Court Officially Orders U.S.-Based IPTV Operator to Pay Amazon & Netflix $18.75 Million

A federal judge in Texas has signed a default judgment ordering Dallas IPTV operator William Freemon to pay $18,750,000 in copyright damages to Amazon, Netflix, and several major Hollywood studios. The eight domains associated with his pirate streaming network must now be transferred to the movie companies.

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Court Dismisses DISH’s $25 Million IPTV Piracy Lawsuit Against UK Hosting Provider

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Internet Archive Faces Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Myspace Dragon Hoard’

Illinois-based musician Anthony Martino is suing the Internet Archive for copyright infringement over its Myspace Dragon Hoard collection. This 490,000 MP3 collection was created from…

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Major Publishers Sue Anna’s Archive Over ‘Staggering’ Copyright Infringement, Seek Injunction

A coalition of thirteen major publishers, including Penguin Random House, Elsevier, and HarperCollins, filed a new lawsuit against Anna’s Archive. The publishers allege the shadow…

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Italian IPTV Pirates Pay €1,000 in Damages to Football League Serie A

Italy's crackdown on pirate IPTV subscribers has reached a new milestone. After thousands were fined by the state, football league Serie A has now collected…

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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 03/09/2026

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

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Uploading Pirated Books via BitTorrent Qualifies as Fair Use, Meta Argues

To help train AI models, Meta and other tech companies have downloaded and shared pirated books via BitTorrent from Anna's Archive and other shadow libraries.…

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Piracy

Pirate Streaming Portal ‘P-Stream’ Shuts Down Following ACE/MPA Pressure

With millions of monthly visits, P-stream was a popular pirate streaming portal, providing free access to movies and TV series. The project launched in 2024…

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Piracy

U.S. Lists Notorious Piracy Threats, With Focus on Sports Streaming

The Office of the United States Trade Representative has published its annual list of problematic piracy websites and other "notorious markets." With the FIFA World…

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Major Publishers Sue Anna’s Archive Over ‘Staggering’ Copyright Infringement, Seek Injunction

Italian IPTV Pirates Pay €1,000 in Damages to Football League Serie A

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Uploading Pirated Books via BitTorrent Qualifies as Fair Use, Meta Argues

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