IPTV Playlist Portal Survives DMCA Takedown From Warner Bros.
The M3U file format has been around for more than a quarter-century. In essence, it links to a streamable media file that can be loaded through media players. In the early days, it was predominantly used to stream Internet radio though Winamp and other media players. While the format is still used for that today, M3U files have enjoyed a resurgence as a video streaming tool in recent years. The M3U file format is content-neutral, but...
1.3m Pirate IPTV Users ‘Blacked Out’ During Euro 2024, Italian Police Claim
Italy’s Guardia di Finanza (GdF), a law enforcement agency operating under the Ministry of Economy and Finance, has often been the source of some of the country’s most dramatic pirate IPTV news. With a key focus on financial crime, GdF appears to adopt a ‘follow-the-money’ approach. Over several years, GdF claims to have taken down dozens of IPTV providers and resellers, denied scores of millions access to pirate services, and...
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 06/24/2024
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. “IF” is the most downloaded title. The most torrented movies...
EU Invites Feedback from ‘Pirate Sites’ for Upcoming Watchlist
Following the example of the United States, the EU began publishing its very own piracy watchlist a few years ago. The ‘Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List’ is compiled by the European Commission. Like its U.S equivalent, it relies on stakeholder groups to nominate problematic sites and services for inclusion. New EU Piracy Watch List The most recent version of the report was published in late 2022 and the EU is currently soliciting...
Google Search Processed a Billion DMCA Takedowns in Four Months
Google started keeping track of all incoming DMCA takedown notices at the beginning of the last decade. In the spring of 2012, Google formally launched its Transparency Report, sharing details on all copyright-related removal requests, including the targeted links and their senders. In the years that followed, the DMCA takedown volume steadily increased. When it eventually hit a plateau a few years ago, we theorized that Google’s...
Five IPTV Operators Guilty of Movie & TV Piracy, Leader Faces 48 Years in Prison
In 2019, eight men from Las Vegas were named in a grand jury indictment alleging they conspired to violate criminal copyright law through two IPTV services, Jetflicks and iStreamitAll. According to the indictment, the defendants reproduced tens of thousands of copyrighted television shows without authorization, and distributed the illicit content to a vast audience of paid subscribers across the United States. The scope of their...
