Japan’s Largest Manga Piracy Site Shuts Down Following Cloudflare Probe
Manga comics are popular around the globe in a content category that has seen piracy grow significantly in recent years. This popularity is also apparent in manga’s home country Japan, where several dedicated pirate sites are active. Publishers are working hard to counter this trend and last month they turned to a U.S. court for help. Working with the Japanese anti-piracy group CODA, manga publisher Shueisha obtained a DMCA subpoena...
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 06/05/2023
The data for our weekly download chart is estimated by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. These torrent download statistics are only meant to provide further insight into the piracy trends. All data are gathered from public resources. This week we have two newcomers on the list. “John Wick: Chapter 4”, which came out as a high-quality pirate release, is the most downloaded title. The most torrented...
High Prices Make Textbook ‘Piracy’ Acceptable to Most Students
Studying can be a costly endeavor. Aside from the party budget, there are books and tuition fees to pay as well. To reduce costs, some students choose to share books or buy cheaper second-hand versions. Others go a step further and venture onto the dark side, by downloading or even buying ‘pirated’ books. These cost-saving tactics are nothing new. A few decades ago, copying machines at universities were already duplicating copyrighted...
AI Is Being Used to ‘Turbocharge’ Scams
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How AI Protects (and Attacks) Your Inbox
Criminals may use artificial intelligence to scam you. Companies, like Google, are looking for ways AI and machine learning can help prevent phishing. Powered by WPeMatico
