Pirate Sites Using Twitch To Stream TV Shows Face Hollywood Investigation
In today’s ‘click-and-play’ world, almost anyone can launch their own pirate site. Servers ready to accept self-installing scripts are available…
In today’s ‘click-and-play’ world, almost anyone can launch their own pirate site. Servers ready to accept self-installing scripts are available…
Pirate IPTV services disappear on a regular basis but when SmoothStreams.tv ran into trouble mid-July, there were ominous signs that…
There are many options for those seeking a cheap pirate IPTV package but it’s rare for any single provider to…
In the content protection arena, the term ‘whac-a-mole’ is known all too well. When pirates or their links appear in…
Measures to tackle online piracy are often described as a game of whac-a-mole, in this case a game where pirates…
In the summer of 2017, a large coalition of major entertainment industry companies announced a new phase in the war…
In August 2021, US broadcaster DISH Network plus Sling and NagraStar sued pirate IPTV service Nitro TV. According to the…
During the summer of 2017, several of the world’s largest entertainment industry companies teamed up to create a new anti-piracy…
Last December, Paramount, Universal, Warner, Columbia, Disney and Netflix sued PrimeWire, one of the most recognizable pirate streaming sites of…
Last month, Lookmovie and Cuevana3, two of the largest pirate movie and TV streaming sites, had their domains suspended. Both…
In October 2021, TorrentFreak learned that the Motion Picture Association and its anti-piracy partner Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment had…
Over the past decade, hundreds of pirate streaming sites gained traction as free alternatives to official streaming platforms such as…
Pirates and rightsholders alike understand that eliminating all piracy is an impossible task but if the last 20+ years of…
In December 2021, Paramount, Universal, Warner, Columbia, Disney and Netflix sued PrimeWire, one of the most recognizable pirate streaming sites…
Last December, Paramount, Universal, Warner, Columbia, Disney and Netflix sued long-running pirate streaming site PrimeWire. The companies accused PrimeWire of…
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment is a global anti-piracy coalition that counts the major Hollywood studios, Netflix, Amazon, and…
Earlier this week an article was published in Variety detailing the massive task being undertaken by the anti-piracy team at…
PrimeWire is a popular streaming portal that provides a database of links to pirated movies and TV shows hosted by…
In December 2021, movie and TV giants Universal, Disney, Paramount, Warner and Columbia joined Netflix, Amazon, Apple and several other…
As illegal IPTV subscriptions maintain their popularity among those looking for a cheap live TV fix, rightsholders from all over…
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) and their partners in the Alliance of Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) are on a mission…
Way back in 2005, the FBI and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) teamed up with the then MPAA to…
Last December, movie and TV giants Universal, Disney, Paramount, Warner and Columbia joined Netflix, Amazon, Apple and several other studios…
The Hollywood studios of the Motion Picture Association are certainly not averse to filing copyright infringement lawsuits against pirate sites….
While there are a handful of other contenders, PrimeWire is one of the most enduring pirate streaming portals on the…
There are lots of pieces of information that can help anti-piracy groups form a strategy to deal with an infringing…
Over the years and due to their popularity and resilience, a number of pirate sites have become household names. The…
Ever since it’s been technically possible to distribute pirated copies of movies and TV shows online, the Motion Picture Association…
When local courts first grant copyright holders permission to block a pirate site, it is almost guaranteed that will be…
Back in July we reported that the Alliance for Creativity (ACE) and the Motion Picture Association (MPA) had obtained a…
As part of their ongoing efforts to shut down or disrupt pirate IPTV services, Universal, Amazon, Columbia, Disney, Netflix, Paramount,…
In April 2020, members of the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment including Columbia, Amazon, Disney, Paramount, Warner, and Universal filed…
When torrent sites were gaining significant traction in the mid 2000s, discovering information about their infrastructure and even their operators…
Pirate IPTV and similar streaming services are considered one of the greatest threats to the global market for legitimate movie…
In April 2020, companies owned by Columbia, Amazon, Disney, Paramount, Warner, and Universal (all members of the Alliance for Creativity…
Early July, Warner Bros., several Universal companies, Amazon, Columbia, Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, and other content creators filed a lawsuit…
There is an old adage in piracy circles suggesting that when one piracy service is shut down, several more appear…
Global entertainment coalition Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment is engaged in perhaps one of the most far-reaching anti-piracy operations the…
Early July in a California court, Warner Bros., several Universal companies, Amazon, Columbia, Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, and other content…
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, a global anti-piracy group that counts the major Hollywood studios, Netflix, Amazon, and dozens…