Google Search’s DMCA Transparency Report Resumes, Adds 2.1 Billion ‘Pirate’ URLs
In the spring of 2012, Google formally launched its Copyright Transparency Report, sharing details on all copyright-related removal requests, including the targeted links and their senders. In the years that followed, the number of reported URLs increased significantly. The company processed its five billionth DMCA takedown notice almost a decade later in 2021. At the time, it appeared that the upward trends had reversed, with the...
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 09/22/2025
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 two three newcomers on the list. “Weapons” is the most shared title. The most torrented...
Piracy Over-Blocking Victims Turn to the Blockchain Hoping to Make LaLiga Pay
For top-tier football clubs around Europe, the start of a new season means the resumption of match-day anti-piracy measures and a prime opportunity to remind errant fans that piracy isn’t risk-free. Warnings usually appear in the media, often timed to coincide with real-life examples of why piracy should be avoided. In Ireland, reports claimed that Sky and FACT had begun targeting retailers for selling pirate set-top boxes, a first...
I Came, I Typed, I Downloaded – How a Pirate Librarian Became an FBI Target
In April 2011, a modest Russian‑language news portal, ‘bal‑con.ru’, ran an interview with two young entrepreneurs. The men were quietly working to solve a problem, identified by both as a barrier to book consumption in Russia. “We found it strange that existing book websites on the Russian internet had plateaued at the level of the mid-20th century. They were incredibly inconvenient to use, requiring users to wade through vast lists...
LaLiga Seeks Google’s Help to Expose ‘Notorious’ Pirate Streaming Service FlujoTV
Pirate streaming apps and unauthorized IPTV services have become increasingly popular globally in recent years. Latin America is no exception to this trend, with MagisTV establishing itself as one of the top piracy brands. Earlier this year, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative added MagisTV to its latest list of notorious piracy markets. Soon after, MagisTV rebranded as FlujoTV and both names remain widely used today. In...
Previously-Convicted IPTV Pirates Arrested For Running $10m IPTV66 Service
Up until a few years ago, rightsholders complained that cable operators in the Dominican Republic broadcast their content without permission. After HBO repeatedly pointed this out to the U.S. Government, the Dominican authorities eventually stepped in and put an end to the unauthorized activity. However, as in many countries around the world, Dominicans had plenty of other options to access pirate streams. With the boom of illicit...
