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A new academic study counterintuitively concludes that online piracy can boost revenue for some films. By analyzing years of box office data, as well as upload details from The Pirate Bay, researchers found that high-quality leaks of "spectacle" movies, such as Marvel blockbusters, appear to increase theater attendance. For "story-driven" films, however, the opposite is true. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-12-13 22:17:18 READMORE

Google has removed dozens of new Sci-Hub domain names from its search results in the United States. Unlike typical DMCA takedowns, the removals were triggered by a dated court order that was not enforced for several years. This appears to be one of the first times Google has deindexed an entire pirate site in the U.S. based on a 'site blocking' style injunction. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-12-13 04:45:48 READMORE

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment says it was behind the sudden closure of MKVCinemas, a popular India-based streaming site that disappeared unexpectedly last month. As part of the same operation, ACE says it also shut down a "cloning tool" that enabled pirates to share content in private while evading takedowns. Factor in drama from the iBomma shutdown, and Indian pirates have had quite the month. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-12-12 19:58:43 READMORE

Earlier today we saw fairly compelling evidence that blocking pirate sites can lead to internet users being infected with malware. Apparently inspired by Cloudflare's use of HTTP Error 451, which greets pirates when attempting to visit sites blocked in the UK, unknown actors mimicked Cloudflare's site blocking page and then attempted to trigger malicious scripts. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-12-11 18:35:11 READMORE

A recent report, published by the Japanese anti-piracy group Authorized Books of Japan (ABJ), shows that manga piracy is rampant. American pirates, in particular, are a key roadblock in Japan's mission to expand the export of manga and anime. At the same time, American tech companies add to this 'billion dollar' problem. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-12-10 16:41:37 READMORE

In 2024, a man convicted for his involvement in pirate IPTV service Viking IPTV received a relatively modest suspended sentence, despite serving several thousand customers. However, a cryptocurrency analysis revealed transactions dating back to 2018 and police were eventually able to seize 12.7 bitcoin. The Swedish Enforcement Authority recently sold the haul at auction, with proceeds in excess of US$1 million set to benefit the Swedish state. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-12-09 17:33:08 READMORE

An in-depth analysis on AI training and copyright, commissioned by the European Parliament, cautions against repeating the mistakes of the early 2000s when online piracy boomed. Instead of suing AI companies into oblivion or relying on "opt-out" mechanisms, the report sees "statutory licenses" as the optimal solution. This effectively authorizes the use of copyrighted works for AI training and should ultimately benefit creators and AI companies. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-12-08 19:53:37 READMORE

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Predator: Badlands' tops the chart, followed by 'Nuremberg'. 'One Battle After Another' completes the top three. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-12-08 07:09:40 READMORE

After enjoying years of relative freedom to do whatever they liked with their Amazon Fire TV Sticks, last month users were informed that apps linked to piracy would be blocked, banned, or even deleted moving forward. With alerts now appearing on users' devices relating to one app in particular, it transpires that bypassing Amazon's restrictions is really easy, at least for now. The bigger question being asked right now is this: what happens when you do? From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-12-07 17:32:51 READMORE

Lithuania’s media watchdog continues its crusade against individual file-sharers. New data reveals that dozens of users on private trackers Linkomanija and Torrent.lt have been fined €140 this year for sharing the local hit movie "The Southern Chronicles." In parallel, the regulator blocked over 700 IPs and 250 domains in 2025 alone. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-12-06 17:17:19 READMORE

The Brussels Business Court has issued a new site-blocking order, targeting popular pirate sites including 1337x and Soap2day. Surprisingly, this latest order only requires major ISPs to take action. This is a notable change, as the initial blocking order under this regime also required DNS resolvers to take action. Whether this is a formal retreat or merely a pause has yet to be seen. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-12-05 16:36:19 READMORE

Australia's Federal Court has responded to an urgent request by the major Hollywood studios, Netflix and Apple, to protect the movie “Wicked: For Good” from some of the world's most notorious pirate streaming sites. After issuing an initial blocking order in November, an unprecedented second was issued two weeks later. Targeting “Additional Urgent Access Means”, the order empowers the studios to tackle pirate site countermeasures immediately, without further recourse to the Court. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-12-04 21:31:39 READMORE

Internet infrastructure company DDoS-Guard is concerned by the power granted to Spain's LaLiga in its fight against piracy. Describing the scale of over-blocking as "astonishing", Dmitry Nikonov, Head of Web Application Protection, believes that LaLiga is becoming a private regulator, one with the authority to interfere with internet infrastructure. "Football matches have become the pretext for a large-scale internet experiment, testing whether there is anyone to protect its freedom." From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-12-03 16:25:41 READMORE

Can an ISP be held liable for piracy simply by "doing nothing"? Yesterday, the Supreme Court addressed this billion-dollar question. While record labels argued that Cox turned a blind eye to "habitual abusers," the ISP warned that expanding liability without proof of active intent would turn internet providers into "Internet Police" and threaten essential access for hospitals, schools, or even entire towns. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-12-02 23:41:57 READMORE

With 535 pirate domains to add to Brazil's secretive blocklist, the latest phase of Operation 404 has just broken the 3,000 domain barrier. Despite playing a leading role since the beginning of this now famous anti-piracy initiative, in phase 8 United States authorities did not actively participate. Instead, alongside Mexico, the DoJ and DoC were granted observer status, "to learn about the methodology used in combating digital piracy," Brazil's Ministry of Justice explains. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-12-02 15:37:59 READMORE

Nhentai.net, a popular adult site with tens of millions of monthly visits, turns the tables on publisher PCR Distributing. The popular 'pirate' site, operated by a Delaware company, was sued for alleged copyright infringement last year. In its formal answer, the company denies any wrongdoing while it countersues the publisher for fraud. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-12-01 19:46:34 READMORE

Following Amazon's announcement that it won't allow the new Firestick to become a piracy free-for-all, some people are seeking out new devices to bridge the gap. Offering lifetime access to movies, TV shows and live sports, an already popular device that claims to evade site-blocking measures may seem like the perfect fit. Unfortunately, mandatory free extras include critical security issues and potential exposure to copyright lawsuits. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-11-30 20:11:58 READMORE

Is downloading a YouTube video a violation of the DMCA's anti-circumvention provision? That is the key question in the legal battle between stream-ripper Yout and the RIAA. Yout argues that because YouTube videos are freely accessible to anyone with a web browser, there are no restrictions. The RIAA counters that Yout is confusing the right to watch a stream with the right to download a copy of the music file. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-11-29 20:30:44 READMORE

The saga surrounding the former operator of NunuTV, once South Korea’s largest pirate streaming site, has taken another wrong turn for the defendant. After receiving a three-year prison sentence earlier this year, an appeal only made the situation worse. After noticing a history of recidivism and a lack of remorse, the court extended the former operator's original three-year sentence by 18 months. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2025-11-28 17:20:34 READMORE