YouTube Copyright ID Claims Reach a New High
To protect copyright holders, YouTube regularly removes, disables, or demonetizes videos that allegedly contain infringing content. While anyone can send a DMCA notice to the platform, most copyright actions come from the Content ID system that can only be used by a select group of copyright holders. For many years the number of claims rightsholders made on YouTube was unknown. That changed two years ago when the video platform...
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 07/10/2023
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 three newcomers on the list. “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”, which came out as a high-quality pirate release, is the most downloaded title. The...
Amateur Anti-Piracy Professionals Make Bank Sending DMCA Notices
Over the past couple of decades, thousands of people have leveraged the masses of pirated content available online to make a few bucks here and there. Others have thrown caution to the wind and set out in search of the big money. Launching full-blown pirate platforms or platforms that claim to be legitimate (but were actually full-blown pirate platforms), many believed that one day it would either be free drinks at the bar, or many...
