123movies Was Shut Down Following a Criminal Investigation A few months ago 123movies, also known as 123movieshub and GoMovies, announced its surprise shutdown. The disappearance of Hollywood's main nemesis long remained a mystery,… October 5, 2018, 18:39 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Facebook User Who Uploaded Pirated ‘Deadpool’ Copy Sentenced to 3 Weeks Prison A California man who uploaded a pirated copy of the movie Deadpool to Facebook has been sentenced to three weeks prison. The film was shared… October 5, 2018, 11:52 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Technology uTorrent Web Reaches One Million Daily Users uTorrent Web allows users to download, share, and stream torrents directly in their web browser, a convenient option for those previously used to a stand-alone… October 5, 2018, 09:38 by Andy Maxwell
‘Blocking Pirate Sites is Not Enough, Russia Should Shut Them Down’ Russia has implemented a wide variety of anti-piracy measures in recent years. Thousands of copyright infringing sites have been blocked and even 'unauthorized' VPNs and… October 4, 2018, 22:16 by Ernesto Van der Sar
ACS and Elsevier Sue ResearchGate For Copyright Infringement Academic publishers American Chemical Society and Elsevier have sued scientist and researcher networking site ResearchGate. The publishers claim that research papers uploaded to the platform… October 4, 2018, 15:30 by Andy Maxwell
‘Bulletproof’ Hosting is An Emerging Piracy Threat, RIAA Warns The RIAA has noticed that pirate sites are increasingly turning to "bulletproof" hosting providers, which makes them harder to shut down. The music group lists… October 4, 2018, 05:38 by Ernesto Van der Sar
MPAA Reports ‘Notorious’ Pirate Sites to The US Government The MPAA has submitted a new list of “notorious markets” to the US Government. The list features a wide variety of 'pirate' sites including The… October 3, 2018, 19:46 by Ernesto Van der Sar
ESA Reports Pirate Bay, ROM Sites and Cheaters to the US Govt. The Entertainment Software Association, which counts Activision, EA, Nintendo, and Ubisoft among its members, has filed a response to the United States Trade Representative's call… October 3, 2018, 14:39 by Andy Maxwell