Shueisha Hunts Manga Pirates But Needs Google, PayPal & VISA to Assist

Japan-based publishing giant Shueisha has asked a court in the United States to issue an order that requires Google, VISA & PayPal to provide information on several pirate site operators. Shueisha's goal is to obtain enough information on these currently anonymous individuals so that it can file lawsuits against them in Japan. A DMCA subpoena obtained earlier against Cloudflare appears to have provided plenty of fresh leads.

Piracy

Mysterious “Theater” Rips Cause Excitement in Piracy Circles

For two decades, high quality screener rips leaked on pirate sites toward the end of the year. That 'tradition' ended a few years ago. More…

yesterday, 19:14 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

BeStreamWise: Police, BBC, & DAZN Quietly Added to IPTV Piracy Campaign

Anti-piracy campaign BeStreamWise has been quietly expanding its membership since its launch just over a year ago. Hoping to suppress use of pirate IPTV, mostly…

yesterday, 09:49 by Andy Maxwell

Stats

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 10/28/2024

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Transformers One' tops the chart, followed…

yesterday, 00:09 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Law and Politics

MPA is Concerned About Plans to ‘Outlaw’ Password Sharing Restrictions

Brazil is considering legislation that would prohibit streaming services from charging additional fees or blocking access for users outside the registered 'household'. Representing major Hollywood…

October 27, 2024, 14:42 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Lawsuits

Pirate IPTV’s ‘Breaking Bad’ Headteacher Risked More Than Most, Paid the Price

Early this year, a court in the UK handed Paul Merrell a 12-month prison sentence for reselling pirate IPTV subscriptions. A respected headteacher and family…

October 26, 2024, 12:56 by Andy Maxwell

Piracy

Piracy Warning For Russian Cinemas as Legal Streaming Revenues Skyrocket

With almost no legal access to popular Western movies, Russian cinemas have been selling tickets to short local movies to disguise the unlicensed screening of…

October 25, 2024, 09:12 by Andy Maxwell

Lawsuits

nHentai Fights Back in Piracy Lawsuit: ‘Rightsholder Gave Permission’

A copyright lawsuit between popular adult site nHentai and the Californian company PCR Distributing has taken an interesting turn. Nhentai requested a protective order, in…

October 24, 2024, 18:35 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

CreativeFuture Celebrates Kim Dotcom’s Extradition Via Interactive Quiz

Authorities in New Zealand recently confirmed that Kim Dotcom will be extradited to the United States to face a criminal prosecution in connection with Megaupload,…

October 24, 2024, 03:47 by Andy Maxwell

Shueisha Hunts Manga Pirates But Needs Google, PayPal & VISA to Assist

Mysterious “Theater” Rips Cause Excitement in Piracy Circles

BeStreamWise: Police, BBC, & DAZN Quietly Added to IPTV Piracy Campaign

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 10/28/2024

MPA is Concerned About Plans to ‘Outlaw’ Password Sharing Restrictions

Pirate IPTV’s ‘Breaking Bad’ Headteacher Risked More Than Most, Paid the Price

Piracy Warning For Russian Cinemas as Legal Streaming Revenues Skyrocket

nHentai Fights Back in Piracy Lawsuit: ‘Rightsholder Gave Permission’

CreativeFuture Celebrates Kim Dotcom’s Extradition Via Interactive Quiz

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