Lawsuits Nitro IPTV Faces $100m Piracy Damages But it Could’ve Been Worse Pirate IPTV service Nitro TV was sued by DISH Network in 2021 for mass violations of the DMCA's anti-circumvention provisions and breaches of the Federal… yesterday, 17:46 by Andy Maxwell 3
Research BitTorrent is Still the King of Upstream Internet Traffic, But for How Long? The latest Internet traffic report from bandwidth management company Sandvine shows that BitTorrent still accounts for the largest share of global upstream Internet traffic. There… March 4, 2022, 19:57 by Ernesto Van der Sar 1
Anti-Piracy Hollywood & Netflix Obtain High Court Orders to Block Dozens of Pirate Sites The major Hollywood studios and Netflix, which together form the MPA, have obtained permission from the High Court in London to block dozens of additional… March 4, 2022, 11:15 by Andy Maxwell 6
Piracy FBI Gains Access to Sci-Hub Founder’s Google Account Data Sci-Hub founder Alexandra Elbakyan says that following a legal process, the Federal Bureau of Investigations has gained access to data in her Google account. Google… March 3, 2022, 19:47 by Andy Maxwell 11
Anti-Piracy Premier League Wants Cloudflare to Expose “HesGoal” Operators The Premier League has gone to court in the US, requesting CDN provider Cloudflare to help identify the owners of HesGoal.com. The site, which is… March 3, 2022, 12:44 by Ernesto Van der Sar 0
Lawsuits Brazzers Owner Awarded $36.5m in ‘YesPornPlease’ Copyright Lawsuit In February 2020, MG Premium, part of the Mindgeek adult empire, sued unlicensed porn 'tube' site YesPornPlease and affiliate VShare.io. Both platforms soon went offline… March 2, 2022, 20:44 by Andy Maxwell 1
Anti-Piracy Yout.com Challenges Site Blocking in Peru, Strands in Spain Popular stream-ripping site Yout.com continues to appeal various site blocking measures around the world. In Peru, the court agreed that ISPs are no longer required… March 2, 2022, 13:26 by Ernesto Van der Sar 1
Lawsuits DISH: Pirate IPTV Operators Launched New Services Despite $90m Judgment The former operators of SetTV, a pirate IPTV service that was ordered to pay $90 million in damages to DISH Networks, are reportedly back in… March 1, 2022, 20:26 by Andy Maxwell 5