Anti-Piracy Google, Cloudflare, Cisco Lose Pirate Site DNS Blocking Appeal in France The Paris Court of Appeal has confirmed that third-party DNS providers can be legally compelled to block access to domain names to stop piracy. The… April 1, 2026, 13:43 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy Game Pirates Beat Denuvo with Hypervisor Bypasses — Irdeto Promises Countermeasure A new breed of hypervisor-based bypasses can 'crack' Denuvo-protected games on the day of release, marking a fundamental shift in the piracy landscape. Denuvo parent… March 31, 2026, 08:33 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Judge Allows BitTorrent Seeding Claims Against Meta, Despite Lawyers ‘Lame Excuses’ In an effort to gather material for its LLM training, Meta used BitTorrent to download pirated books from Anna’s Archive and other shadow libraries. According… March 30, 2026, 08:30 by Ernesto Van der Sar
The Pirate Bay’s Oldest Torrent Turned 22…. In an era of instant streaming and expendable pirate sites, The Pirate Bay is somewhat of a relic. The site has weathered more than two… March 29, 2026, 18:46 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits Sky Wins Irish Court Order to Unmask 300+ Pirate IPTV Users via Revolut Bank For the first time in Ireland, IPTV subscribers face potential legal action after Sky obtained a court order requiring Revolut Bank UAB to hand over… March 27, 2026, 09:56 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Piracy Spotify and Labels Seek $322 Million Default Judgment Against Anna’s Archive Spotify and several major record labels, including UMG, Sony, and Warner, seek a $322 million default judgment against the unknown operators of Anna's Archive. They… March 26, 2026, 15:47 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Piracy Supreme Court Wipes Out Record Labels’ $1 Billion Piracy Judgment Against Cox The Supreme Court has reversed the billion-dollar copyright verdict against Cox Communications, concluding that an Internet service provider cannot be held contributorily liable for infringement… March 25, 2026, 16:57 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Piracy France Fines First Batch of Pirate IPTV Subscribers Following Reseller Bust For years, French pirate IPTV users were not targeted, as rightsholders and the authorities only went after operators and resellers. That changed last week, as… March 25, 2026, 09:43 by Ernesto Van der Sar