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With the aim of making popular Pinterest downloader Pintere.com more difficult to find, the social media giant sent DMCA anti-circumvention notices to Google Search. Pintere.com URLs subsequently disappeared from Google's indexes, provoking a response from the site's operator. In correspondence with Google, Pintere.com accuses Pinterest of filing "false" claims and requests that its domain is immediately restored. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-10-10 16:22:45 READMORE

Sports broadcaster DAZN has made good on its promise to target pirate IPTV subscribers and make them pay for dodging its official products. All of those who received a physical letter in the mail this week were previously fined by the government after police linked their identities to a busted IPTV service. DAZN was granted access to the same data, which now supports demands for €500 in compensation and just 7 days to commit before the deal gets taken off the table. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-10-09 22:53:33 READMORE

The MPA, members of ACE, and Korea-based anti-piracy group COA have been granted permission to deploy perhaps the most powerful anti-piracy enforcement measure, with unlimited geographical scope. In India, local ISPs must immediately block 248 pirate site domains. Internationally, domain registrars must suspend those domains, including many linked to major pirate sites. Over 40 pirate site domains have already been suspended, but there's potential for many thousands more. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-10-09 05:59:44 READMORE

After initially avoiding external blocking measures, the Internet Archive must block access to various books in its Open Library project under the orders of a Belgian government department. While the final decision avoids a full site blockade, it forces the U.S. non-profit to implement country-specific censorship or face a €500,000 penalty, raising questions about the use of anti-piracy frameworks to settle complex copyright disputes. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-10-08 18:30:16 READMORE

Nintendo is seeking a $4.5 million default judgment against r/SwitchPirates moderator James 'Archbox' Williams. The Arizona resident allegedly used Reddit to promote the distribution of hundreds of games through his "pirate shops". Nintendo frames its multi-million dollar request as a "gesture of reasonableness," noting that it could have asked for millions more. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-10-07 18:58:02 READMORE

The RIAA has submitted its latest overview of "notorious markets" to the U.S. Government. The list includes familiar names, including torrent sites, stream-rippers, and direct download portals. In addition, the music group brands Telegram and Discord as key distribution hubs for pre-release music piracy. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-10-07 04:49:35 READMORE

While aspects of signaling and delivery have at times left more questions than answers, LaLiga's commitment to utilize every available tool to fight piracy couldn't be any more clear. Reports suggest a new blocking tactic and a new wave of 'fines' for end users. The piracy pressure cooker is in full effect, but clear signs of growing pushback could change the course of the game. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-10-06 15:48:49 READMORE

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' tops the chart, followed by 'Superman'. 'Play Dirty' completes the top three. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-10-06 08:09:40 READMORE

As the U.S. Supreme Court weighs the future of ISP liability lawsuits, one company is making a $100 million bet on the outcome. Grove Street Partners is trying to buy the "IP Litigation Assets" from the bankrupt estate of Redbox's parent company. The move could launch a new wave of high-stakes lawsuits against Internet providers. Grove Street says that the funding is already in place, but the company is also embroiled in a separate financial dispute. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-10-06 02:18:18 READMORE

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment and Thailand's Department of Special Investigation (DSI) have announced a multi-location enforcement operation targeting INWIPTV, an IPTV provider with a 13-year history. Thailand's efforts are likely to improve trade relations with the United States, including the country's removal from the USTR's Watch List. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-10-05 01:00:12 READMORE

Anti-piracy strategies targeted at consumer-facing pirate streaming sites are not always the best solution. That claim appears in a beIN/Miramax submission to the USTR, as input for its 2025 review of notorious markets. A more effective alternative would target piracy-as-a-service operators instead, but for one key issue. According to beIN, the so-called 'bulletproof' hosting services upon which PaaS entities rely, exploit alleged issues at RIPE NCC to remain completely anonymous. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-10-04 04:52:50 READMORE

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has released its 2025 overview of the world's most notorious piracy markets, presenting a detailed picture of an ever-evolving landscape. In its submission to the U.S. Trade Representative, the Hollywood group coins the term "hydra sites" to describe a new wave of one-stop-shop piracy websites that offer frictionless, browser-based access to pirated content, free of charge. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-10-03 20:55:27 READMORE

The operator of a popular pirate sports streaming site in Argentina has gone from spending time in jail with murderers to landing a new high-profile job a month later. Alejo "Shishi" Warles, the 25-year-old operator of Al Ángulo TV, was arrested on August 20 in a LaLiga-backed crackdown. After his release on bail, he was hired by professional esports team 9z Globant, a partnership involving Argentine tech unicorn Globant. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-10-02 20:53:44 READMORE

Italian police have announced yet another operation targeting a reportedly massive pirate IPTV network. Yet, despite being new, the entire report feels a lot like déjà vu. The arrest of several people described as top-level management of a piracy pyramid, controlling a 900,000 subscriber network cascading down below, sounds very familiar indeed. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-10-02 04:53:47 READMORE

IIPA, which represents the movie, music, and software industries, wants China to take action against a sophisticated and growing trend of "export-only" piracy services. These pirate sites and apps are operated from China but blocked locally, presumably to evade local law enforcement. IIPA shared its concerns in a formal submission to the U.S. Trade Representative, highlighting MagisTV/FlujoTV and LokLok as prime examples. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-10-01 18:44:38 READMORE

After the operators of pirate streaming network Dramacool failed to show up in court, legal streaming service Kocowa is moving in for the final blow. The company has requested a default judgment and a permanent injunction, aiming to shut down the K-drama pirates and various copycat platforms. Instead of demanding cash damages, Kocowa wants to take over the pirate domains and block the operators from registering new ones. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-09-30 16:39:05 READMORE

Six men have been acquitted for their part in a highly organized 'copyright-trolling' operation. After two movie companies were offered 20% of the spoils from the scheme, their movies were downloaded from BitTorrent and then seeded to downloaders who were subsequently sued. The acquittals overturn guilty verdicts handed down by a lower court. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-09-29 16:12:25 READMORE

Pirate sports streaming site Streameast has quietly reclaimed one of the domain names the U.S. authorities seized last year. No legal battle was required, as the U.S. government apparently let the domain expire. The quiet re-registration of Streameast.xyz marks a major symbolic win for the site, which continues to challenge the authorities who tried to shut it down. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-09-28 18:08:12 READMORE

Aside from the genius baked into the protocol itself, BitTorrent's success as a global network can be attributed to its Distributed Hash Table, commonly known by the initials DHT. Its existence goes unnoticed by millions of BitTorrent users, yet its absence would be felt all around the world. The DHT network is global and difficult to monitor comprehensively, but data shows that by IP address volume, customers of a relatively small number of ISPs dominate the DHT landscape. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-09-27 21:10:07 READMORE