Anti-Piracy StreamSafely: Anti-Piracy Campaign or Multi-Million Dollar Marketing Machine? A new phase of the StreamSafely.com anti-piracy campaign is underway. Visitors to the portal are advised that pirate streaming sites aren't what they seem and… November 19, 2023, 19:22 by Andy Maxwell
Anti-Piracy MPA Recognizes France, Italy and Philippines for Site Blocking Innovations The Motion Picture Association (MPA) is one of the key proponents of pirate site blocking. The group, which counts Hollywood studios and Netflix as its… November 18, 2023, 21:34 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Technology Dozens of VPNs & Shadowsocks Named in Leaked Russian Blocking Document A document originating from Russia's Ministry of Transport shines more light on the government's plans to crack down on encryption tools that help people to… November 17, 2023, 18:42 by Andy Maxwell
Anti-Piracy MPA & IPR Center Tackle ‘Holiday’ Piracy With New PSA Campaign The U.S. Government's Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPRCenter) has teamed up with the MPA to launch a new anti-piracy campaign. Through public service announcements,… November 17, 2023, 13:13 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits YouTube Copyright ID Scammers Must Pay Artists $3.3m Restitution By masquerading as legitimate music rightsholders, two men managed to extract over $23 million in revenue from YouTube's Content ID system. Both were arrested and… November 16, 2023, 22:36 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy Won’t Download a Car? Let’s Try: “Piracy Turns Teenagers Into Gambling Addicts” Even among those who accept piracy is illegal, there are some who still struggle to view casual streaming as a serious crime. By introducing credit… November 16, 2023, 03:11 by Andy Maxwell
Piracy Copyright & Piracy News Brief #1 | Extra News, Views & Updates From TF Documenting copyright trends relevant to the global piracy and anti-piracy landscapes, and what happens when everything inevitably collides, is what TorrentFreak aims to do, week… November 15, 2023, 01:29 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits Google Sues Men Who Weaponized DMCA Notices to Crush Competition Two men who allegedly used 65 Google accounts to bombard Google with fraudulent DMCA takedown notices targeting up to 620,000 URLs, have been named in… November 14, 2023, 11:44 by Andy Maxwell