Viewing Illegal Streams: No Cautions, Fines or Arrests Say GM Police
Last Friday, we reported on two Freedom of Information Act requests directed at two regional police forces in the UK. In almost identical requests, which appear to have been filed by the same person, Wiltshire Police and West Yorkshire Police were asked eight questions relating to enforcement measures taken against suppliers, distributors, and consumers of illegal streaming services. Both police forces said that no information was...
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 01/29/2024
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. “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” is the most downloaded...
Disney ‘Cracks Down’ on Mickey Mouse ‘Steamboat Silly’ Pirates
For several decades, Disney has managed to keep the earliest footage of its iconic mouse protected. Notably, the 1998 U.S. Copyright Term Extension Act, also dubbed the Mickey Mouse Protection Act, extended copyright protection to 95 years. When Walt Disney released “Steamboat Willie” in 1928, he couldn’t have envisioned how important this short film would become, or that its entrance into the U.S. public domain would spark headlines...
IPTV Lawsuit With 19TB of Data & ONE TON of Print Discovery Heads For Trial
Almost half a decade ago, eight Las Vegas men were indicted by a grand jury for conspiring to violate criminal copyright law. The U.S. government labeled Jetflicks and iStreamitAll as two of the largest pirate streaming platforms in the United States. Disguised as an aviation service, Jetflicks allegedly offered a library of 183,285 pirated TV episodes. iStreamitAll allegedly made available more than 118,479 TV shows and 10,980 movies...
Dish & Sling Sue ‘Pirate’ IPTV Operation For Circumventing Widevine DRM
With more ways to stream online video than ever before, protecting video continues to be a key issue for copyright holders. This is often achieved through Digital Rights Management, better known as DRM; an anti-piracy tool that dictates when and where digital content can be accessed. Widevine DRM is one of the leading players in the field. The Google-owned technology is used by many of the largest streaming services including Amazon,...
Police Website Offers Pirated Live Sports Streams as IPTV FOIA Requests Denied
For the past few years, regional police forces in the UK have shown a growing interest in cracking down on those involved in the supply of illegal streams. With regional organized crime units now part of the mix, joint press releases featuring police, the Premier League, Sky, and the Federation Against Copyright Theft, report enforcement action on a fairly regular basis. The importance of protecting copyright holders from criminal...
