Popular Shadow Library ‘LibGen’ Breaks Down Amidst Legal Troubles
Library Genesis (LibGen) is one of the oldest shadow libraries on the Internet, offering free access to millions of books and academic papers people otherwise have to pay for. The site’s origins reportedly trace back to the Soviet Union’s underground publishing culture ‘samizdat,’ which was used to bypass state censorship in the last century. LibGen launched around 2008 as a digital version of the same concept. In addition to...
Uptobox Bid to Resurrect File-Storage Service Fails in French Court
At the height of the cyberlocker boom in the early 2010s, Uptobox was already an established name. The platform remained online despite a fierce anti-piracy crackdown that led to the demise of Megaupload, Hotfile, and many other file-hosting services. Uptobox faced some trouble with payment providers but still managed to grow in the decade that followed. Like many other sites of this kind, it was frequently abused by pirates to share...
Top French Football Leagues Win Pirate IPTV Blocking Orders
For pirate IPTV blocking orders to be effective, the time between spotting a domain or IP address to be blocked, and the blocking actually taking place, needs to be as short as possible. For legal, practical, and technical reasons, the gap seems unlikely to shorten to the extent most rightsholders would like, but in general the process seems to be heading in that direction. In an order dated July 26, top tier French football leagues...
‘MagisTV’ Piracy Blocking Efforts in Ecuador Expand, Trademark Application Denied
Rightsholders around the globe are actively fighting piracy, but few are as vocal as Miguel Angel Loor, the boss of Ecuador’s football league LigaPro. The football boss has repeatedly spoken out against pirate services, particularly MagisTV, and continues to do so. Meanwhile, no remedy is left unused to tackle the problem. Critics have argued that by focusing so much attention on the pirate service itself, public campaigns might be...
RuTube Embraces Piracy Then Vanishes From Apple’s App Store & Google Play
It’s no secret that Russia would like to have credible alternatives to the world’s most popular websites, software, and operating systems. Having to rely on the United States for software including, Windows and Photoshop, is painful enough. However, Russia’s relationship with YouTube appears to be much more complicated. Having avoided the fates of Facebook and Instagram, which found themselves labeled “extremist” and banned from...
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 08/12/2024
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 two newcomers on the list. “Despicable Me 4” is the most shared title. The most...
