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Nintendo Wipes Out 400+ Switch Emulator Repos in Single-Day GitHub Sweep

Nintendo has filed seven DMCA anti-circumvention notices at GitHub in a single day, wiping out more than 400 Switch emulator repositories in one coordinated campaign.…

August 21, 2026, 14:47 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Lawsuits

‘Filmmaker’ Who Sued PTP, BTN, and Four Other Private Torrent Trackers May Be an Impostor

A federal copyright lawsuit targeting six of the most prominent private BitTorrent trackers, including PassThePopcorn, BroadcasTheNet, and HDBits, may be the work of an impostor.…

August 20, 2026, 12:58 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

A German Court Drew the Piracy Line at 81.5%, KinoGO Was Blocked with (at least) 82.4% (Updated)

Germany doesn't have a hard benchmark for when a site is structurally infringing. However, the site-blocking clearinghouse CUII stated that illegal content clearly outweighs legal…

August 18, 2026, 16:01 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Piracy

Pirate Streaming Giant Cineby Announces Surprise Shutdown

Cineby, one of the biggest pirate streaming sites on the web, says it will shut its doors on August 26. The site was previously flagged…

August 17, 2026, 10:43 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Research

Researchers Hunt Telegram Pirates with AI Tool, Flag Hundreds of Channels

A new academic study offers a detailed look inside Telegram's video piracy ecosystem, spotting more than 19,000 pirated titles linked in posts that were viewed…

August 16, 2026, 09:18 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Piracy

Court Rejects Fair Use Claim, Orders YouTube to Unmask Anime Recap Channels

A California federal court has ordered YouTube to unmask three popular South Korean creators of anime recap channels. The creators filed a motion to quash…

August 14, 2026, 08:40 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

Hollywood’s UK “Omnibus” Pirate Site Blocking Order Surfaces Through Cloudflare

In May, the UK High Court granted several Hollywood studios a broad "omnibus" site blocking order, allowing them to block rotating networks of pirate sites,…

August 12, 2026, 15:36 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Piracy

Paris Court Kicks Off New Football Season with Multi-Intermediary Piracy Blocking Orders

Europe's football seasons kick off again this month, with the Champions League to follow in September. In preparation, Canal+ has secured fourteen site-blocking orders spanning…

August 11, 2026, 08:21 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Nintendo Wipes Out 400+ Switch Emulator Repos in Single-Day GitHub Sweep

‘Filmmaker’ Who Sued PTP, BTN, and Four Other Private Torrent Trackers May Be an Impostor

A German Court Drew the Piracy Line at 81.5%, KinoGO Was Blocked with (at least) 82.4% (Updated)

Pirate Streaming Giant Cineby Announces Surprise Shutdown

Researchers Hunt Telegram Pirates with AI Tool, Flag Hundreds of Channels

Court Rejects Fair Use Claim, Orders YouTube to Unmask Anime Recap Channels

Hollywood’s UK “Omnibus” Pirate Site Blocking Order Surfaces Through Cloudflare

Paris Court Kicks Off New Football Season with Multi-Intermediary Piracy Blocking Orders

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