Posted at 08:00PM on November 28, 2025 by Ernesto Van der Sar @ TF Publishing
MPA Shut Down OnionPlay's Discord & Tries to Unmask Pirate Site Operator * TorrentFreak
Home > Anti-Piracy > t The Motion Picture Association has its eyes set on the streaming portal OnionPlay. After successfully petitioning Discord to shut down the site's community server, the Hollywood group has secured a DMCA subpoena requiring Discord to unmask the suspecte...
Posted at 08:00PM on November 27, 2025 by Ernesto Van der Sar @ TF Publishing
Share-Online Operator Gets Two Years Probation in Landmark 'Cyberlocker' Verdict * TorrentFreak
Home > Lawsuits > Apps and Sites > t Six years after massive raids shut down the German cyberlocker Share-Online.biz, this week the site's operator was sentenced to a two-year suspended prison term. The case is seen as a landmark victory in Germany, as it indicates that oper...
Posted at 08:00AM on November 27, 2025 by Andy Maxwell @ TF Publishing
Greek Cybercrime Unit Shuts Down IPTV Pirates, 68 End Users Face Fines * TorrentFreak
Home > Anti-Piracy > Takedowns and Seizures > t A targeted action by Greek authorities has shut down an IPTV reselling operation, leading to the arrest of one individual and the referral of 68 end users for prosecution. The action marks a shift in Greek law enforcements appr...
Posted at 08:00AM on November 26, 2025 by Ernesto Van der Sar @ TF Publishing
\xe2\x80\x98Destroyed\xe2\x80\x99 Usenet Provider NSE and BREIN End 16-Year Battle With Secret Settlement * TorrentFreak
Home > Lawsuits > Apps and Sites > t Usenet provider News-Service Europe (NSE) and anti-piracy group BREIN have settled their long-running legal dispute. The 16-year battle, during which the Dutch Usenet provider was forced to shut down, only to be later vindicated by the Su...
Posted at 08:00AM on November 25, 2025 by Andy Maxwell @ TF Publishing
Cloudflare Says Piracy Liability Ruling Has Global Implications; Publishers Disagree * TorrentFreak
Home > Lawsuits > t A ruling by a Tokyo court which holds Cloudflare liable for manga piracy is serious and could have global implications, the company says. Filed by manga publishers in 2022, the lawsuit criticized Cloudflare for providing services to the sites, despite the...
Posted at 08:00AM on November 25, 2025 by Andy Maxwell @ TF Publishing
Live Sports Piracy: EU Commission Admits that Anti-Piracy Advice Had Limited Impact * TorrentFreak
Home > Anti-Piracy > t The European Commission has published its assessment of the May 2023 Recommendation aimed at combating live sports piracy. While even the modest progress reported is positive by definition, for rightsholders urging immediate action, the promise of furt...
Posted at 08:00PM on November 23, 2025 by Ernesto Van der Sar @ TF Publishing
Piracy Liability Dispute Between Universal Music and Cloudflare Reaches EU\xe2\x80\x99s Highest Court * TorrentFreak
Home > Law and Politics > t A legal battle that began over a Sarah Connor album posted on a German pirate site has escalated into a landmark case that will shape EU copyright law. The lawsuit between Universal Music and Cloudflare has reached the highest German court, which ...
Home > Lawsuits > Apps and Sites > t OCLC is no longer looking for millions in damages from Anna's Archive, but has adopted a tactical "takedown" strategy instead. In a renewed motion for default judgment, the organization requests a permanent injunction, to restrain the sha...
Posted at 08:00PM on November 20, 2025 by Ernesto Van der Sar @ TF Publishing
EUIPO Study: Major Brand Ads on Pirate Sites Surged 567% * TorrentFreak
Home > Piracy Research > t A new report published by the EU Intellectual Property Office reveals an alarming 567% surge in major brand advertising on pirate sites, which is linked to the termination of industry outreach programs. However, a closer look at the data reveals an...
Posted at 08:00PM on November 20, 2025 by Andy Maxwell @ TF Publishing
Tokyo Court Finds Cloudflare Liable For Manga Piracy in Long-Running Lawsuit * TorrentFreak
Home > Lawsuits > t Japanese manga publishers have declared victory over Cloudflare in a long-running copyright infringement liability dispute. Kadokawa, Kodansha, Shueisha and Shogakukan say that Cloudflare's refusal to stop manga piracy sites, meant they were left with no ...
Posted at 08:00AM on November 20, 2025 by Ernesto Van der Sar @ TF Publishing
Torrent Giant YTS Returns to .LT Domain After .MX \xe2\x80\x98Vanishes\xe2\x80\x99 * TorrentFreak
Home > Piracy > Torrent Sites > t After five years of operating in relatively stable waters, popular torrent site YTS is on the move again. The sites Mexican domain name, YTS.mx, suddenly stopped resolving yesterday and has effectively vanished. While the official reason rem...
Posted at 08:00PM on November 19, 2025 by Andy Maxwell @ TF Publishing
LaLiga: ISPs Must Join Anti-Piracy War to Secure Broadcasting Rights * TorrentFreak
Home > Anti-Piracy > Site Blocking > t Companies acting as both TV broadcasters and ISPs, will face the most extreme anti-piracy obligations ever seen if they want to air LaLiga football matches from 2027. Mandatory support for LaLiga's anti-piracy strategy will include part...
Posted at 08:00PM on November 19, 2025 by Andy Maxwell @ TF Publishing
Operation Endpoint: Pirate IPTV Services Down After Raids & Several Arrests * TorrentFreak
Home > Anti-Piracy > Takedowns and Seizures > t A law enforcement operation carried out by multiple law enforcement agencies in Brazil is being celebrated as a success. Five arrest warrants led to three arrests, nineteen search and seizure warrants targeted multiple location...
Posted at 08:00PM on November 18, 2025 by Ernesto Van der Sar @ TF Publishing
Pirate Site Op Wants Shueisha to File a U.S. Lawsuit in 180 Days or Restore their Privacy * TorrentFreak
Home > Lawsuits > t The former operator of defunct piracy giant Mangajikan continues to fight against their identity being revealed to Shueisha's team in Japan. After a failed attempt to quash a DMCA subpoena, a California federal court ruled that Cloudflare must hand over t...
Posted at 08:00PM on November 17, 2025 by Andy Maxwell @ TF Publishing
Blocking Pirate Sites Inevitably Goes Wrong, Even When You Do it Yourself * TorrentFreak
Home > Anti-Piracy > Site Blocking > t Support for site or content blocking measures usually turns on individual needs. Equally, those who object to blocking pirate sites, may be enthusiastic supporters of blocking abusive ads, trackers, and malware. Internet users should be...
Posted at 08:00PM on November 16, 2025 by Ernesto Van der Sar @ TF Publishing
New Investigation Unravels "You Wouldn't Steal a Car" Anti-Piracy PSA * TorrentFreak
Home > Piracy > t Following a two-year investigation, French journalists Nicolas Delage and Christophe Wilson have identified the creators of the iconic "You Wouldn't Steal a Car" PSA. In a deep-dive documentary on YouTube, they trace the filming location to a Paramount back...
Home > Piracy > t Strike 3 Holdings and Counterlife Media have fired back at Meta, claiming that the tech giant's "personal use" defense for pirating their adult films is a smokescreen. The producers allege that Meta not only used algorithms to hoard its films for AI trainin...
Posted at 08:00PM on November 15, 2025 by Andy Maxwell @ TF Publishing
DISH Wins $42M Default Judgment Against "DMCA-Ignored" Host Virtual Systems * TorrentFreak
Home > Lawsuits > IPTV and Streaming > t A complaint coordinated by anti-piracy group IBCAP and filed at a Seattle court by DISH Network in 2024, saw Ukraine-based hosting provider Virtual Systems accused of inaction against pirate IPTV services, despite receiving over 500 D...
Posted at 08:00PM on November 14, 2025 by Andy Maxwell @ TF Publishing
Happy Fire Stick Crackdown Malware Armageddon Month * TorrentFreak
Home > Anti-Piracy > t It appears that Fire Stick Crackdown Malware Armageddon Month is upon us once again. While there is legitimate news, including Amazon's updated anti-piracy policy, a steady stream of clickbait makes it difficult to properly value every announcement. Un...
Posted at 08:00PM on November 13, 2025 by Ernesto Van der Sar @ TF Publishing
Dutch Court Orders ISP to Block Music Piracy Sites 'Newalbumreleases' and 'Israbox' * TorrentFreak
Home > Anti-Piracy > Site Blocking > t Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has secured a new site-blocking injunction. The Rotterdam Court ordered internet provider Ziggo to block access to music piracy platforms 'newalbumreleases' and 'Israbox,' which reportedly had 100,000 month...
Posted at 08:00AM on November 13, 2025 by contributed @ TF Publishing
TorrentFreak Turns 20: What a Ride! * TorrentFreak
Home > Piracy > t Today marks TorrentFreak's 20th anniversary. After covering a changing piracy and copyright landscape for two decades, I'd like to take a moment to reflect and look forward. The site has accomplished more than I ever imagined, and it will remain independent...
Posted at 08:00PM on November 12, 2025 by Ernesto Van der Sar @ TF Publishing
Redditor Convicted for Sharing Nude Scenes in Landmark 'Moral Rights' Copyright Case * TorrentFreak
Home > Lawsuits > t A Danish court has handed down a historic verdict, convicting a Reddit moderator in the country's first-ever criminal case for violating copyright's "right of respect". The now 40-year-old man was given a 7-month suspended prison term for sharing 347 nude...
Posted at 08:00PM on November 11, 2025 by Ernesto Van der Sar @ TF Publishing
Cox Accuses Labels of 'Distancing' Themselves From "Two-Strike" Piracy Theory * TorrentFreak
Home > Lawsuits > t In its final written argument to the Supreme Court, Cox Communications accuses the major record labels of "distancing" themselves from the "two-notices-and-terminate" rule that was the basis of their trial victory. The ISP's reply brief forces the labels ...
Posted at 08:00AM on November 11, 2025 by Andy Maxwell @ TF Publishing
IPTV Pirate TikTok Chef Avoids Prison and Sky Must Be Absolutely Livid * TorrentFreak
Home > Lawsuits > IPTV and Streaming > t With over 520K followers on TikTok, UK man Simon Hannigan, aka DadtheDish, has a backstory perfect for social media; it's not how many times you get knocked down, it's how many times you get back up again, as the saying goes. Arrested...
Posted at 08:00PM on November 10, 2025 by Ernesto Van der Sar @ TF Publishing
DNS Provider Quad9 Sees Piracy Blocking Orders as "Existential Threat" * TorrentFreak
Home > Anti-Piracy > Site Blocking > t Non-profit DNS resolver Quad9 reports that legal battles over pirate site blocking have become an "existential threat" to its service. In a recent blog post, the Swiss foundation argues that while tech giants like Google and Cloudflare ...
Posted at 08:00AM on November 10, 2025 by Ernesto Van der Sar @ TF Publishing
TorrentGalaxy.to 'Returns' as a Dubious Memecoin Promo Page * TorrentFreak
Home > Piracy > t The mysterious disappearance of TorrentGalaxy, which left millions of users and its own staff in the dark following its sale last year, has taken an unexpected turn. The site's main domain has been transformed into a landing page promoting a memecoin. This ...
Posted at 08:00PM on November 09, 2025 by Ernesto Van der Sar @ TF Publishing
Movie Theaters Can Compete With Piracy, But Not By Cutting Prices, Study Finds * TorrentFreak
Home > Piracy Research > t Prevailing wisdom states that the movie industry can't compete with "free" but a new academic study suggests this notion is only half right. Researchers found that competing on price is indeed a losing strategy. However, movie theaters can certainl...
Posted at 08:00PM on November 08, 2025 by Ernesto Van der Sar @ TF Publishing
Cloudflare Tells U.S. Govt That Foreign Site Blocking Efforts Are Digital Trade Barriers * TorrentFreak
Home > Anti-Piracy > Site Blocking > t In a submission for the 2026 National Trade Estimate Report, Cloudflare warns the U.S. government that site blocking efforts cause widespread disruption to legitimate services. The complaint points to Italy's automated Piracy Shield sys...
Posted at 08:00PM on November 08, 2025 by Andy Maxwell @ TF Publishing
Judge Eviscerates Motions For ISPs to Unmask 2,400 Alleged Hellboy Pirates * TorrentFreak
Home > Lawsuits > Copyright Trolls > t Despite setbacks in similar cases, movie companies keep returning to Canada's Federal Court hoping to unmask alleged BitTorrent pirates before pursuing cash settlements. A claim filed in March 2025 aimed to identify over 2,400 customers...
Posted at 08:00PM on November 06, 2025 by Andy Maxwell @ TF Publishing
Pirate IPTV Empire Goes Dark in Brazil, Marketing the Common Denominator * TorrentFreak
Home > Anti-Piracy > Takedowns and Seizures > t Early September, a massive law enforcement operation in Argentina targeted a global IPTV piracy network's business in Latin America. The aim was to shut down dozens of branded services including My Family Cinema, TV Express and...
