As U.S. Trade Pressure Mounts, Vietnam Prepares to Prosecute 74 ‘Xoi Lac’ Sports Pirates

Six months after Vietnamese police shut down the country's notorious pirate football streaming network 'Xoi Lac TV', investigators have recommended criminal charges against 74 people. While pirated streams drew millions of people to the sites, the operators face the most severe prison sentences for generating millions of dollars through illegal gambling ads.

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Report Links Pirate IPTV to Hezbollah TV, Calls for U.S. Site-Blocking

A new report released by the Digital Citizens Alliance warns that pirate IPTV services are giving terrorist organizations a back door into American homes. By…

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Lawsuits

Pirate IPTV Operators Face $32.7 Million Judgment and Self-Expanding Blocking Injunction

TelevisaUnivision has asked a Florida federal judge to enter a $32.7 million default judgment against the operators of three pirate IPTV services, who all failed…

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Private Torrent Tracker Lawsuit Takes Bizarre Turn: ‘I’m a Different Matthew Schneider’ (Updated)

The copyright lawsuit targeting PassThePopcorn, BroadcasTheNet, HDBits, and three other major private trackers has taken a bizarre turn. After a Canadian filmmaker filed a sworn…

September 9, 2026, 12:57 by Ernesto Van der Sar

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Stray Kids Label Hits Music Distributor With DMCA Subpoena Over Bootleg Track

Stray Kids is one of the biggest bands in today's music industry. Because of that massive reach, a solo track from member Han went from…

September 8, 2026, 10:02 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Piracy

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Was Built on Concealed ‘Mass Piracy’, Authors Tell Court

Book authors have asked a New York federal judge to rule that OpenAI built its AI models on “mass piracy”. Pointing to internal documents, a…

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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 09/07/2026

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

September 7, 2026, 00:09 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Research

Online Piracy Costs the UK 9,400 Nurses a Year, If Pirates Keep Their Word

A new UK industry report says illegal streaming costs the government the equivalent of 9,400 NHS nurse salaries a year. This missed tax money is…

September 6, 2026, 08:41 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Lawsuits

Adult Film Producer Unmasks Prolific ‘John Doe’ Torrent Pirate as Meta Executive

A routine John Doe lawsuit could become part of Strike 3 Holdings' $446 million AI training case against Meta. The adult film producer wants to…

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As U.S. Trade Pressure Mounts, Vietnam Prepares to Prosecute 74 ‘Xoi Lac’ Sports Pirates

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