Premier League Players Ask Fans to Dump Piracy, Pirate Sites Seem Oblivious
Piracy of top-tier football matches is an extremely hot topic in countries playing host to Europe’s most significant leagues. From Serie A in Italy to La Liga in Spain, physical and psychological battles are being fought against piracy services and increasingly those who frequent them. In the UK, where broadcaster Sky reportedly needs to recover at least £5m for every matched aired, following a record-breaking deal with the Premier...
RCN Faces Another Multi-Million Dollar Piracy Lawsuit
Under U.S. copyright law, Internet providers must terminate the accounts of repeat copyright infringers “in appropriate circumstances.” The law doesn’t specify what these circumstances are but in recent years federal courts have provided more context. Cox and Grande Communications were both ordered to pay many millions of dollars in damages, for example. While these cases are under appeal, new ones are being filed at U.S. courts....
All DMCA Notices Filed Against TorrentFreak in 2023 Were Bogus
Any content creator who sees their work being used by unauthorized third-parties can file DMCA notices against platforms communicating that content to the public. Platforms should respond by taking allegedly-infringing content down but in practice, some do and some don’t. Full-blown pirate sites may not respond to notices at all for obvious reasons but some entirely legitimate platforms also refuse to comply in appropriate...
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 01/01/2024
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 five newcomers on the list. “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” is...
2023 in Review: RARBG, Zoro, Z-Library, Flawless, IPTV and AI
The new year can’t start without reflecting the current one, looking back at the major stories of the past 12 months. For writers and readers, the news often passes by, with major headlines swiftly fading into the background. At times like these, it’s good to realize that for people who are featured or closely involved, those events are often life-altering. But perhaps i’m getting sentimental. Below is a compilation of some of the key...
DNS Block: Canal+ Sues Cloudflare, Google & Cisco to Fight Piracy
The music industry obtained a pioneering injunction to compel Danish ISPs to implement site-blocking measures back in 2006. The goal was to limit access to unlicensed Russian music download platform AllofMP3, but the action also represented the thin end of a site-blocking wedge still being tapped in today. Broadcaster and site-blocking proponent Canal+ believes that when service providers implement technical measures to prevent access...
