Ex-Meta Researcher Torrented Pirated Books Dataset, Deleted It ‘Due to All This Litigation’

A former Meta researcher has testified that he downloaded an AI training dataset via BitTorrent, including the pirated Books3 collection. According to various rightsholders, this happened while he worked at the company, and he later deleted his copy "[d]ue to all this litigation." Meta, which admitted training AI models on Books3 but said it didn’t believe it torrented the dataset, disputes the researcher’s account.

Lawsuits

Vietnam Indicts HiAnime Operators Over $12.85 Million in Pirate Ad Revenue

Vietnam's top prosecutor has indicted seven alleged HiAnime operators, sending them to trial for copyright infringement and money laundering. According to the indictment, the group…

yesterday, 11:17 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

Chile Blocks 1,954 Pirate TV URLs to Protect Citizens’ ‘Privacy and Personal Data’

Chile's telecoms regulator Subtel reports that local ISPs blocked 1,954 pirate streaming URLs between June and October. The blocks are part of a court order…

October 29, 2026, 08:25 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Lawsuits

Accused Impostor in Private Tracker Lawsuit Faces Contempt for Withholding Passport

The alleged impostor behind a lawsuit against several private torrent trackers now faces a request to hold him in civil contempt. According to the defense,…

October 28, 2026, 09:07 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Piracy

Streamed, the Live Sports Engine Behind Many Pirate Sites, Shuts Down

Live sports piracy service Streamed, which offered streams to many pirate sites, has surprisingly shut down. Its operators posted a brief farewell message without further…

October 27, 2026, 12:34 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Piracy

Judge Allows Google, Yahoo and Microsoft Subpoenas to Identify Gay-Torrents Users

FlavaWorks can subpoena Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and three other companies to identify staff and members of the defunct BitTorrent site Gay-Torrents.org, an Illinois federal court…

October 27, 2026, 08:18 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Law and Politics

Meta Pitches AI Sports Piracy Detector in Notorious Markets Rebuttal

Meta informed the U.S. Trade Representative that it built an AI tool to predict whether a live stream is a pirated sports broadcast. The tool…

October 26, 2026, 09:06 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Stats

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 10/26/2026

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' tops the…

October 26, 2026, 00:09 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Framing the News: Anti-Piracy Press Release Turned a 2016 Raid Into a 2026 Story

In August, City of London Police and anti-piracy group FACT announced a six and a half year prison sentence for a 68-year-old pirate IPTV operator.…

October 25, 2026, 09:23 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Ex-Meta Researcher Torrented Pirated Books Dataset, Deleted It ‘Due to All This Litigation’

Vietnam Indicts HiAnime Operators Over $12.85 Million in Pirate Ad Revenue

Chile Blocks 1,954 Pirate TV URLs to Protect Citizens’ ‘Privacy and Personal Data’

Accused Impostor in Private Tracker Lawsuit Faces Contempt for Withholding Passport

Streamed, the Live Sports Engine Behind Many Pirate Sites, Shuts Down

Judge Allows Google, Yahoo and Microsoft Subpoenas to Identify Gay-Torrents Users

Meta Pitches AI Sports Piracy Detector in Notorious Markets Rebuttal

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 10/26/2026

Framing the News: Anti-Piracy Press Release Turned a 2016 Raid Into a 2026 Story

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