Popular Release Group ShAaNiG Permanently Shuts Down
While there are dozens of torrent release groups in operation today, some providing extremely high quality work, every few years a notable ‘brand’ group appears. Two of the most famous from recent memory were aXXo and YIFY. Neither were known for historic individual releases or world-beating quality, but both were particularly consistent. An aXXo or YIFY label on an official torrent assured the potential downloader they...
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 06/12/17
This week we have two newcomers in our chart. The Fate of the Furious, which came out as Web-DL this week, is the most downloaded movie. The data for our weekly download chart is estimated by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. All the movies in the list are Web-DL/Webrip/HDRip/BDrip/DVDrip unless stated otherwise. RSS feed for the weekly movie download chart. This week’s most downloaded movies...
Copyright Holders Keep Targeting Dead Torrent Sites
Over the past year several major torrent sites have shut down, causing quite an uproar among file-sharers. Interestingly, however, several copyright holders still appear to think that these sites are alive and kicking. That is, judging from the takedown notices they send to Google. Publisher Penguin Random House is particularly forgetful. Through its anti-piracy partner Digimarc, the company has reported hundreds of...
Who’s To Blame For The Kodi Crackdown?
Perfectly legal as standard, the Kodi media player can be easily modified to turn it into the ultimate streaming piracy machine. Uptake by users has been nothing short of phenomenal. Millions of people are now consuming illicit media through third-party Kodi addons. With free movies, TV shows, sports, live TV and more on tap, it’s not difficult to see why the system is so popular. As a result, barely a day goes by without Kodi...
Getting started with Go
From Reddit to Red Hat, Go is in charge of critical systems across the web. Go is also a notable member of an emerging generation of languages. “A good science fiction story should be able to predict not the automobile but the traffic jam.” —Frederik Pohl read...
