Andy Maxwell

Andy Maxwell has been intrigued by the piracy landscape for almost four decades and is always excited to explore new technologies and their legal repercussions.

Cut his teeth on 8-bit computers and green screens at a time when 1K of RAM was considered more than enough. Z80A/6510 coder and SID musician during the golden years of the demo scene. Still has the backup files for his RemoteAccess BBS.

All tips are welcomed and treated in the strictest confidence. andy@torrentfreak.com

It'd blatantly be a major fail if they'd patented the major scale - Dan Bull

Pirates Who Illegally Streamed Jake Paul v Ben Askren Targeted in $100m Lawsuit

Social networking service Triller has filed a $100m lawsuit against 12 'business entities' and 100 John Does who it claims…

22 hours ago

Man Sentenced For Selling Stolen Netflix and Spotify Accounts

A man who ran a website that sold stolen credentials for services including Netflix, Spotify, Amazon Prime, HBO, Xbox Live,…

1 day ago

YouTube Won’t Let “Bogus DMCA” Plaintiff Pirate Monitor Off The Hook

Last month, Pirate Monitor withdrew from a class action copyright lawsuit against YouTube after the video platform discovered the entity…

4 days ago

Hulu Plus Attracted Many of its First 2 Million Subscribers From Pirate Sites

Pirate sites are considered a threat by the majority of today's legal streaming platforms but at least one can say…

5 days ago

Mangadex Works With ‘Have I Been Pwned?’ to Warn Users About Hacked Database

Huge scanlation platform MangaDex says that following a hack in March, its database is now confirmed as being "in the…

6 days ago

Anti-Piracy Groups Pressure EU To Prevent Pirate Sites Operating Anonymously

Dozens of major anti-piracy groups and other interested parties are pressuring the European Commission to enhance "know your business customer"…

7 days ago

YouTube Class Action: Plaintiff Can’t Identify Piracy Without Access to Content ID

Maria Schneider's class action lawsuit against YouTube has taken another unusual turn. The complaint alleges massive infringement but thus far…

1 week ago

Nintendo Sues Team-Xecuter’s Gary Bowser For Switch Piracy Offenses

Last year the U.S. Government indicted three members of the infamous Team-Xecuter group, the alleged masterminds behind various Nintendo hacks.…

1 week ago