Poppy Playtime Sues Google for Failing to Remove Copyright Infringing ‘Scam’ Apps
With 40 million players worldwide and over a billion views on YouTube, the Poppy Playtime game series has gained a massive following. Created by the American indie game studio Mob Entertainment, the game is particularly popular among fans of horror games and online content creators. A planned Poppy Playtime live action movie will only add to this lure. Poppy Playtime’s success hasn’t gone unnoticed. As is often the case, popular games...
Telegram Shuts Down Z-Library & Anna’s Archive Channels Over Copyright Infringement
With close to a billion active monthly users worldwide, Telegram is one of the most used messaging services. The communication platform helps to connect people from all over the globe, with optional end-to-end encryption providing improved security compared to some other players in the market. Telegram can also be an excellent medium to broadcast messages to a wider audience. Through dedicated one-way channels, people can share news,...
3,682 Pirate Sites Blocked to Protect Creators; More Importantly, Did it Work?
Excellent infrastructure and limited anti-piracy action made Malaysia a popular hosting location back when torrent sites were in their prime. Then seemingly out of nowhere, in 2008/2009 the government began shutting down popular sites including Extremebits, Rapthe, Superfundo and later, LeechersLair. One BitTorrent tracker owner discovered to his surprise that a device was quietly gathering data from the site’s server. At the time...
‘Notorious’ Pirate IPTV Service MagisTV Applies for US Trademark and Rebrands
Pirate streaming apps and unauthorized IPTV services have gained popularity globally in recent years. Latin America is no exception to this trend but unlike other regions, one pirate streaming brand clearly stands out, MagisTV. The MagisTV name is used by dozens of websites, many of which are reseller platforms. While some of these might be related, the name is also used by unrelated entities, simply because the brand has become...
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 01/13/2025
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. “Gladiator II” is the most shared title. The most torrented...
ISP Huffs and Puffs Then Apologizes to 3 Little Piggies Over Pirate Downloads
So-called ‘three strikes’ anti-piracy schemes were once considered a cutting-edge response to P2P piracy. Also known as ‘graduated response’, a typical scenario would see rightsholders monitor BitTorrent swarms to capture participants’ IP addresses sharing their content illegally. Those IP addresses would then be reported to a friendly (or coerced) ISP for matching against subscriber records, as a prelude to ISP customer outreach. An...
