YggTorrent Teases a Comeback in September, Weeks After Arrests
YggTorrent was France’s largest torrent community, home to more than 10 million registered members before it shut down in March following a devastating hack. The operators threw in the towel, and in July the French Gendarmerie arrested twelve people it accused of running the operation. However, someone apparently still sees value in the brand. Until recently, visitors to yggtorrent.org landed on a domain sale pitch. The domain name,...
Broadcaster Wins Broad U.S. Blocking Injunction Covering Pirate Sites That Don’t Exist Yet
While the U.S. doesn’t have a dedicated site blocking law yet, it is certainly possible to take out pirate sites and services through court-ordered injunctions. A recent federal lawsuit filed in a Florida federal court, shows that this can result in a sweeping piracy blocking that does real damage to the targeted platforms. The case was originally filed by the Mexican broadcaster TelevisaUnivision (TU) in early June. The case was...
