Torrent Site Switched Domains 39 Times This Year to Evade ISP Blocks
Website blocking is the entertainment industry’s preferred anti-piracy strategy in dozens of countries. Targeting domain names of pirate sites can be an effective way to deter casual pirates. When a site can no longer be easily located, some users may give up, especially since Google now deindexes blocked domains as well. Popular pirate sites have been familiar with these measures for years now. While some simply ignore the issue,...
How Future YouTube Policies Affect Today’s Creativity & Tomorrow’s Income
Having networked computers at home used to be called…well, having networked computers at home. As a description, it’s both accurate and boring, something that cannot be said about having a ‘homelab’. “A home lab, or simply lab,’ is a personal space where technology enthusiasts, professionals, and hobbyists can experiment with various hardware and software. From virtual machines to your own server, a home lab offers endless...
Fraudsters Use AI to Sell Fake Pirated Pre-Release Tracks, Universal Music Warns
Artificial intelligence has the potential to make our lives more efficient, entertaining, and productive. On the flip side, it also presents several threats. This ranges from complex existential worries to concerns about AI-related copyright infringement, which is already widespread. Tthese copyright concerns will be discussed next month at a meeting of WIPO’s Advisory Committee on Enforcement, where several stakeholders will present...
Pirate IPTV Service Glo TV Faces $25m Lawsuit, Resellers’ Feet Held to the Fire
When U.S. broadcaster DISH Network files another new lawsuit in the U.S., targeting various players in the IPTV ecosystem, the company maintains a long tradition of legal action that aims high and goes in hard. While DISH headlines all of these lawsuits with various appearances from Nagra and subsidiary Sling TV, behind the scenes DISH receives support from fellow members of IBCAP, the International Broadcaster Coalition Against...
Pirate Site Blocking Demands Intensify as U.S. Lawmakers Get Fmovies Walkthrough
For a long time, pirate site blocking was considered a topic most U.S. politicians would rather avoid. This stance was a remnant of the SOPA defeat, which drove copyright holders to focus on blocking efforts in other countries instead, and not without success. Those challenging times are now more than a decade old, and momentum is shifting. After more than forty countries around the world instituted site-blocking measures, including...
Two Arrested in Pirate IPTV Raids, Police Obtain Details of UK Subscribers
After years of relative calm, punctuated by intermittent action against larger operations, law enforcement actions against pirate IPTV services in Europe are on the rise. The UK’s Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU), a regional force with responsibility for disrupting organized crime and counter terrorism policing, has revealed details of raids executed on Tuesday targeting a pirate IPTV operation. Warrants Executed in...
