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The operator of a popular pirate sports streaming site in Argentina has gone from spending time in jail with murderers to landing a new high-profile job a month later. Alejo "Shishi" Warles, the 25-year-old operator of Al Ángulo TV, was arrested on August 20 in a LaLiga-backed crackdown. After his release on bail, he was hired by professional esports team 9z Globant, a partnership involving Argentine tech unicorn Globant. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-10-02 20:53:44 READMORE

Italian police have announced yet another operation targeting a reportedly massive pirate IPTV network. Yet, despite being new, the entire report feels a lot like déjà vu. The arrest of several people described as top-level management of a piracy pyramid, controlling a 900,000 subscriber network cascading down below, sounds very familiar indeed. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-10-02 04:53:47 READMORE

IIPA, which represents the movie, music, and software industries, wants China to take action against a sophisticated and growing trend of "export-only" piracy services. These pirate sites and apps are operated from China but blocked locally, presumably to evade local law enforcement. IIPA shared its concerns in a formal submission to the U.S. Trade Representative, highlighting MagisTV/FlujoTV and LokLok as prime examples. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-10-01 18:44:38 READMORE

After the operators of pirate streaming network Dramacool failed to show up in court, legal streaming service Kocowa is moving in for the final blow. The company has requested a default judgment and a permanent injunction, aiming to shut down the K-drama pirates and various copycat platforms. Instead of demanding cash damages, Kocowa wants to take over the pirate domains and block the operators from registering new ones. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-09-30 16:39:05 READMORE

Six men have been acquitted for their part in a highly organized 'copyright-trolling' operation. After two movie companies were offered 20% of the spoils from the scheme, their movies were downloaded from BitTorrent and then seeded to downloaders who were subsequently sued. The acquittals overturn guilty verdicts handed down by a lower court. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-09-29 16:12:25 READMORE

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' tops the chart, followed by 'Superman'. 'Weapons' completes the top three. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-09-29 08:09:40 READMORE

Pirate sports streaming site Streameast has quietly reclaimed one of the domain names the U.S. authorities seized last year. No legal battle was required, as the U.S. government apparently let the domain expire. The quiet re-registration of Streameast.xyz marks a major symbolic win for the site, which continues to challenge the authorities who tried to shut it down. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-09-28 18:08:12 READMORE

Aside from the genius baked into the protocol itself, BitTorrent's success as a global network can be attributed to its Distributed Hash Table, commonly known by the initials DHT. Its existence goes unnoticed by millions of BitTorrent users, yet its absence would be felt all around the world. The DHT network is global and difficult to monitor comprehensively, but data shows that by IP address volume, customers of a relatively small number of ISPs dominate the DHT landscape. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-09-27 21:10:07 READMORE

The legal battle between game developer Bungie and cheat seller AimJunkies is over. A stipulated dismissal filed at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals effectively marks the end of the case, one notable for a first-ever verdict holding a cheat maker liable for copyright infringement. Comments shared with TorrentFreak suggest that AimJunkies takes full responsibility. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-09-26 16:56:56 READMORE

Cox Communications is not fighting its billion-dollar piracy liability case alone. In a formal motion, the U.S. Solicitor General requested speaking time to voice the government's interest in the landmark case. The Internet provider has agreed to cede ten minutes of its argument time, allowing the government to personally advocate against a lower court ruling it fears would put Americans' internet access at risk. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-09-25 16:00:05 READMORE

Legal amendments adopted during the summer expanded the scope of Italy's Piracy Shield blocking system beyond sports to all live entertainment events. Given the prevalence of piracy around big movie premieres, a Hollywood blockbuster seemed like a logical choice to test out the system. Instead, Sky Italia's exclusive rights to broadcast the world-famous X Factor TV show will take center stage. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-09-24 21:53:09 READMORE

After an unexpected five-month freeze that left researchers and journalists in the dark, Google Search's DMCA transparency report is back on track. The search giant has updated its figures through mid-September, revealing that takedown efforts have not slowed down. On the contrary, the company has processed billions of new URLs, mainly due to requests from publishers. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-09-23 17:03:43 READMORE

When pirate sports streaming sites use Cloudflare, Spain's LaLiga has a choice between blocking pirate sites and countless innocent sites using the same IP addresses, or walking away having blocked nothing at all. Having opted for the former since February, sites blocked as collateral damage have had no viable opportunity to fight back. The Immutable Domain Monitor, a new blockchain-powered platform designed to empower victims of over-blocking, aims to change that. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-09-22 16:07:17 READMORE

Online piracy is in the midst of an identity crisis. Sites born with one name tend to discard them quite quickly, before adopting a series of others, hoping to stay one step ahead of the law. Site operators, meanwhile, no longer court the gaze of the media, certainly not under their real names while revealing their future piracy plans. In 2010, things were somewhat different; once considered a public good, sharing books today can trigger an FBI investigation. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-09-21 18:00:54 READMORE

Spanish football league LaLiga is targeting the operators of popular pirate IPTV service FlujoTV in a U.S. court. In a new filing, the league requests a DMCA subpoena that would compel Google to hand over the personal details of users behind three IP addresses. Assigned to Google, the addresses were allegedly used to illegally stream a recent match between Atlético de Madrid and Villarreal. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-09-21 00:09:53 READMORE

In a major anti-piracy crackdown dubbed "Operation Domo," authorities in the Dominican Republic targeted an IPTV service that allegedly generated $10 million in revenue. The sting, supported by ACE and U.S. authorities, resulted in the arrest of four suspects who were reportedly convicted for similar piracy crimes in the U.S. just a few years ago. Whether the operation was effectively dismantled remains unclear, as a key IPTV66 domain remains online. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-09-20 01:31:10 READMORE

Through a DMCA subpoena directed at Cloudflare, an independent filmmaker is trying to uncover the identities of people connected to several prominent private torrent trackers. The legal paperwork was obtained at a California federal court and targets HDbits, PassThePopcorn, BroadcasTheNet, KaraGarga, and others. The information was requested for copyright protection purposes, without clarifying what this would entail. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-09-19 16:00:33 READMORE

Italy's Guardia di Finanza has announced yet another multi-location pirate IPTV crackdown in at least four regions of the country. Assistance was provided by U.S. and Dutch authorities and at least 10 people are now under investigation. The news arrives days after DAZN, SKY and Serie A pledged to demand compensation from IPTV pirates already caught and fined by the state. With nine of those under investigation said to be resellers, the stakes are being raised at the consumption end of the supply chain. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-09-18 19:34:42 READMORE

Under new legislation passed in 2023, consumers of illegal IPTV services in Italy were warned that if police obtained their details, a fine would likely be issued by the state. This year a reported 2,500 people have already been fined but even for those who pay up, more trouble could be just around the corner. DAZN, SKY and Serie A say they have obtained the identities of those fined by the police, who they intend to pursue for "thousands of euros" each in civil damages. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-09-17 17:27:30 READMORE