Research EU Study: Pirate Site Traffic Continues to Drop Despite the Pandemic New research published by the European Union Intellectual Property Office shows that, despite the pandemic, piracy site visits continue to fall. This trend is visible… December 10, 2021, 12:18 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy Toei YouTube Blitz Shows That ‘Law of Content ID’ Can Trample Fair Use Manga fans are responding with anger and disbelief after Toei Animation filed 150+ copyright takedowns against Totally Not Mark, decimating his YouTube channel and putting… December 9, 2021, 21:05 by Andy Maxwell
Piracy Screener of Japan’s Oscar Contender “Drive My Car” Leaks Online Pirated copies of Japan's Oscar contender “Drive my Car" appeared online over the past few hours. The critically acclaimed film may very well be the… December 9, 2021, 14:37 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Technology Russia Blocks TorProject.org and Begins Blocking of Wider Tor Network On the orders of Russian authorities, ISPs in Russia have blocked TorProject.org, the main domain of the privacy-focused anti-censorship tool Tor. The move comes hot… December 8, 2021, 18:05 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits Operation ‘IPTV Special’: 49 Pirate IPTV Resellers Fined €10,000 Each Following a 2020 raid in Italy that shut down a pirate IPTV provider, authorities have been making progress towards bringing those involved to justice. More… December 8, 2021, 10:58 by Andy Maxwell
Anti-Piracy YouTube Processes 4 Million Content ID Claims Per Day, Transparency Report Reveals YouTube has released its first-ever copyright transparency report. The streaming platform reveals that the vast majority of all claimed infringements, more than 722 million over… December 7, 2021, 22:57 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits Gary Bowser Agrees to Pay $10 Million in Piracy Damages to Nintendo Last year the U.S. Government indicted three members of the infamous Team-Xecuter group, the alleged masterminds behind various Nintendo hacks. One of those men, Canada… December 7, 2021, 11:45 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits Hollywood, Netflix, Amazon & Apple Sue Two Pirate IPTV Providers in the US A coalition of Hollywood studios plus Amazon, Netflix and Apple have sued two IPTV providers in the US. Targeting AllAccessTV and Quality Restreams, which are… December 6, 2021, 22:18 by Andy Maxwell