‘Notorious’ Pirate IPTV Service MagisTV Applies for US Trademark and Rebrands
Pirate streaming apps and unauthorized IPTV services have gained popularity globally in recent years. Latin America is no exception to this trend but unlike other regions, one pirate streaming brand clearly stands out, MagisTV. The MagisTV name is used by dozens of websites, many of which are reseller platforms. While some of these might be related, the name is also used by unrelated entities, simply because the brand has become...
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 01/13/2025
The data for our weekly download chart is estimated by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. Downloading content without permission is copyright infringement. These torrent download statistics are only meant to provide further insight into piracy trends. All data are gathered from public resources. This week we have two newcomers on the list. “Gladiator II” is the most shared title. The most torrented...
ISP Huffs and Puffs Then Apologizes to 3 Little Piggies Over Pirate Downloads
So-called ‘three strikes’ anti-piracy schemes were once considered a cutting-edge response to P2P piracy. Also known as ‘graduated response’, a typical scenario would see rightsholders monitor BitTorrent swarms to capture participants’ IP addresses sharing their content illegally. Those IP addresses would then be reported to a friendly (or coerced) ISP for matching against subscriber records, as a prelude to ISP customer outreach. An...
MissAV: One of the World’s Largest ‘Pirate’ Sites Targeted in Takedown Effort
Adult entertainment is massively popular online and there are many pirate sites that specialize in this niche. In Asia, Japan in particular, MissAV is the leading player. The site, which has a strong focus on uncensored Japanese Adult Videos (JAV), is listed among the 15 most-visited websites in the country. With over 300 million monthly visits, it’s also one of the most trafficked websites globally. This is a major frustration for...
Nhentai Asks California Court to Dismiss Piracy Lawsuit
Manga and anime have become increasingly popular in recent years. These formats originate in Japan but are now in demand worldwide. Similar popularity also extends to the adult counterpart known as “hentai,” which has millions of avid fans. Like other forms of media, not everyone accessing hentai content chooses to pay for it. Instead, many people opt for free websites like nHentai.net, which averaged close to 80 million visits in...
Tonga! Tonga! Tonga! Online Piracy’s Unusual Attraction to ccTLD .to
With limited choice mostly a thing of the past, domain names today are available in many flavors. Above all others, however, the gTLD (generic top-level domain) .com is the most enduring. Domain Tools data shows that of all TLDs, .com is the stand-out leader with 153,999,258 domains registered at the time of writing. In distant second place, with 17,195,162 registered domains, is the German ccTLD (country code top-level domain) .de,...
