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Anti-Piracy

Scammers Use Fake Copyright Warnings to Steal Logins and Spread Trojans

It’s no secret that scammers are constantly trying to trick people into downloading malicious content from pirate sites. However, scammers are also targeting people who…

May 17, 2021, 22:02 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

Police: Pirate IPTV Raids Shut Down “80 Percent” of Illegal Transmissions in Italy

Police in Italy say they have shut down a major IPTV network responsible for around 80 percent of illegal IPTV supply in the country. Operation…

May 17, 2021, 10:42 by Andy Maxwell

Anti-Piracy

YouTube’s Takedown Numbers are a Mystery, But Content-ID is a ‘Cash Cow’

Google transparently reports the billions of copyright takedown requests it receives for its search engine. However, finding out how many videos are flagged and removed…

May 16, 2021, 12:52 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Lawsuits

Jetflicks & iStreamitAll: Man Sentenced to 57 Months Prison, $1m Confiscation Order

Before being shut down by law enforcement, Jetflicks and iStreamitAll were said to be two of the largest pirate streaming services in the United States.…

May 15, 2021, 14:40 by Andy Maxwell

Lawsuits

Watch Tower Copyright Lawsuit Targets Creator of “DubTown” Lego Animations

An individual who created a series of stop-motion Lego animations is being sued by Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, the supervising body and publisher…

May 14, 2021, 20:57 by Andy Maxwell

Anti-Piracy

WordPress Rejected 83% of all DMCA Takedown Notices Last Year

WordPress parent company Automattic reports that the number of DMCA takedown notices it received increased by more than 50% last year. What stands out most,…

May 14, 2021, 10:58 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Piracy

FBI Has Gained Access to Sci-Hub Founder’s Apple Account, Email Claims

Sci-Hub founder Alexandra Elbakyan reports that she has received a worrying email, ostensibly from Apple, revealing that law enforcement has demanded and gained access to…

May 13, 2021, 21:28 by Andy Maxwell

Technology

The Pirate Bay Promotes ‘Mysterious’ Digital Pirate Token (Updated)

After two days of downtime, The Pirate Bay returned with a surprising promotion this week. The logo on the homepage links to PancakeSwap where people…

May 13, 2021, 10:50 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Scammers Use Fake Copyright Warnings to Steal Logins and Spread Trojans

Police: Pirate IPTV Raids Shut Down “80 Percent” of Illegal Transmissions in Italy

YouTube’s Takedown Numbers are a Mystery, But Content-ID is a ‘Cash Cow’

Jetflicks & iStreamitAll: Man Sentenced to 57 Months Prison, $1m Confiscation Order

Watch Tower Copyright Lawsuit Targets Creator of “DubTown” Lego Animations

WordPress Rejected 83% of all DMCA Takedown Notices Last Year

FBI Has Gained Access to Sci-Hub Founder’s Apple Account, Email Claims

The Pirate Bay Promotes ‘Mysterious’ Digital Pirate Token (Updated)

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