subtitles

Founder of Piracy & Subtitling Site YYeTs Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Prison

Founder of Piracy & Subtitling Site YYeTs Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Prison

Following pressure from Hollywood, more than a dozen people behind famous Chinese piracy and subtitling site YYeTs.com were arrested in…

5 months ago

Anime Fans Find ‘Pirate’ Subtitles in Netflix Streams of City Hunter

Netflix subscribers in France shared a wry smile over the weekend when a screenshot from the anime movie City Hunter…

2 years ago

Sky Streaming Service Uses ‘Pirate’ Subtitles on Chernobyl Episode (updated)

The Swiss streaming platform of Comcast-owned broadcaster Sky is using fan-made subtitles on the final episode of the hit-series Chernobyl.…

3 years ago

Australian Court Orders ISPs to Block 181 ‘Pirate’ Domains, Including Subtitle Sites

Australia's Federal Court has issued an injunction which requires local Internet providers to block 181 pirate domains linked to 78…

3 years ago

Founder of Fan-Made Subtitle Site Lose Copyright Infringement Appeal

The founder of a site that provided fan-created subtitles has lost his appeal against a conviction for copyright infringement. In…

4 years ago

Movie Industry Hides Anti-Piracy Messages in ‘Pirate’ Subtitles

Players in the Belgian movie sector have found a brilliantly innovative way to deliver anti-piracy messages to the public in…

4 years ago

Founder of Fan-Made Subtitle Site Convicted for Copyright Infringement

Fansubbing site Undertexter.se was raided by police in the summer of 2013, following complaints from Hollywood. Four years later the…

5 years ago

Malicious Subtitles Threaten Kodi, VLC and Popcorn Time Users, Researchers Warn

Millions of people risk having their devices and systems compromised by malicious subtitles, Check Point researchers revealed today. The threat…

5 years ago