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Late last year, popular anime site AmimixPlay closed its doors, citing technical and motivational issues. The decision was a massive…
Late last year, popular anime site AmimixPlay closed its doors, citing technical and motivational issues. The decision was a massive…
As outlined again only this month, people who simply watch pirate streams break UK law. If the content comes from…
Early January, anti-piracy group FACT and West Mercia Police announced they would be visiting addresses in the UK to warn…
By offering free access to millions of ‘paywalled’ research papers, Sci-Hub is often described as “The Pirate Bay of Science”….
Adult entertainment outfit Malibu Media has often been characterized as a copyright-trolling operation. The Los Angeles company, known for its…
With millions of monthly users, USTVGO was one of the most visited live TV streaming portals on the Internet. As…
As one of the most notorious torrent sites, The Pirate Bay has been blocked by ISPs around the world. The…
Every day, millions of people enjoy fan-made subtitles. These files help foreigners to better understand English entertainment and provide the…
Over the past several months, we have repeatedly reported on Google’s decision to voluntarily remove pirate sites from its search…
Offering pirate streaming services is a serious offense in the UK, where several vendors have received multi-year prison sentences in…
An interesting feature of copyright law is its tendency to lag behind the times while new technology races ahead and…
In 1994, a new Belarusian constitution led to a democratic presidential election from which Alexander Lukashenko emerged as the country’s…
The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is one of the oldest online repositories to cement its place in Internet history. The…
A quote attributed to former UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill suggests that democracy is actually the worst form of government…
Private torrent sites, or private trackers as they’re commonly known, are designed to be difficult to access. In many cases,…
Last month, we reported on a series of FIFA World Cup-themed domain name seizures by US law enforcement. In the…
Every year we write hundreds of articles here at TorrentFreak, with some are more popular than others. On the brink…
At the end of every year, we take a look at the most-downloaded TV episodes among torrenting pirates. For several…
When movies are recorded directly from cinema screens, the resulting pirate copy is known as a ‘cam’, regardless of the…
Screeners are advance copies of recent movies that are generally sent out to critics and awards voters for review. These…
With its invasion of Ukraine, Russia ignited a regional conflict with global repercussions. Thousands of lives have been lost and…
As the holiday season approaches, many people choose Christmas movies to get into the festive spirit. Given that some are…
For millions of different reasons, Christmas is special for roughly two billion people globally. Traditions in the U.S. include a…
The European Commission is no stranger when it comes to addressing the online piracy problem. Europe’s governing body facilitates piracy…
A decade ago prominent voices issued dire warnings that blocking would “break the internet,” but of course, the internet survived,…
Day in and day out, dozens of new movies and TV shows leak online. It’s become so normal that most…
Roughly a decade ago, the online piracy landscape was fairly straightforward and easy to navigate. There were a dozen or…
With nearly 12 million books, Z-Library advertised itself as the largest repositories of pirated books on the Internet. The site…
While pirated Hollywood blockbusters often score the big headlines, other industries have also been battling piracy over the years, sports…
Late 2011, Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom published a promo video that surprised even the most hardened file-sharers. Produced by Printz…
While movie and music piracy tends to generate the most headlines, the publishing industry is facing similar issues. Pretty much…
In recent years, legal video streaming services such as Netflix, HBO and Amazon have flourished. At the same time, millions…
With many millions of viewers on official platforms, “House of the Dragon” has had an excellent debut season. The Game…
Running a pirate site is a dangerous endeavor. Those who get caught can face serious claims for damages or even…
In the belief that pirate sites only stay online when they’re returning a profit, City of London Police decided that…
Next month, billions of people from all over the world will tune in to watch the FIFA World Cup in…
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the introduction of sanctions, replacing foreign goods and services with local alternatives became a…
The debut of HBO’s “House of the Dragon” in August didn’t disappoint. Since then it has averaged dozens of millions…
VPN services are a useful tools for protecting internet users’ online privacy. They can also help to bypass geographical restrictions….
For almost a year we’ve documented Hollywood’s legal battle to permanently shut down movie and TV show streaming site, PrimeWire….
January 2022 marked the ten-year anniversary of the Megaupload raid, which effectively shut down the file-sharing empire. It was also…
It’s likely that you’ve never heard of WxChasing, but you have almost certainly seen one of its videos. The company…
Despite the growing availability of legal options, online piracy remains rampant. Every day pirate sites and services are used by…
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has been a key player in the anti-piracy fight for decades and this position has…
Running a pirate streaming site might sound complex but with help from pre-coded scripts and illicit video databases, it can…
Given the extreme financial power and political leverage held by the world’s largest entertainment companies, most obstacles can be pushed…
In June, the US Copyright Claims Board was launched. Through this venue, hosted at the US Copyright Office, rightsholders can…
With the release of HBO’s “House of the Dragon” and Amazon’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,”…
Every year, the US Trade Representative (USTR) issues an updated review of “Notorious Markets” that facilitate copyright infringement. This overview…
When Italy-based torrent site TNTVillage launched in 2004/2005, the BitTorrent file-sharing scene was driven by passionate people with their own…