Cox Brief Asks Supreme Court to Reverse Draconian Piracy Liability Ruling
When a Virginia jury ordered internet provider Cox to pay $1 billion in damages for failing to take appropriate actions against pirating subscribers, shockwaves rippled through the ISP industry. The verdict, in favor of major record labels including Sony and Universal, was a catalyst for many other ‘repeat infringer’ lawsuits. This resulted in yet more multi-million dollar claims and awards, with many still in the pipeline today....
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 09/01/2025
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 one newcomer on the list. “Superman” is the most shared title. The most torrented...
A Private Company Fighting Online Piracy Can’t Act With Impunity
With the new football season underway in Spain and LaLiga’s blocking order still in force under the authority of a judge, overblocking is still a big problem in Spain according to reports. Last season saw relentless IP address blocking target shared Cloudflare IP addresses again and again. With no obvious urgency to ensure that those blocks were lifted when no longer needed (i.e after LaLiga matches had ended) blocking continued to...
IPTV Piracy is Booming in Norway as Legal Access Becomes More Expensive
In recent years, rightsholders of major sports events have repeatedly complained that piracy of live sports has gone through the roof. Many have called on politicians to tighten legislation and urged law enforcement to take the problem much more seriously. The issues are no different in Norway, where streaming service Viaplay is facing a surge in piracy. According to a recent survey by Mediavision, 1.25 million Norwegians, or 30% of...
U.S. Recommends 57-Month Prison Sentence in ‘Spider-Man’ Piracy and Firearm Case
Three years ago, pirated Blu-ray copies of ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ began circulating on pirate sites, weeks before the film’s official release. Shortly before, pre-release discs were offered in an eBay listing, suggesting that someone had managed to get their hands on several pre-release copies of the film. The exact source and circumstances were unknown. Earlier this year, the mystery was partly solved when the U.S. Department of...
Judge Fines Pirate IPTV Man €30,000, Owing Sky €500K is Punishment Enough
Sky’s investigation into the activities of David Dunbar reportedly began in Ireland during November 2024. Investigators had become aware of a social media account selling so-called ‘dodgy boxes’ and with assistance from an anonymous tip provided by the Federation Against Copyright Theft, Sky was able to connect the dots. Papers filed at the High Court describe Dunbar as operating under the brand ‘IPTV is Easy.’ As a reseller, Dunbar...
