Pornhub’s Owner Goes After Thousands of BitTorrent Pirates

MG Premium is a sister company of Pornhub. Both are active in the same industry under the wings of adult entertainment giant Mindgeek. However, instead of serving free video content, MG Premium is going after thousands of suspected pirates in Sweden, urging them to pay hefty financial settlements.

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Reddit’s Copyright Infringement Removals Increased by 500% Last Year

Reddit has published new data which shows that 124,247 pieces of content were removed following copyright takedown notices last year. This is a fivefold increase…

today, 00:50 by Ernesto
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As UK Pirates Swarm to Live Sports & Movies, Hardcore Pirates Diminish

The UK's Intellectual Property Office has published the latest edition of its Online Copyright Infringement Tracker report. Illicit consumption of movies increased considerably over the…

yesterday, 17:12 by Andy
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RapidVideo Agrees to Pay Settlement to ACE, Hands Over Domains

Popular file-hosting service RapidVideo shut down late last year following legal pressure from Netflix and Warner Bros. This case is now closed and the site's…

yesterday, 10:20 by Ernesto
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Cloudflare Agrees to Stop Caching Pirate Content in Japan, If Court Declares Sites Illegal

In 2018, four of Japan's largest manga publishers filed a motion at a Tokyo court demanding that Cloudflare stop providing services to several 'pirate' sites,…

February 24, 2020, 21:32 by Andy
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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 02/24/20

The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'Frozen 2' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Charlie's Angels'. 'Knives Out' completes…

February 24, 2020, 13:19 by Ernesto
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Rightsholders Want Google and Facebook to Scrub Links to Pirate Sites

Creative Content Australia is urging the Australian Government to force online platforms to stop linking to pirate sites. According to the group's Chair, Graham Burke,…

February 24, 2020, 11:01 by Ernesto
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Copyright Troll Now Has its Own Piracy Tracking Tool

Strike 3 Holdings has targeted thousands of alleged BitTorrent pirates in U.S. courts over the past several years. Up until recently, the company relied on…

February 23, 2020, 22:18 by Ernesto
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YouTube Fair Use: Documentary Makers Defeat Gaye, Thicke, Bee Gees & Jackson

In December 2019 a web-series dedicated to debunking copyright and copying myths was hit with four copyright complaints over the alleged illegal use of tracks…

February 23, 2020, 14:20 by Andy
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