Z-Library Confusion as ‘Official’ Social Media Announces Crackdown in China
Any pirate site operating at scale risks negative attention from the authorities and once governments get involved, any movement in…
Any pirate site operating at scale risks negative attention from the authorities and once governments get involved, any movement in…
Anti-piracy outfits come in all shapes and sizes and due to the nature of the business, there has been no…
After two decades online and maybe even a few more under Divxstation branding right at the beginning, veteran subtitle download…
Last summer, Lithuania amended its Code of Administrative Offenses, allowing media watchdog LRTK to fine pirates, without going to court….
This year, major rightsholders are hoping that data from similar programs overseas will persuade Congress that site-blocking is a measured…
Over the last quarter-century the piracy landscape has regularly received major blows from which many believed it could never recover….
The United Kingdom is no stranger to website blocking. The High Court granted permission for a blockade against Newzbin2 in…
Copyright law crafted decades ago to prevent infringement in an analog world has in many cases held up remarkably well…
Starting last year, various rightsholders have filed lawsuits against companies that develop AI models. The list of complainants includes record…
Starting last year, various rightsholders have filed lawsuits against companies that develop AI models. The list of complainants includes record…
As part of anti-piracy scheme featuring warning letters, fines, and ISP disconnections, France has monitored and stored data on millions…
Many people see optional anonymity as a key feature of the Internet but increasingly there are calls for stricter identity…
Last November, IPTV subscription resellers operating from channels4cheap.com (C4C) and purchase-iptv.com found themselves being sued by broadcaster DISH Network. After…
Tracking BitTorrent pirates isn’t all that hard since IP addresses are openly broadcasted. With help from Internet providers, these addresses…
In February 2023, Brazil’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security revealed an extension to Operation 404, an ongoing anti-piracy operation…
In the summer of 2009, hackers from all over the world gathered at an outdoor conference near Vierhouten in the…
Each year the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) publishes a new update of its Special 301 Report,…
In a world where there’s always someone telling people what to do, Garry’s Mod is a breath of fresh air….
It’s long been the case that access to certain services, whether on or offline, will only be granted when customers…
Twenty-five years ago, peer-to-peer file-sharing took the Internet by storm. The ability to search for and share content with complete…
The joint press release issued Monday by the Premier League and Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) was unusual right…
For online media consumers, things have improved significantly over the years. More content is being made available on-demand than ever…
The non-profit Internet Archive (IA) aims to preserve digital history for generations to come. The organization literally archives key parts…
Since its launch early February, Italy’s Piracy Shield system and its operators have been at the center of a series…
In recent years, copyright holders have paid close attention to a growing number of large piracy services with connections to…
Spain found itself at the center of a worldwide controversy last month when it was revealed that various rightsholders had…
England is widely regarded as the ‘home of football’ and the Premier League is its top competition, drawing hundreds of…
In a world where users can have their own ChatGPT-like AI instances up and running on their own PCs, in…
Under U.S. copyright law, Internet providers must terminate the accounts of repeat infringers “in appropriate circumstances.” Many ISPs have been…
At the start of the 2010s, Movie2K was one of the most visited sites on the web. The site was…
From a standing start in 2016, manga piracy site Mangamura (Manga Village) took just two years to become the largest…
Founded back in 2011, Uptobox rapidly gained popularity by making it easy for users to upload, store, and share files…
After almost two decades reporting on the piracy landscape, speaking with hundreds of people involved in all aspects of piracy…
Without doubt, Reddit is one of the most popular user-generated content sites that exists on the Internet today. Last month,…
During the 6th meeting of the Policy Subcommittee of the Copyright Subcommittee of the Cultural Affairs Council in Japan last…
Anna’s Archive is a meta-search engine for shadow libraries that allows users to find pirated books and other related sources….
For a long time, pirate site blocking was regarded as a topic most U.S. politicians would rather avoid. That’s no…
Despite intense pressure from the United States, including criticism as part of the USTR’s reports on notorious pirate sites and…
If the vision for the creation of the web included a day one feature that could restrict access to content,…
Over the past year-and-a-half, artificial intelligence has been enjoying its mainstream breakthrough. The instant success of ChatGPT and other AI-based…
In his 1962 book, Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry into the Limits of the Possible, science fiction writer Arthur…
For a long time, pirate site blocking was regarded as a topic most U.S. politicians would rather avoid. This remnant…
The debate over whether copyright infringement cannibalizes legitimate media consumption has been dragging on for several decades now. The issue…
Way back in 2010, Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN embarked on a mission to have The Pirate Bay blocked in the…
It’s no secret that the Motion Picture Association (MPA) views site-blocking measures in the United States as the logical next…
In a complaint filed at a Nashville federal court last spring, Universal Music, Sony Music, EMI and others, accused X…
Three years ago, Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal upheld the first pirate site-blocking order in the country. The landmark decision…
Since its official launch at the start of February 1, 2024, much has been said and written about Italy’s ‘Piracy…
Internet provider Cox Communications has been on the sharp end of several piracy lawsuits in recent years. The biggest hit…
Anti-piracy organization CODA (Content Overseas Distribution Association) is a permanent fixture on the front lines of Japan’s war against online…