Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 10/07/2024
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 three newcomers on the list. “Deadpool & Wolverine” is the most shared title. The...
‘Musi’ Sues Apple Over App Store Removal Following YouTube Complaint
Last month, Apple removed the popular music streaming app Musi from its App Store. The removal is rather significant because the app has millions of users. Apple’s action didn’t come as a complete surprise, as music industry groups had been trying to take the app down for months. They branded Musi a ‘parasitic’ app that skirts the rules. Why action is being taken now remains a mystery. None of the parties involved have commented in...
Premier League’s Priority IPTV Piracy Threats Reported to U.S. Government
For the UK’s Premier League, the United States is still a relatively untapped market but given the potential, growth is being taken very seriously indeed. As highlighted in its submission to the United States Trade Representative for its 2024 Review of Notorious Markets, in 2023 the Premier League opened an office in Manhattan, New York. This is the second international office for the UK’s top football league after opening in...
‘Modded Hardware’ Defendant Denies Nintendo’s Copyright Claims in Court
Nintendo is doing everything in its power to stop the public from playing pirated games on the Switch console. The Japanese gaming company has won several lawsuits in recent history, including shutting down websites that distributed pirated ROMs. Most notably, perhaps, was the criminal referral that resulted in the demise of the infamous hacking group Team-Xecuter. The group had previously released several ‘jailbreak’ hacks for gaming...
ISPs ‘Betrayed’ Over Pirate Site-Blocking Threats, The Reckoning Will Be Invisible
Fresh amendments to Italian law were passed by Senators this week and their effects will soon be felt on the IPTV piracy battlefield. Covered in detail in our earlier report, this advanced legal weaponry is incapable of dealing with distant pirate IPTV services. Instead, it mainly targets communications infrastructure, much of it operated by rightsholders’ supposed allies – ISPs – who were given no say in the matter. Clever...
MPA Reports ‘Notorious’ Piracy Threats to U.S. Government
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has been a key player in the anti-piracy fight for decades and this position has only strengthened in recent years. As the driving force behind the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, the MPA finds itself at the center of an international enforcement apparatus. A few weeks ago, ACE helped to shut down Fmovies, the largest pirate streaming conglomerate. While this was a hard fought and...
