Nintendo Targets Picofly Switch Modchip Firmware in GitHub DMCA Takedown

After taking down Switch emulators and hacking tools on GitHub for years, Nintendo is now going after modchip firmware. The gaming company sent a DMCA notice targeting firmware for modchips such as Picofly, SX Core and HWFLY, after which GitHub disabled 144 repositories. To back its claim, Nintendo cites the criminal case against alleged Team-Xecuter members, which led to a guilty plea from one of its three defendants.

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Pirate Library WeLib Hit With $19.5m Default Judgment and Domain Takedown Order

A New York federal judge has awarded thirteen major publishers $19.5 million in damages in their lawsuit against pirate library WeLib. The default judgment also…

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Anti-Piracy

Movistar Blocks Its Own Support Forum Under LaLiga Anti-Piracy Order

Spain's court-ordered piracy blocking regime blocked the official customer support forum of Internet provider Movistar on Saturday night. A blocking notice referenced a ruling that…

November 9, 2026, 10:36 by Ernesto Van der Sar

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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 11/09/2026

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

November 9, 2026, 00:09 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Inside a French Piracy Blocklist: Expired Domains, a Seized Site, and Hong Kong Servers

In May, a Paris court ordered DNS resolvers to block six domains that streamed pirated tennis matches. After a series of quiet, unannounced expansions, the…

November 7, 2026, 14:36 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Law and Politics

Mexico’s Senate Approves ISP Rules to Disconnect Persistent Online Pirates

Mexico's Senate has approved copyright amendments that require Internet providers to have a policy to cut off repeat infringers, or risk liability for their subscribers'…

November 6, 2026, 09:34 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Meta Employees ‘Interacted’ With Pirated Copies of Adult Films, Filing Shows

A newly unredacted court filing shows that Meta’s internal investigation found several employees who appear to have interacted with Strike 3’s adult films. The adult…

November 5, 2026, 08:22 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Piracy

Vietnam Jails Pirate Football Streamers for Up to a Year, Three Escape Prison

A Vietnamese court has sentenced 14 people who worked on the pirate football streaming site Bún Chả TV, handing out the first prison terms we've…

November 4, 2026, 10:27 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Law and Politics

Funimation Shutdown Fuels Push for DMCA Exemption to Legally Rip Anime Content

When Funimation shut down in 2024, buyers of DVDs and Blu-ray discs that came with a Funimation digital release lost access to those copies. A…

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Nintendo Targets Picofly Switch Modchip Firmware in GitHub DMCA Takedown

Pirate Library WeLib Hit With $19.5m Default Judgment and Domain Takedown Order

Movistar Blocks Its Own Support Forum Under LaLiga Anti-Piracy Order

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Inside a French Piracy Blocklist: Expired Domains, a Seized Site, and Hong Kong Servers

Mexico’s Senate Approves ISP Rules to Disconnect Persistent Online Pirates

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