Lawsuits Movie Pirate Has US$15m in Crypto Seized By New Zealand Authorities Following an investigation that began in 2016 at the behest of US authorities, New Zealand's High Court has now ordered the seizure of cash and… December 11, 2020, 23:18 by Andy Maxwell
Law and Politics New U.S. Streaming Piracy Bill Focuses on Commercial Services Senator Thom Tillis has announced a new bill that will criminalize streaming piracy. Unlike similar legislation that was proposed in the past, the new ‘‘Protecting… December 11, 2020, 11:45 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Piracy Torrentz2 Mystery Downtime Continues but its .Onion Domain Works Fine (Updated) Popular torrent meta-search engine Torrentz2 is still having issues. The main domains have returned '503 errors' for more than two weeks now and the operator… December 10, 2020, 20:09 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Piracy Pirating Cyberpunk 2077: CD Projekt Sends Waves of DMCA Notices Cyberpunk 2077, one of the most anticipated games ever, is being pirated at a rate rarely seen in the gaming world. Already a smash hit… December 10, 2020, 12:00 by Andy Maxwell
Law and Politics Controversial Copyright Legislation May Show Up in ‘Must Pass’ US Spending Bill Several controversial copyright bills are reportedly being added to the US 'must-pass' spending bill. This includes the CASE Act and a proposal to make streaming… December 9, 2020, 22:03 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Piracy Spanish Piracy Giant Movidy Shuts Down, Owner Too Sick to Continue Spanish pirate streaming giant Movidy has closed itself down with immediate effect. The platform was one of Spain's most-visited sites, period, but following a sad… December 9, 2020, 12:17 by Andy Maxwell
Anti-Piracy Cyberpunk 2077’s Use of Denuvo To Prevent Leaks Makes Total Sense With the grand launch of Cyberpunk 2077 just two days away, some gamers have become irritated by the news that developer CD Projekt Red has… December 8, 2020, 20:26 by Andy Maxwell
Research EU Research Unveils “Most Pirated” Movies, TV-Shows and Music New research published by the EU Intellectual Property Office unveils local piracy preferences, including the most pirated TV-shows, movies, and musicians. While the findings are… December 8, 2020, 13:40 by Ernesto Van der Sar