TorrentFreak Turns 18 Today (Hospital Edition)
On November 12, 2005, I started a ‘blog’ to share news snippets and information about emerging file-sharing technology. At the…
On November 12, 2005, I started a ‘blog’ to share news snippets and information about emerging file-sharing technology. At the…
Over the past 18 years, we’ve seen our fair share of piracy studies and research, but a finding presented this…
For millions of people around the world, subtitles are the only way to enjoy media in foreign languages. For the…
More than forty years ago in the early eighties, Texas Instruments home computers were all the rage. The world wide…
The success of OpenAI’s ChatGPT inspired Microsoft to add more AI features to its Bing search engine. The idea is…
At the turn of the century, online piracy hubs began to surface at universities around the world. Seemingly unlimited broadband…
Faced with millions of instances of copyright infringement every day, many rightsholders use anti-piracy companies to help stem the tide….
With more than 12 million books in its archive, Z-Library advertised itself as the largest repository of pirated books on…
Major Hollywood studios Disney, Paramount, Sony, Universal and Warner, plus relative newcomer Netflix, are all members of the Motion Picture…
ChatGPT has captured the imagination of millions of people, offering a glimpse of what an AI-assisted future might look like….
During international holidays, news in a tight niche like ours can completely dry up, so when an exciting headline suddenly…
As outlined again only this month, people who simply watch pirate streams break UK law. If the content comes from…
When the file-sharing revolution hit the mainstream well over a decade ago, many site operators and users positioned ‘sharing’ as…
Whenever it’s mentioned and no matter where in the world, the word Hollywood conjures up images of glamor, untold riches,…
Following the Twitter account of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom every single day for the last ten years is a requirement…
Over the years we have seen dozens of anti-piracy campaigns. Initially, many of these tried to appeal to people’s morals….
Ten years ago millions of people from all over the world spoke out against a U.S. bill that would’ve allowed…
When Meta published its AI chatbot earlier this week, many people were happy to take it for a quick spin….
Most higher-tier anti-piracy groups are interested in taking down illegal sites, services and other commercial-scale pirates. Many of their targets…
Time flies, some people say. There is certainly some truth to that but for others, it appears that time stands…
At the start of this year, a new bill went into effect in France that created a new regulatory body….
There are many options for people to enjoy movies and TV shows legally but millions still choose to pirate content…
Earlier this week, Republican Senator Josh Hawley introduced a bill that aims to shorten the copyright term to a maximum…
As the first major legal streaming service on the Internet, Netflix paved the way for a streaming revolution. The company…
“I woke up to the sounds of a door breaking down. I got out of bed and saw screaming people…
At TorrentFreak we do our best to keep readers updated on the latest copyright and piracy news, highlighting issues from…
In a world that’s dominated by viral social media posts and catchy headlines, branding is everything. Controversial statements and recognizable…
In the past, The Pirate Bay was often actively involved in political discussions and debates. We haven’t seen much of…
There is little doubt that for many people, streaming services have become the standard for watching movies and TV-shows. Subscription-based…
The non-fungible token (NFT) craze that’s been sweeping the internet for months now is a truly sight to behold. Huge…
The entire digital world is made up of binary code, often 1’s and 0’s. When you piece enough of them…
At the end of 2011, Kim Dotcom dropped the “Megaupload Song.” The track, a blatant promotional piece for the file-sharing…
Copyright infringement disputes come in many shapes and sizes. They can be entirely justified, cynically malicious but, in most cases,…
With the empty bottles of sparkling liquid still on the table, TorrentFreak plans to tread into uncharted waters today. We…
There is no doubt that over the past 20 years, online piracy has transformed in many ways. While still not…
Every year we write hundreds of articles here at TorrentFreak, and some are more popular than others. On the brink…
When Fakku launched 15 years ago, it was an aggregator for unlicensed scanlations of adult manga, also known as hentai….
By offering free access to millions of ‘paywalled’ research papers, Sci-Hub is often described as “The Pirate Bay of Science”….
To help hundreds of millions of people find what they search for, Google has implemented some nifty features over the…
At TorrentFreak, we write about copyright issues on a daily basis. However, this week we find ourselves on the receiving…
Most pirate sites and apps won’t survive without ad revenue. This is why the advertising industry is seen as an…
Over the years we have seen our fair share of bizarre DMCA takedown notices, but we continue to be surprised…
Over the years we have seen dozens of anti-piracy campaigns. Initially, many of these tried to appeal to people’s morals….
Twenty, thirty, even forty years ago, piracy of movies was something done relatively quietly between trusted suppliers, friends and family….
Movie studios are increasingly experimenting with shorter release windows, or even no windows at all. During the COVID pandemic, studios…