Russia Prepares Bill to Streamline Confiscation of Digital Assets
Russia is preparing a bill that would specify the requirements and procedures for the confiscation of digital assets, taking into account the specific circumstances surrounding these actions. The Russian Ministry of Justice emphasized that anonymity and the lack of centralized control over these assets have hampered these efforts. Russia to Introduce Bill Specifying Procedures to […] Powered by...
Live Sports Piracy: France ‘Contained’ Illegal IPTV & Illicit Streaming in 2024
Around 15 years ago, the French government launched an expansive monitoring and enforcement system to fight online piracy. With fines and internet terminations for recidivists, the so-called Hadopi system was arguably ahead of its time. Users of the peer-to-peer BitTorrent-like networks that Hadopi had been designed to prowl, almost universally hated it. Yet, for the many pirates that had already migrated to file-hosting, indexing,...
Piracy Operation COLLECTiVE Dismantled, Uploader ‘Will1869’ Arrested by UK Police
Torrent site uploaders come in various shapes and sizes. Only a few become so popular that their ‘brand’ is widely recognized by online pirates. COLLECTiVE falls into the latter category. The uploader operating under this tag, Will1869, shared many high-profile titles, mostly films. He purportedly operated as a one-man team. These releases appeared on major torrent sites including 1337x and the recently defunct TorrentGalaxy....
