Portugal Remains a Piracy Hotspot Despite Blocking Thousands of Sites
Portugal now has a decade of experience with pirate site blocking measures, which were made possible through a voluntary agreement In 2015, the country’s blocking scheme was formalized through a deal between several parties, including the Government, rightsholders, and Internet providers. Under the blocking regime, many thousands of domain names have been blocked over the years. To strengthen the impact, advertisers joined in on the...
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 05/26/2025
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. “A Minecraft Movie” is the most shared title. The most...
Cloudflare CEO: Football Piracy Blocks Will Claim Lives; “I Pray No One Dies”
LaLiga’s 2024/2025 season is officially over. FC Barcelona were actually crowned champions on Thursday after it became mathematically impossible for Real Madrid to conjure up seven points or more from the six points available. The final matches of the season were played on Sunday but with the championship settled, would LaLiga show restraint and taper down its blocking activity? Or perhaps it would continue under the authority of...
P.CoK Webtoon Piracy Fighters Display Plumage as Unorthodox Tactics Pay Off
If it was possible to strip away the roles and behaviors that inevitably lead to head-on clashes, in some cases pirates and piracy fighters might find ways to get along. In some cases they may love the same things. Yet back in the real world, the insatiable appetite for pirated content owned or protected by the latter, means the war never ends, only the shape changes. Whether South Korean publishing company Kakao Entertainment had...
Piracy Shield: European Commission Urged to Assess Legality Under EU Law
Praised by major rightsholders as progress in the fight against piracy, Italy’s Piracy Shield system made headlines for all the wrong reasons. Authorized under new legislation and promoted as a killer blow to piracy of live sports, Piracy Shield’s launch soon descended into a series of overblocking blunders and international news headlines. Realization that Piracy Shield was incapable of living up to the hype, led to legal amendments...
EU Piracy Watchlist Adds IPFS, FitGirl and Njalla
Over the past two decades, online piracy has proven to be a massive headache for the entertainment industries. Governments around the world have recognized this challenge and, where possible, lend a helping hand to identify and address the threats. The European Commission, for example, compiles a biennial ‘Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List’, following the example set by the United States. Like its U.S. equivalent, the EU watchlist...
