Dune Leaked on Pirate Sites Before US Theatrical & HBO Max Release
Dune (also known as Dune: Part One) is the first installment of a planned two-part adaption of the 1965 sci-fi…
Dune (also known as Dune: Part One) is the first installment of a planned two-part adaption of the 1965 sci-fi…
With 40 million users and over 100 million code repositories, GitHub is the largest online developer platform of its kind….
Over the past two decades, online piracy has proven a massive challenge for the entertainment industries. It’s a global issue…
This week the “No Time to Die” premiered in movie theaters around the world. A few countries have to wait…
Sometime in 2004, a new site appeared hoping to provide a better service to fans of the growing video emulation…
Over the years we have seen dozens of anti-piracy campaigns. Initially, many of these tried to appeal to people’s morals….
One of the core pillars of academic research is sharing. By letting other researchers know what you do, ideas are…
At the turn of the century when server bandwidth was at a premium, peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing stepped in to solve…
Founded in 2006, RLSLOG.net was one of the pioneers of the ‘release blog’ format. When it first launched, visitors were…
Historically, pirated copies of movie screeners often start to leak on pirate sites around Christmas. This year Christmas has come…
Screeners are advance copies of recent movies that are generally sent out to critics and awards voter for review. Some…
During the COVID pandemic, studios including Disney, NBCUniversal, and Warner Bros have experimented with shorter release windows. In some cases,…
Pirated copies of movies leak all year round, usually after they come out on streaming services or through digital release….
Two years ago we reported on a wave of bogus DMCA notices that targeted various adult sites. Many of those…
There are thousands of pirate sites online today and many more have come and gone over the years. In their…
Over the past decades, the entertainment industries have tried out numerous anti-piracy PSAs. One of the most iconic videos is…
In recent years the European Commission has proposed and adopted various legislative changes to help combat online piracy. This includes…
Amidst growing concerns about online privacy and security, VPN services have become increasingly popular in recent years. Millions of people…
In piracy circles, ‘FitGirl’ is a very well known brand, especially for gamers looking for the latest titles without the…
Movie studios are increasingly experimenting with shorter release windows, or even no windows at all. During the COVID pandemic, studios…
Global entertainment coalition Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment is engaged in perhaps one of the most far-reaching anti-piracy operations the…
In 2013, several popular torrent sites added the option to donate via Bitcoin. The Pirate Bay was one of the…
Millions of people around the world use pirate apps on their mobile devices to stream TV-shows and movies. This is…
Most pirate sites and apps won’t survive without advertising revenue. This is why the advertising industry is seen as an…
Scammers have been around for centuries but, on the Internet, they can reach broader audiences than ever. Most people are…
The Pirate Bay is arguably the best-known pirate site on the web. The iconic pirate ship logo is notorious around…
For many years YouTube was a haven for people to upload and distribute videos explaining how to get otherwise premium…
Since launching a decade ago in 2011, Sci-Hub has occupied a unique space in the pirate site ecosystem. While its…
When The Pirate Bay first came online during the summer of 2003, its main point of access was thepiratebay.org. Since…
Few if any developed countries in the world can say they have conquered the pirate streaming problem. Unlicensed sites and…
With millions of visitors every month, 4anime was a force to be reckoned with in the pirated anime streaming market….
The status of YouTube as the most popular resource to stream free (or at least ad supported) music is a…
Attracting billions of eyeballs from all over the world, the Summer Olympics is the most watched sporting event. While sports…
With millions of visitors, YTS is one of the most-visited torrent sites on the Internet, even rivaling the legendary Pirate…
The U.S. Government is known to go after copyright infringing companies and individuals, both domestically and abroad. This doesn’t mean…