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Lawsuits

Alleged Operators of HiAnime Piracy Ring Arrested in Vietnam with U.S. Support

Supported by U.S. intelligence, Vietnamese authorities have dismantled a massive network of over 100 pirate sites. Seven suspects have been charged with running a mass…

July 6, 2026, 09:23 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Technology

Researchers Create Self-Replicating Seedbox in Quest for Decentralized Democracy

Researchers from Delft University of Technology have spent more than two decades building their decentralized BitTorrent client Tribler. The software is designed to be impossible…

July 5, 2026, 09:33 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Piracy

French Police Dismantle Operation Behind the Already Defunct YggTorrent

France's Gendarmerie nationale announced that it dismantled the organization behind YggTorrent, France's largest torrent site. Twelve people have been arrested on charges including money laundering.…

July 3, 2026, 07:58 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

Sports Rightsholders Want an EU Blacklist for ‘Piracy’ Hosting Providers

Sports broadcaster beIN and the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance propose to expand the European blocking efforts with a blacklist of rogue hosting companies. These companies can…

July 2, 2026, 07:26 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Lawsuits

Kim Dotcom Loses Court of Appeal Bid to Block Extradition to the U.S.

After more than fourteen years of legal battles, Kim Dotcom has lost his latest attempt to avoid extradition to the United States. New Zealand's Court…

July 1, 2026, 09:57 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Piracy

European ISPs Want Rightsholders Held Accountable for Overblocking Damage

For years, rightsholders have pushed for broader site blocking orders, with no direct liability if these result in overblocking. EuroISPA, which represents over 3,300 European…

June 29, 2026, 12:02 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Piracy

Feds Seize Domain Names of Nearly 400 Pirate Sports Streaming Sites (Update)

The U.S. Department of Justice announced the seizure of nearly 400 pirate streaming domain names that offered access to FIFA World Cup matches. This enforcement…

June 27, 2026, 14:45 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

EU-Backed DNS Resolver Collects Pirate Site Blocklist, Which It Doesn’t Use

DNS4EU is a relatively young DNS provider that launched last year with European Commission funding. The company is pitched as a privacy-first alternative to Google…

June 27, 2026, 09:28 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Alleged Operators of HiAnime Piracy Ring Arrested in Vietnam with U.S. Support

Researchers Create Self-Replicating Seedbox in Quest for Decentralized Democracy

French Police Dismantle Operation Behind the Already Defunct YggTorrent

Sports Rightsholders Want an EU Blacklist for ‘Piracy’ Hosting Providers

Kim Dotcom Loses Court of Appeal Bid to Block Extradition to the U.S.

European ISPs Want Rightsholders Held Accountable for Overblocking Damage

Feds Seize Domain Names of Nearly 400 Pirate Sports Streaming Sites (Update)

EU-Backed DNS Resolver Collects Pirate Site Blocklist, Which It Doesn’t Use

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