Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 12/04/2023
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. “Oppenheimer” is the most downloaded title. The most...
Copyright Infringement? Jury to Decide Over Landmark Destiny 2 ‘Cheating’ Suit
Over the past several years, a wave of copyright infringement lawsuits has targeted alleged cheaters and cheat makers. Game companies have emerged as relatively swift victors in cases that never went to trial, but that’s not a given. The legal dispute between American video game developer Bungie and AimJunkies.com has been fiercely fought and next week heads to a jury trial. Two years ago, Bungie filed a complaint at a federal court...
80 Pirate IPTV Sellers Face $3.5m Bill After Failing to Charge Customers VAT
In recent years, rightsholders in Sweden have reported significantly increased consumption of pirate IPTV services, and law enforcement’s inability to tackle the problem due to a lack of funding. Complaints like these are nothing new for rightsholders or indeed anyone else in Europe; when resources are already stretched, it’s inevitable that some crimes will be considered less of a priority than others. But while there’s insufficient...
Pirate Bay URL Disappears from Google Knowledge Panel in ‘Blocked’ Regions
Two years ago, Google started delisting the URLs of several popular pirate sites from its search results. This decision didn’t impact all users. Instead, Google voluntarily decided to remove URLs in countries where the sites are blocked by local Internet providers, typically following a court order. In the Netherlands, for example, The Pirate Bay and many of its mirrors and proxies were delisted by Google in response to a notice sent...
Bungie Wins Powerful Disclosure Order to Identify Anonymous Cheat Makers
Bungie’s interest in individuals linked to Destiny 2 cheat maker and distributor, Ring-1, became public in 2021. A lawsuit filed at a California court named four defendants as suspected operators with an additional 50 ‘Doe’ defendants to be unmasked as the case progressed. Six causes of action including copyright infringement, trafficking in circumvention devices contrary to the DMCA, trademark violations, and unfair competition,...
Malware Threats Can Be An Effective Anti-Piracy Strategy, Research Suggests
Over the years, we’ve witnessed dozens of anti-piracy campaigns. Initially, these pointed out that piracy is illegal and immoral, hoping to change people’s views. “Don’t Copy That Floppy” and “You Wouldn’t Steal a Car” are prime examples of these early attempts. While these campaigns captured the interest of a broad public, mostly for amusement purposes, they did little to stop piracy. In recent years the tone of anti-piracy campaigns...
