Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 09/15/2025
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 have three newcomers on the list. “Weapons” is the most shared title. The most torrented...
Pirates ‘Hide Uploads With Morse Code’, RuTube ‘Hides’ Movies on its Front Page
The sheer number of piracy studies conducted over the past three decades is a testament to the complexity and allure of the puzzle. By any reasonable means available today, piracy has proven itself unsolvable. Yet there’s one inescapable constant that holds true across all products, in every single market. If a product is unavailable to buy legally, piracy will create a market that didn’t previously exist and then become its only...
Internet Society: Italy’s “Piracy Shield” Failures Are a Warning Against “Blunt” Piracy Blocking
Today, pirate site blocking is commonplace in dozens of countries. The United States has been noticeably absent from this list, but that could change soon. With Block-BEARD and FADPA, two blocking bills are currently in the legislative process. These proposals aim to offer a streamlined option for rightsholders to have online service providers block access to infringing sites and services. The last time U.S. lawmakers proposed...
Employee Who Leaked ‘Spider-Man’ Blu-ray Sentenced to Nearly 5 Years Prison on Gun Charge
Three years ago, pirated Blu-ray copies of “Spider-Man: No Way Home” began circulating on pirate sites, weeks before their official release. Such high-profile leaks are rare, and the source of the breach remained unknown until earlier this year. In February, the U.S. Department of Justice indicted 37-year-old Steven Hale from Tennessee, a former employee of a disc manufacturing and distribution company in Memphis. While working at the...
Takedown Notices for Pirate Live Streams Skyrocket, But Why?
Earlier this year, accounting firm Grant Thornton published a report in partnership with the Live Content Coalition to evaluate the effectiveness of takedown notices. One of the main conclusions was that, in 2024, only a small fraction of takedown notices sent by a group of select rightsholders resulted in suspensions of pirated live streams. Of the 10.8 million notices recorded last year, only 19% resulted in suspensions of pirated...
ACE & DAZN Shut Down a Major Sports Piracy Site in a “DMCA Ignored” Country
Major sports rightsholders and broadcasters are building momentum for what could be a crucial couple of years ahead. The USTR has promised to focus on live sports in its Notorious Markets review before rightsholders’ eyes turn to the European Commission, hoping that their endless patience for measures to curtail live streaming leads to something substantial that justifies the wait. In the meantime, enforcement operations continue....
