TorrentFreak | Breaking File-sharing, Copyright and Privacy News
2,097 FOLLOWERS
TorrentFreak is a publication dedicated to bringing the latest news about copyright, privacy, and everything related to filesharing.
TorrentFreak | Breaking File-sharing, Copyright and Privacy News
7h ago
Operating a pirate IPTV service can be a dangerous endeavor, no matter where one’s located. In the United States, home to Hollywood and other major entertainment outfits, the risks are arguably even higher.
In the past, we have seen several pirate IPTV businesses being taken to court, with rightsholders almost always on the winning side. These cases can result in million-dollar damages awards or even multi-year prison sentences, if the feds get involved.
Despite this backdrop, some people are still willing to take a gamble. According to a new lawsuit filed at a Texan federal court, Dallas resi ..read more
TorrentFreak | Breaking File-sharing, Copyright and Privacy News
13h ago
After more than two years of incalculable losses following Russia’s full-blown invasion in 2022, Ukraine continues to defy the odds as it fights for the right to exist as an independent state.
With no obvious end in sight and politics in the United States undermining offensive capability, Ukrainian gains are being reversed in several front line regions, a situation predicted to further deteriorate later this year.
Yet for a country being consumed by war, Ukraine is still taking time to plan for a future in the EU. In that respect, matters related to intellectual property require the closest at ..read more
TorrentFreak | Breaking File-sharing, Copyright and Privacy News
1d ago
Z-Library is one of the largest shadow libraries on the Internet, hosting millions of books and articles that can be downloaded for free.
The site defied all odds over the past two years. It continued to operate despite a full-fledged criminal prosecution by the United States, which resulted in the arrest of two alleged operators in Argentina.
According to the latest available information, these two defendants are still fighting their extradition. Meanwhile, the Z-Library site has continued to operate as if nothing ever happened, serving books to millions of people all over the world.
Z-Librar ..read more
TorrentFreak | Breaking File-sharing, Copyright and Privacy News
2d ago
In the fall of 2019, Brazilian law enforcement agencies launched the first wave of anti-piracy campaign ‘Operation 404,’ referring to the well-known HTTP error code.
With help from law enforcement in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Argentina, the authorities took down more than a hundred sites and services, while several suspects were arrested.
Following its initial successes, several new waves ‘Operation 404’ were initiated over the ensuing years. Each wave led to raids and takedowns across the country, with assistance from international law enforcement partners. It was clear that ..read more
TorrentFreak | Breaking File-sharing, Copyright and Privacy News
2d ago
Ever since Italian authorities announced their intent to introduce an even more aggressive anti-piracy blocking system than the one already in place, controversy has rarely been far behind.
Recent reports of avoidable overblocking, a reluctance to admit that the Piracy Shield system is fallible, and new reports that telecoms regulator AGCOM is now rejecting complaints from wrongfully blocked Cloudflare customers, are just some of the ingredients in a volatile mix that has always threatened to boil over.
Piracy Shield: Source Code Leaked Online
In what could develop into the biggest crisis yet ..read more
TorrentFreak | Breaking File-sharing, Copyright and Privacy News
2d ago
After initially denying that Italy’s new Piracy Shield anti-piracy platform had been responsible for any over-blocking, last week telecoms regulator AGCOM conceded that an IP address belonging to Cloudflare had been blocked in error.
While that might be considered progress of sorts, the incident was downplayed as minor on the basis it was rectified a few hours later. No consolation for the many Cloudflare customers affected, of course, but that particular problem isn’t going away. Cloudflare is encouraging its customers to file complaints to draw attention to the perils of widespread blocking ..read more
TorrentFreak | Breaking File-sharing, Copyright and Privacy News
3d ago
The Internet Archive (IA) is a non-profit organization that aims to preserve digital history for generations to come.
The digital library is a staunch supporter of a free and open Internet and began meticulously archiving the web over a quarter century ago.
In addition to archiving the web, IA also operates a library that offers a broad collection of digital media, including books. Staying true to the centuries-old library concept, IA patrons can also borrow books that are scanned and digitized in-house.
Publishers vs. Internet Archive
The self-scanning service offered by the Internet Archive ..read more
TorrentFreak | Breaking File-sharing, Copyright and Privacy News
4d ago
Sports leagues and their broadcasting partners across Europe believe that their piracy problems begin with the existence of illicit suppliers.
It follows that if those illicit suppliers can be prevented from reaching their subscribers, reasons for buying TV packages from the black market will be mostly eliminated and legal subscription sales will ensue.
As the legal owners of the rights in question, these corporate giants have the luxury to frame the issue however they choose. However, when the war on piracy begins to take a toll on those not even remotely involved, it raises the question of w ..read more
TorrentFreak | Breaking File-sharing, Copyright and Privacy News
4d ago
Pirate sites are frustrating rightsholders across all continent and many of them see website blocking as the solution.
In Ecuador, blocking measures are not new. Five years ago, the country’s National Intellectual Property Service was the first to order local Internet providers to block several domains of sports streaming site “Rojadirecta”.
These blockades were issued following a complaint from the local football league LigaPro. How effective the measure was is unknown, but the piracy problem didn’t disappear. On the contrary, pirate streaming services only appeared to gain more traction.
Lig ..read more
TorrentFreak | Breaking File-sharing, Copyright and Privacy News
5d ago
Being able to receive and impart knowledge and ideas with other people is one of the most important things any human will ever do.
The information shared or received won’t always be accurate, even if we believe it is. It might not be accurate even if it appears in several widely read online newspapers. All anyone really expects is a tiny effort to ensure that they aren’t being fed fabricated nonsense made up on the spot.
Apparently, even that’s too much to ask; illegal streaming detector cars, really?
Something Something PIRACY SHIELD WARNING
The image below shows how Google responds to a sear ..read more