Director Uses Takedowns to Remove Pirate Bay Docu “TPB-AFK” from YouTube
Released in 2013, The Pirate Bay documentary TPB-AFK offers insight into a pivotal moment in Internet history. Created by Simon Klose, the film follows three Pirate Bay founders during their trial in Sweden. True to the nature of the site, it was made widely available online for free. People could still buy copies or support the film directly, but those who didn’t want to spend a dime could grab a copy though torrent sites, including...
U.S. Court Orders Up to $97,500 in Damages for Sharing ‘Adult’ Films via BitTorrent
As the most prolific copyright litigant in the United States, adult entertainment company Strike 3 Holdings has filed over 15,000 lawsuits in federal courts. These lawsuits target people whose Internet connections were allegedly used to download and share copyright-infringing content via BitTorrent. Many of these cases result in confidential settlements or are quietly dismissed and never heard of again. A tiny percentage proceed to a...
Court Orders Google to Poison Public DNS to Prevent IPTV Piracy
Italy’s war on pirate IPTV providers, resellers, and viewers, began in earnest back in February 2024. Yet despite the significant resources committed to the expanding Piracy Shield initiative, it’s all but invisible to the public. Piracy Shield’s existence, not unlike that of a cosmic black hole, is perhaps most easily confirmed by observing the effect it has on the entities that surround it. After drawing in every ISP in the country,...
New Pirate IPTV Law: How Subscribers Will Inform Authorities Who to Fine €750
Greece has a population of around 10.4 million and worldwide, Greek is the first language of just 13 million people. Unlike content made available in English or Spanish, when Greek content starts to feel the piracy pinch, there’s no deep well of overseas markets to exploit. Increasingly, then, pressure finds itself directed inwards. Greece is no stranger to anti-piracy measures and, after having tried almost everything else, the...
Europol Predicts Drop in Online Piracy (Updated)
Europol published its latest Serious and Organized Crime Threat Assessment (SOCTA) this week. The report provides a detailed overview of the threats posed by serious and organized crime in Europe, and includes a section dedicated to digital content piracy. Europol is no stranger to piracy and online copyright infringement. The EU agency has led and assisted in many enforcement efforts over the years and has been particularly active in...
Supreme Court Asked to Resolve ISP’s Copyright Piracy Conundrum
In late 2022, several of the world’s largest music companies including Warner Bros. and Sony Music prevailed in their lawsuit against Internet provider Grande Communications. The record labels accused the Astound-owned ISP of not doing enough to stop pirating subscribers. Specifically, they alleged that the company failed to terminate repeat infringers. The trial lasted more than two weeks and ended in a resounding victory for the...
