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Brazil's Ministry of Justice and Public Security today announced fresh action and the latest achievements in the ongoing 'Operation 404' anti-piracy campaign. International partners including City of London Police, MPA, ACE, IFPI, ESA, ALIANZA, and the EU's Intellectual Property Office, assisted local agencies as they reportedly took down 675 pirate sites, 14 apps, and executed search and seizure warrants. Data seen by TF reveals that ISP's in Brazil now block 6,700+ domains. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-09-20 17:13:13 READMORE

Last month, anti-piracy forces celebrated the takedown of Fmovies, the world's largest piracy ring. Motion Picture Association CEO Charles Rivkin boasted that they "took down the mothership". While the victory stands today, not all loose ends were tied up. The domain of Fmovies' hosting platform Vidsrc.to is back online, presumably resurrected by another piracy ring. The Empire Strikes Back? From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-09-20 04:42:07 READMORE

There have been many durable pirate sites over the years with The Pirate Bay perhaps the most high-profile of them all. While it has fewer years under its belt, pirate IPTV service Magis TV is under attack from all sides. The latest broadside in Argentina will see the country's ISPs block around 70 domains, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment has seized a similar number yet Magis TV has somehow managed to stay afloat. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-09-19 15:29:15 READMORE

As part of a voluntary agreement with copyright holders, German ISPs block a list of structurally infringing websites. This blocklist has recently expanded with the sports streaming site TotalSportek. The responsible “Clearing Body” concluded that, since efforts to shut down the site or identify its owners failed, site blocking is a reasonable and proportionate measure. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-09-18 18:58:59 READMORE

Several Internet Providers, including Verizon, have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to grant Cox Communications' appeal in a landmark piracy liability case. The ISPs stress that the current ruling creates "extortionate pressure" that puts innocent subscribers at risk. A separate brief from Boston College Law School Professor Alfred Yen, also urges the Supreme Court to take on the case. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-09-18 04:49:15 READMORE

Premier League fans searching for an illegal stream of the Spurs v Arsenal match on Sunday may have received an unexpected intervention. As part of the BeStreamWise anti-piracy campaign, would-be pirates on X and Reddit were reportedly gifted a link to a stream, but not of the match. The replacement featured a real stream made entirely of water, protecting the viewer from malware and potentially curing them of piracy forever. For those who missed out, there are other things to try. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-09-17 19:46:19 READMORE

Earlier this year, a Hawaiian district court blocked movie companies' efforts to unmask alleged BitTorrent pirates using a DMCA subpoena 'shortcut'. The filmmakers requested the court to reconsider its position, but without success. Undeterred, the filmmakers are now petitioning the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to review the lower court's findings. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-09-17 04:57:25 READMORE

British musician Eddy Grant has prevailed in his copyright infringement lawsuit against Donald Trump and his 2020 campaign team over their infringing use of the iconic track 'Electric Avenue'. After consuming four years of Grant's life, the case turned on a fair use defense; under scrutiny of the court, it effortlessly failed to convince on any of the four factors that combine to indicate a permitted, non-infringing use of a copyright work. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-09-16 15:32:02 READMORE

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'The Crow' tops the chart, followed by 'Deadpool & Wolverine'. '' completes the top three. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-09-16 08:09:40 READMORE

In recent years Brazil's telecoms agency has claimed significant success in its mission to prevent pirate set-top boxes from accessing premium content. Whether Anatel is feeling a little vulnerable, or would simply like some new blocking ideas, is up for debate. However, in roughly ten days' time, hackers will descend on São Paulo for a two-day hackathon. Cash prizes await those who manage to disable pirate IPTV devices to the extent they can no longer communicate with their owners. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-09-16 01:40:37 READMORE

Initially reported as technical issues, in September 2023 file-hosting platform Uptobox watched as its servers went offline. In reality, they were being taken away due to a criminal complaint filed by Hollywood, Canal+, Apple, Amazon, and other rightsholders. Since then, the owners of Uptobox have turned to the legal system, hoping to salvage whatever they can. On Thursday, a Paris court informed the defendants that their servers will not be returned. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-09-14 23:30:45 READMORE

A court in Paris, France, has ordered major Internet providers to block 98 domain names used by popular book download portal Z-Library. The order comes in response to a complaint from the National Publishers Union (SNE), but the victory may be bittersweet. Many of the listed domain names were previously seized by U.S. authorities, and expanding the current order could prove time-consuming. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-09-13 22:03:50 READMORE

Serie A CEO Luigi De Siervo's dramatic take on Italian football's piracy problems isn't new, likewise his insistence that only coercive action will produce results. "Football is being killed," he said in a recent interview. "However, at the end of this battle we will win. Because it's either them or us." How this will be achieved isn't clear. Pirates keep jumping to new servers and if promises are kept, fans are getting sued next. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-09-13 02:28:37 READMORE

Anti-piracy coalition ACE reports that Egyptian law enforcement authorities have shut down Laroza, the 'largest' pirate site in the Middle East and North Africa. Two of the alleged operators were arrested. The piracy ring operated dozens of domains and generated millions of pageviews per month. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-09-12 21:18:09 READMORE

Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has submitted its recommendations for the EU's Counterfeiting and Piracy Watchlist. The group notes that its court-ordered site blocking efforts appear to be paying off but several intermediaries could be more cooperative. This includes domain registrar Namecheap, which refuses to block customers' sites without a U.S. court order. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-09-11 20:55:25 READMORE

UK broadcaster Sky has submitted its report to the European Commission providing its overview of the latest piracy threats. These submissions guide the EC as it updates its 'Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List' and this time around some rightsholders want intermediaries to receive special attention. Sky's submission dedicates more space to Cloudflare than even the most egregious pirate IPTV hosting providers, and Facebook doesn't get off lightly either. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-09-11 03:09:40 READMORE

Verizon is pushing back against a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by several major music labels, arguing that inaction in response to piracy notices doesn't equate to liability. Citing a recent Supreme Court ruling, Verizon is calling for an end to these "lucrative" piracy liability lawsuits. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-09-10 18:41:50 READMORE

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has submitted its latest overview of piracy threats to the European Commission. The submission details many of the usual targets, including torrent sites, streaming portals, and piracy apps. The main theme, however, concerns the role of third-party intermediaries. According to the MPA, these companies should take more responsibility, whether they like it or not. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-09-10 03:45:03 READMORE

Swedish anti-piracy group Rights Alliance has just announced the prosecution of a man allegedly behind pirate IPTV service 'Ghost Farmer TV'. The case is one of several initiated in Sweden in recent years but, for rightsholders, a few prosecutions simply isn't enough. Sweden's Justice Minister considers calls from anti-piracy groups to start going after subscribers premature. That said, the government isn't ruling it out. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Posted On:2024-09-09 20:08:10 READMORE