“Rise of the Trolls” Torrent Warns Downloaders of YTS and ExtraTorrent
In recent years, YTS.mx has become one of the most-used torrent sites, serving millions of visitors every day. The site can be used without registering an account. However, those who sign up get some extra features, such as an option to bookmark titles. These added benefits can be handy but we learned that having an account also comes with risks. Movie Companies Target YTS Users In recent months, a group of movie companies filed...
GitHub Reinstates Youtube-DL and Puts $1M in Takedown Defense Fund
Last month, the RIAA pulled the popular open source tool youtube-mp3 from GitHub. The music group sent a takedown notice arguing that the software violated section 1201 of the DMCA, which prevents people from bypassing technical protection measures. This enforcement action wasn’t well-received by the developer community. This included GitHub CEO Nat Friedman, who was ‘annoyed’ and personally offered his help to get the repository...
42,800+ ‘BitTorrent Pirates’ Targeted By Copyright Trolls in Sweden in 2020
For at least a decade and half, a relatively small number of movie companies have pursued revenue streams outside of those traditionally associated with movie making. In response to millions of Internet users sharing copies of movies using systems including BitTorrent, some companies have transformed this unlicensed sharing into a part of their business. Tracking IP addresses of sharers in swarms, this information is used to file...
Top 10 Most Torrented Movies of The Week – 11/16/20
The data for our weekly download chart is estimated by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. These torrent download statistics are meant to provide further insight into the piracy trends. All data are gathered from public resources. This week we have three new entries in the list. The Amazon-exclusive Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, released two weeks ago, is the most downloaded moviefilm this week. The...
My top 7 Rust commands for using Cargo
I’ve been using Rust for a little over six months now. I’m far from an expert, but I have stumbled across many, many gotchas and learned many, many things along the way; things that I hope will be of use to those who are learning what is easily my favourite programming language. This is the third article in my miniseries for Rust newbs like me. You can find my other excursions into Rust in: read more Powered by...
