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Amazon Joins Pirate Bay and FMovies on US Govt’s “Notorious” Markets List

The US Government has classified some of the largest websites as notorious piracy and counterfeiting venues. The report includes pirate sites such as 1337x, FMovies,…

April 30, 2020, 17:01 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

German Anti-Piracy Outfit GVU Files For Bankruptcy, Despite Many Historic Victories

After 35 years of chasing pirates of all kinds, infamous anti-piracy group GVU has filed for bankruptcy in Germany. Perhaps best known for its participation…

April 30, 2020, 09:08 by Andy Maxwell

Piracy

The Pirate Bay Has Made it Harder to Find Stuff

The Pirate Bay resurfaced at its original .org domain earlier this month, but not everything is running smoothly. Finding torrents is a bit more complicated…

April 29, 2020, 21:01 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Lawsuits

Woman Who Sold Access to Pirated Books on Dropbox Handed Suspended Sentence

A woman who sold access to pirated copies of academic textbooks stored on Dropbox has been handed a suspended jail sentence by a court in…

April 29, 2020, 11:50 by Andy Maxwell

Research

Piracy Should be Tackled With ‘Carrot and Stick’ USPTO Paper Suggests

A new 'piracy landscape' paper commissioned by the US Patent and Trademark Office provides a detailed overview of how online piracy should be tackled. Combining…

April 28, 2020, 21:56 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Massive & Unprecedented Security Breach Takes Usenet Providers Offline

A massive security breach has taken at least one major Usenet provider offline. UseNext says that a "security hole in a partner company" could have…

April 28, 2020, 10:27 by Andy Maxwell

Lawsuits

Telegram Piracy Channels Face Blocking After Italian Prosecutor Issues Emergency Order

An emergency order signed by a deputy prosecutor in Italy has been delivered to local telecoms watchdog AGCOM. It requires Telegram to shut down 19…

April 27, 2020, 18:56 by Andy Maxwell

Research

Covid-19 Measures Boosted Visits to Film Piracy Sites by Over 50%, New Data Show

New data published by piracy tracking firm MUSO shows that, in some countries, the Covid-19 measures have boosted traffic to film piracy sites by more…

April 27, 2020, 11:40 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Amazon Joins Pirate Bay and FMovies on US Govt’s “Notorious” Markets List

German Anti-Piracy Outfit GVU Files For Bankruptcy, Despite Many Historic Victories

The Pirate Bay Has Made it Harder to Find Stuff

Woman Who Sold Access to Pirated Books on Dropbox Handed Suspended Sentence

Piracy Should be Tackled With ‘Carrot and Stick’ USPTO Paper Suggests

Massive & Unprecedented Security Breach Takes Usenet Providers Offline

Telegram Piracy Channels Face Blocking After Italian Prosecutor Issues Emergency Order

Covid-19 Measures Boosted Visits to Film Piracy Sites by Over 50%, New Data Show

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