Internet Archive vs. Music Labels: $600m+ Copyright Rift Edges Toward Settlement
The Internet Archive is widely known for its Wayback Machine, which preserves copies of the web for future generations. These archiving efforts, which started decades ago, will become more valuable over time. The same could apply to IA’s other projects, including the digitization of old books and records. Seven years ago, the Archive began archiving the sounds of 78rpm gramophone records, a format that is obsolete today. In addition...
Tech Giants Propose “Critical” Piracy Shield Regulation Amendments
More than a year after its official debut in February 2024, Italy’s controversial Piracy Shield blocking system is yet to deliver on the key predictions justifying its launch. Claims of piracy’s total elimination quickly evaporated, taking predictions of major economic benefits down with them. The pirate sites causing the issues are now rarely mentioned by the authorities. Instead, telecoms regulator AGCOM and major football...
DISH Sues ‘Pirate’ IPTV Services Lemo and Kemo in U.S. Court
With the continued growth of pirate IPTV services in recent years, TV broadcasters and distributors have been ramping up their anti-piracy efforts. The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has been particularly active. It’s also the main driver behind a new lawsuit filed yesterday by DISH Network at a Texas federal court. Lemo TV & Kemo IPTV The American pay-TV provider accuses the operators of popular...
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 04/07/2025
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 four newcomers on the list. “Mickey 17” is the most shared title. The most torrented...
DAZN Pirate IPTV Action Coincided With Massive Public DNS Blockade
Like many similar reports published most weeks by newspapers in Europe, an article published by Belgian media outlet L’Echo late Saturday evening pulled few punches. The publication explained that after football broadcasters DAZN and 12th Player obtained authority from a local court for a new type of enforcement action, on Saturday Belgian ISPs blocked around 100 illegal streaming sites and five pirate IPTV providers. The measures...
Cloning Premier League’s Pirate Site DMCA Subpoena Toolkit
Most prevalent in the movie and TV show sectors, applications for DMCA subpoenas are regularly filed at courts in the United States. Aside from their intended purpose, DMCA subpoenas can provide useful clues about future anti-piracy strategies. When subpoenas are contested by intermediaries, subpoena applications sometimes become copyright cases in their own right. From a rightsholders’ perspective, in some cases they may be the only...
