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Scammers Mimic Cloudflare’s ‘Error 451’ Site Blocking Notice to Infect Pirates

Earlier today we saw fairly compelling evidence that blocking pirate sites can lead to internet users being infected with malware. Apparently inspired by Cloudflare's use…

December 11, 2025, 11:35 by Andy Maxwell

Anti-Piracy

Rampant U.S. Piracy is a Multibillion-Dollar Concern for Japanese Manga Publishers

A recent report, published by the Japanese anti-piracy group Authorized Books of Japan (ABJ), shows that manga piracy is rampant. American pirates, in particular, are…

December 10, 2025, 09:41 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Lawsuits

IPTV Pirate’s Bitcoin Booty Sold at Auction For Just Over $1 Million

In 2024, a man convicted for his involvement in pirate IPTV service Viking IPTV received a relatively modest suspended sentence, despite serving several thousand customers.…

December 9, 2025, 10:33 by Andy Maxwell

Law and Politics

EU Report Distills AI-Training Lessons from Napster Piracy Era: Don’t Sue, License

An in-depth analysis on AI training and copyright, commissioned by the European Parliament, cautions against repeating the mistakes of the early 2000s when online piracy…

December 8, 2025, 12:53 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Bypass Amazon Fire TV Stick Piracy Ban and See What Happens Next

After enjoying years of relative freedom to do whatever they liked with their Amazon Fire TV Sticks, last month users were informed that apps linked…

December 7, 2025, 10:32 by Andy Maxwell

Anti-Piracy

Lithuanian Watchdog Fines Torrent Tracker Users for Pirating Local Blockbuster

Lithuania’s media watchdog continues its crusade against individual file-sharers. New data reveals that dozens of users on private trackers Linkomanija and Torrent.lt have been fined…

December 6, 2025, 10:17 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

Belgium’s Latest Pirate Site-Blocking Order Spares DNS Providers

The Brussels Business Court has issued a new site-blocking order, targeting popular pirate sites including 1337x and Soap2day. Surprisingly, this latest order only requires major…

December 5, 2025, 09:36 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

Court Empowers Hollywood in Race to Block “Wicked: For Good” Piracy

Australia's Federal Court has responded to an urgent request by the major Hollywood studios, Netflix and Apple, to protect the movie “Wicked: For Good” from…

December 4, 2025, 14:31 by Andy Maxwell

Scammers Mimic Cloudflare’s ‘Error 451’ Site Blocking Notice to Infect Pirates

Rampant U.S. Piracy is a Multibillion-Dollar Concern for Japanese Manga Publishers

IPTV Pirate’s Bitcoin Booty Sold at Auction For Just Over $1 Million

EU Report Distills AI-Training Lessons from Napster Piracy Era: Don’t Sue, License

Bypass Amazon Fire TV Stick Piracy Ban and See What Happens Next

Lithuanian Watchdog Fines Torrent Tracker Users for Pirating Local Blockbuster

Belgium’s Latest Pirate Site-Blocking Order Spares DNS Providers

Court Empowers Hollywood in Race to Block “Wicked: For Good” Piracy

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