Reddit Reports Surge in Copyright-Related User Bans
Without doubt, Reddit is one of the most popular user-generated content sites that exists on the Internet today. Last month, the community-driven news and discussion platform went public and, with a market cap of more than $6 billion, immediately became one of the larger tech players. While publicly traded companies operate under a different ruleset than private ones, Reddit remains committed to its transparency efforts. A few hours...
Manga Publishers Grill YouTube & TikTok on Piracy and Content ID Restrictions
During the 6th meeting of the Policy Subcommittee of the Copyright Subcommittee of the Cultural Affairs Council in Japan last month, representatives from Google and ByteDance were invited to give presentations on the topic of appropriate compensation. As the meeting progressed, the topic sparked discussion on connected matters, sometimes with legal implications. Neither company had lawyers present but, with plenty of scope to...
Key Defendant in Anna’s Archive Lawsuit Denies Any Involvement With the Site
Anna’s Archive is a meta-search engine for shadow libraries that allows users to find pirated books and other related sources. The site launched in the fall of 2022, just days after Z-Library was targeted in a U.S. criminal crackdown, to ensure continued availability of ‘free’ books and articles to the broader public. Late last year, Anna’s Archive expanded its offering by making information from OCLC’s proprietary WorldCat database...
Pirate Site FMovies Rivals Major Streaming Platforms in U.S. Web Traffic
For a long time, pirate site blocking was regarded as a topic most U.S. politicians would rather avoid. That’s no longer the case… In recent years calls for a U.S. site-blocking regime have started to flare up. Last week, MPA CEO Charles Rivkin used his keynote speech at CinemaCon to double down on this demand, urging U.S. lawmakers to seriously consider site blocking, now that it’s proven to work in dozens of other countries. Exhibit...
Music Piracy Sites Targeted By Europol & Bulgarian Organized Crime Unit
Despite intense pressure from the United States, including criticism as part of the USTR’s reports on notorious pirate sites and foreign trade barriers, actions against online piracy are still relatively rare in Bulgaria. Whether the Bulgarian government had any hand in the closure of RARBG last year remains unclear but its hoped that August 2023 amendments to Bulgaria’s Criminal Code will at least make pirate site investigations more...
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 04/15/2024
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 three newcomers on the list. “Dune: Part Two” is the most downloaded title. The most...
