Feds Shut Down Pirate Sports Streaming Service 247TVStream, Indict Operators
In recent years, rightsholders of major sports events have repeatedly complained that piracy of live sports is getting out of hand. Increasingly, lawmakers and law enforcement were asked to help out. This week, these calls were heard. 247TVStream Shutdown and Indictment The Department of Justice for the Eastern District of New York announced that it had effectively shut down a major pirate IPTV streaming operation, 247TVStream. The...
Z-Library Helps Students to Overcome Academic Poverty, Study Finds
Z-Library is one of the largest shadow libraries on the Internet, hosting millions of books and academic articles that can be downloaded for free. The site defied all odds over the past two years. It continued to operate despite a full-fledged criminal prosecution by the United States, which resulted in the arrest of two alleged operators in Argentina. These two Russian defendants are wanted by the United States and earlier this year...
Hackathon Winners ‘Remote Brick’ Pirate IPTV Box Using Scalable Technique
Early September, Brazil’s telecom regulator Anatel announced that it would team up with the Hackathon Brazil Community to stage the first ever ‘TV Box Hackathon’. The two-day event, tabled for September 28 and 29, would see teams of hackers develop “innovative solutions” to block or disable non-certified set-top boxes, typically piracy-configured Android devices installed in people’s homes. So the challenge is this: by understanding...
Brazil Blocks Another 250+ Pirate Domains, Milestone #15,000 Just Ahead
Brazil’s enthusiasm for blocking piracy-linked domains and IP addresses is showing no signs of slowing down. Despite being a relative newcomer to mass blockades on copyright grounds, Brazil’s ISPs will soon find themselves blocking the 15,000th resource since restrictions began in earnest just a couple of years ago. That the cycle is guaranteed to continue next year, and at minimum a few years after that, celebrating the blocking of...
Half of Young Norwegians Say Online Piracy Is an Acceptable Way to Save Money
Most people know that pirating movies, live sports, and music is against the law. Despite this awareness, millions do so daily. Norway is no exception. The country offers consumers plenty of legal options, including many streaming platforms. However, that might actually be part of the problem. Those who want the full spectrum of streaming options, including Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Max, Apple TV, SkyShowtime, Viaplay,...
Apple Opposes Legal Quest to Reinstate ‘Parasitic’ Streaming App Musi
In September, Apple removed the popular music streaming app Musi from its App Store. The delisting is significant, as the app has millions of users. Apple’s action didn’t come as a complete surprise. Music industry groups had been trying to take Musi down for months, branding it a ‘parasitic’ app that skirts the rules. Music group IFPI took the lead, calling on other music industry players and YouTube to complain to Apple as well....
