‘Books3’ Takedown: Anti-Piracy Group Calls for More AI Training Transparency
History has shown that copyright holders tend to be wary of new technologies that disrupt the status quo. From the printing press, through cassette tapes, to online video streaming services, all were seen as major threats to the revenues of copyright holders at some point. These weren’t just overblown fears, since technologies can be used for both good and bad. Pirate streaming services are still a problem today, for example, but the...
‘News Media are a Useful Tool to Educate the Public on Piracy Risks and Threats’
Online piracy is a complex and constantly evolving phenomenon that fuels the daily reporting on this website. While big headlines don’t appear every day, there’s always something happening. These events are no longer the preserve of niche audiences as mainstream media outlets show increasing interest. This broader coverage is in part fueled by a steady stream of press releases issued by rightsholders and anti-piracy groups. These...
TV Museum Will Die in 48 Hours Unless Sony Retracts YouTube Copyright Strikes
The advent of the internet and its subsequent development in the mainstream have given rise to a perpetual, collaborative, global recording machine that would’ve been unimaginable 40+ years ago. Back then, videotape recording machines were cutting edge and a type developed by Sony was fighting for its life. Since Sony’s Betamax-format recorders were able to record TV shows, studios including Universal and Disney sought to hold Sony...
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 09/04/2023
The data for our weekly download chart is estimated by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. These torrent download statistics are only meant to provide further insight into the piracy trends. All data are gathered from public resources. This week we have four newcomers on the list. “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” is the most downloaded title. The most torrented movies for the week ending on...
Google Preemptively Banned Hundreds of Millions of ‘Pirate’ URLs Last Year
Under the current DMCA legislation, US-based Internet services are expected to remove infringing links, if a copyright holder complains. This process shields these services from direct liability. In recent years there has been a lot of discussion about the effectiveness of the system but it remains standard practice. Google has always maintained that the DMCA works well. However, faced with critique from rightsholders, the company has...
qBittorrent Web UI Exploited to Mine Cryptocurrency: Here’s How to Fix
While BitTorrent client functionality hasn’t fundamentally changed over the past 20 years, developers of leading clients haven’t let their software stagnate. A good example is the excellent qBittorrent, a feature-rich open source client which still receives regular updates. In common with similar clients, qBittorent can be found on GitHub along with its source and installation instructions. Elsewhere on the same platform, users were...
