ACE Helps Egypt to Dismantle the Region’s Largest Piracy Site
In recent years, rightsholders have repeatedly teamed up with Egyptian law enforcement to tackle several large pirate sites and services. The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) booked several successes, shutting down domains related to popular piracy rings, streaming portals such as Egybest, MyCima, Movizland, and, more recently, Cimaclub and Cima4U. Laroza Shuts Down This week, anti-piracy alliance ACE reports that it...
Namecheap Flagged for EU ‘Piracy Watchlist’ After Failing to Block Infringing Sites
Supported by Hollywood and other content industries, Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has a long and well-established track record. The group celebrated its 25th anniversary on Monday, with now-retired director Tim Kuik receiving a royal decoration as Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau for his achievements. While Kuik undeniably proved to be a major player in the anti-piracy field in recent decades, BREIN’s work continues without him....
Sky Calls Out IPTV Piracy Facilitators, Including Cloudflare & Facebook
In an article published yesterday, we featured the Motion Picture Association’s submission to the European Commission (EC) for its next Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List. While still calling out familiar targets, such as torrent sites, streaming portals, and piracy apps, the MPA clearly wants to draw attention to the role of third-party intermediaries in the piracy ecosystem. UK broadcaster Sky’s submission to the EC adopts an...
Verizon Asks Court to Dismiss Music Labels’ Piracy Liability Lawsuit
In recent years, music and movie companies have filed several lawsuits against U.S. Internet providers based on allegations that they failed to take action against pirating subscribers. One of the main arguments is that the DMCA requires providers to terminate the accounts of repeat infringers in ‘appropriate circumstances’. These lawsuits have resulted in multi-million dollar windfalls in favor of rightsholders. Most notable is the...
Hollywood and Netflix Report Piracy Threats to the EU, Call for ‘Intermediary’ Action
Over the past two decades, online piracy has proven to be a massive challenge for the entertainment industries. Governments around the world have recognized this challenge and, where possible, lend a helping hand to identify and address these threats. The European Commission, for example, compiles a bi-annual ‘Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List’ following the example set by the United States. Like its U.S. equivalent, the EU watchlist...
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 09/09/2024
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 one newcomer on the list. “Borderlands” is the most shared title. The most torrented...
