Key Pirate Bay Figures Don’t Recognize Themselves in TV Series
The long-awaited Pirate Bay TV series premiered in Sweden on Friday, through official channel and (eventually also) on The Pirate Bay. There’s no doubt that the notorious torrent site has made history, but getting everything down on paper and converting it into a TV-series is no easy task. TorrentFreak has seen the first two episodes. While reviews are not our thing, we requested input from two founding figures, both of whom were...
Nintendo Sues Emulator Gamer Who Streamed Pirated Games Before Release
When Nintendo sued the people behind Switch emulator Yuzu in February, the company knew that establishing certain facts would send the clearest possible message to those considering similar conduct. The conclusion of that lawsuit declared that an emulator like Yuzu, that circumvents Nintendo’s technical measures, decrypts Switch games using unauthorized copies of Switch cryptographic keys, allowing games to be played on anything other...
Pirating “The Pirate Bay” TV Series is Ironically Difficult
The inception and early years of The Pirate Bay are an intriguing chapter of the Internet’s history. Founded by the Piratbyrån group, The Pirate Bay and its founders embraced the power of the new BitTorrent technology: to copy culture en masse. By doing so, they altered the public discourse, openly taunting the entertainment industries in the process. This chapter didn’t end as planned for the lead characters; Fredrik Neij (TiAMO),...
Police ‘Infringing Website List’ Portal Set For a £220K Makeover
The “Infringing Website List” (IWL) was launched in March 2014 as part of the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit’s (PIPCU) efforts to combat intellectual property crime. The IWL is a component of Operation Creative, a multi-agency initiative led by PIPCU at City of London Police, with support from partners across the creative and advertising industries. Based on input from industry groups including the MPA, BPI/IFPI, FACT, and...
Cloudflare to EU: Anti-Piracy Measures Shouldn’t Harm Privacy and Security
Internet infrastructure company Cloudflare provides a range of connectivity and security services to customers around the globe. This includes millions of organizations, including 30% of Fortune 500 companies, as well as various government agencies. These customers are generally pleased with the service they receive but Cloudflare has also faced criticism over the years. Copyright holders, for example, have pointed out that the San...
IPTV Piracy Blocking at the Internet’s Core Routers Undergoes Testing
During 2010/2011, opportunity arose for Hollywood to convince the High Court in London that site-blocking would be a proportionate response to tackle a single Usenet indexing site called Newzbin. As rightsholders offered assurances that the action would be carefully targeted and strictly limited in scope, the requested injunction was granted in October 2011. Within 14 days, ISP BT would implement blocking to prevent six million...
