A man suspected of being the main operator of what was once Sweden's largest streaming site has been arrested in Germany following the execution of a secret European warrant. The man, reportedly a Turkish national, is believed to have set up advertising deals at Swefilmer resulting in around $1.7m in revenue.
Microsoft has filed a complaint at a federal court in Washington accusing a Comcast subscriber of activating various pirated copies of its software. The account was identified by Microsoft's in-house cyberforensics team which logs suspicious "activation patterns."
Last week's demise of SlySoft sent shockwaves through the DVD ripping community with many fearing for the movement's future. However, just days on and already there are reasons for hope. Key admins and developers are now openly discussing a potential return of AnyDVD, but the road ahead won't be smooth.
In recent months Sci-Hub has become the center of an academic debate about copyright's mark on science. Despite being sued by one of the largest academic publishers the site continues to operate and is now more popular than ever before, with its users downloading hundreds of thousands of papers per…
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'Deadpool' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Kung Fu Panda 3' 'Victor Frankenstein' completes the top three.
A 31-year old man from Lancaster has been arrested following an FBI investigation into several leaked DVD-screeners. The man, who worked in the entertainment industry, pleaded guilty to uploading screener copies of The Revenant and The Peanuts Movie to the private BitTorrent tracker Pass The Popcorn.
YTS was one of the world's most popular torrent sites until it was shut down by the MPAA last year. However, at least on paper the site might still exist since it is owned by a company registered in the UK. Soon though, YTS (RE) Limited will disappear for good…
The EFF has successfully intervened in a dispute between classic file-sharing service Soulseek and PayPal. In 2015 and after 14 years of business together PayPal nuked Soulseek's ability to receive donations, apparently over copyright concerns. While Soulseek is now a PayPal customer once more, others in the same sphere may…
This week software maker SlySoft, known for its popular Blu-Ray software AnyDVD, shut down citing legal troubles. Sources from several well-known pirate groups inform TorrentFreak that the victory is a potential disaster that may delay future Blu-ray rips by months.
