Sky Chief Admits 3pm TV Blackout Fuels Piracy; Or Even Justifies It, Pirates Insist
The most hardcore pirates rarely feel the need to justify their consumption habits. For those who are a little less militant, reasons to pirate are in plentiful supply. Whether it’s availability, price, inconvenience, not enough choice, or too many choices, there always a reason for piracy being the more attractive offer. For their part, opponents often dismiss these reasons as convenient excuses, places to hide while defending what...
Unreleased Movie Screeners Leak Online, Including Star-Studded ‘In the Hand of Dante’
Next month, American filmmaker Julian Schnabel will be honored with the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker award at the prestigious Venice Film Festival. Schnabel’s latest film In the Hand of Dante will have its world premiere at the festival, with a star-studded cast including Oscar Isaac, Al Pacino, Gal Gadot, Gerard Butler, Jason Momoa, and Martin Scorsese, who is also credited as executive producer. So far, very little official...
Netflix, Amazon & Hollywood Win $15M Judgment Against U.S. Pirate IPTV Operator
The Internet is littered with cheap IPTV services that offer access to a lot of content, for very little money. These deals often seem too good to be true and in most cases they are, at least for those who prefer to stay on the right side of the law. Netflix, Amazon & Hollywood Sue American IPTV Operator To curb this unauthorized activity, several members of the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) filed a lawsuit...
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 08/11/2025
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. “Jurassic World: Rebirth” is the most shared title. The most...
Fines For Greek Pirate IPTV Users €750-€5,000, Double For Repeat Infringers
Earlier this year when discussing ongoing work to block pirate sites and services, Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni said that a system of fines targeting end users in Greece would complement these efforts. As part of an administrative system, fines would be issued against people who “illegally obtain access to audiovisual media” from an illegal source, such as a website or pirate IPTV subscription, with penalties increasing depending...
Publishing Giants Escalate War on ‘Shadow Libraries’ With Broad Cloudflare Subpoena
Online piracy is a constant headache for copyright holders; one that’s particularly difficult to shake. Academic publishers are also grappling with this issue and have recently ramped up their enforcement actions. One key strategy is to issue takedown notices to intermediaries, including the billions of requests sent to Google. Publishers have also obtained site blocking orders in several countries and, when possible, they go after...
