Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 11/24/2025
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 two newcomers on the list. “One Battle After Another” is the most shared title. The...
Cloudflare Says Piracy Liability Ruling Has Global Implications; Publishers Disagree
Services offered by U.S tech giant Cloudflare improve the performance and security of millions of websites, amounting to a significant contribution towards the health of today’s internet. Those hoping to benefit from Cloudflare’s services find few, if any, barriers to entry. Typically a working email address is sufficient to gain access, meaning new users can protect their websites in a matter of minutes. Cloudflare Held Liable For...
Anna’s Archive ‘WorldCat Scrape’ Lawsuit Drops $5M Claim, Pivots to Takedown Tactic
Anna’s Archive is a meta-search engine for shadow libraries that allows users to find pirated books and other related resources. In late 2023, the search engine expanded its offering by making data from OCLC’s proprietary WorldCat database available online. Anna’s Archive scraped several terabytes of data and published over a billion unique metadata records. The records contain no copyrighted books or articles, but they help ‘shadow’...
Piracy Liability Dispute Between Universal Music and Cloudflare Reaches EU’s Highest Court
Pirate sites have proven to be quite a headache for Cloudflare and have landed the San Francisco-based tech company in court on several occasions. These legal battles include a case in Germany, where the local branch of Universal Music sued Cloudflare for offering its services to pirate site DDL-Music. The origins of this case date back to June 2019, when the German branch of Universal Music sent a copyright infringement notice to...
EUIPO Study: Major Brand Ads on Pirate Sites Surged 567%
For many pirate sites and apps, ad revenue is the only viable lifeline. This is why the advertising industry is an important ally in the fight against piracy. Over the years, several ad-focused anti-piracy initiatives and partnerships have tried to prevent branded ads from appearing on these sites. This includes a European Union-led Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in which several leading advertising companies, including Google,...
Tokyo Court Finds Cloudflare Liable For Manga Piracy in Long-Running Lawsuit
Offering a wide range of services useful for the majority of websites, including many provided completely free of charge, Cloudflare continues on an upward trajectory. While its popularity isn’t in question, Cloudflare’s stance on copyright issues has placed it at odds with copyright holders who believe that the company should do more to fight against piracy. For its part, Cloudflare counters that its policies are in line or exceed...
