE
IPTV Anti-Piracy Demands Are Bad For ISPs, Spell Disaster for User Privacy & Security
A huge coalition of rightsholders with collective revenues running to hundreds of billions of euros, is demanding legislative action to tackle live event piracy in the EU. In a letter to the European Commission, major rightsholders and broadcasters demand three legislative measures. They represent new burdens and liabilities for intermediaries, a potential disaster for privacy-first VPN providers, and risk undermining privacy and security for everyone in EU member states. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-10-31 16:40:43 READMORE
Nintendo Wins Lawsuit Against Defiant ‘Pirate’ Streamer ‘EveryGameGuru’
Nintendo has secured a final default judgment against Jesse Keighin, aka 'EveryGameGuru'. The gaming giant sued Keighin in 2024 after he streamed pirated copies of pre-release games. In correspondence with Nintendo's legal team, Keighin was initially defiant, but failed to defend the case against him. A Colorado federal court has now ordered the streamer to pay $17,500 in damages but refused to issue an injunction against unnamed "third parties" or order the "destruction" of circumvention devices. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-10-30 19:30:39 READMORE
Global Piracy Injunction Targets VidSrc Domains, Hydra Regenerates in Russia
A powerful injunction obtained by members of the MPA, anti-piracy coalition ACE, and Korea-based anti-piracy group COA, has launched its first follow-up attack after targeting 248 domains in September. In this wave, the numbers are significantly smaller, with around a dozen domains listed for blocking and suspension. However, by aggressively targeting VidSrc, a site upon which many other sites have come to rely, the domino effect could've been significant. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-10-30 03:13:26 READMORE
Meta: Pirated Adult Film Downloads Were For “Personal Use,” Not AI Training
Meta is using a classic BitTorrent defense in its legal battle with adult film producer Strike 3 Holdings. In its motion to dismiss, the tech company argues that IP-address evidence is insufficient to prove who the infringer is. Meta further counters that the "sporadic" downloads on its corporate network began years before its relevant AI research started. Instead of AI training, Meta argues the activity was likely just for "private personal use" From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-10-29 21:23:31 READMORE
Broad Coalition Backs Record Labels in Supreme Court ISP Piracy Liability Battle
The Supreme Court battle over a $1 billion piracy judgment against internet provider Cox Communications is one of the decade's pivotal copyright lawsuits. After the ISP received broad support, including from the U.S. Government, a diverse group of amici have now weighed in to support the music labels. This includes the MPA, former members of Congress, the U.S. Copyright Office, as well as the National Center on Sexual Exploitation. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-10-28 17:10:40 READMORE