Z-Library Raises Tens of Thousands of Dollars to Keep its Pirate Library Running

Pirate ebook repository Z-Library is still recovering from U.S. Government cracked carried out late last year. Two suspects were apprehended but the site itself remains online. According to its current operators, the enforcement action caused substantial damage so users are being asked to donate. They're reportedly doing so en masse.

Anti-Piracy

Premier League IPTV Investigations Gather Personal Data on Pirates

The Premier League and anti-piracy companies working on their behalf have the ability to conduct invasive online and physical investigations into those believed to be…

April 09, 2023, 17:13 by Admin

Piracy

Z-Library Plans to Let Users Share Physical Books Through ‘Z-Points’

Z-Library appears to be shrugging off a criminal investigation as if nothing ever happened. The site continues to develop its shadow library and, following a…

April 09, 2023, 08:05 by Admin

Piracy

TPB Founders Are Not Involved in the “The Pirate Bay” TV Series (Update)

The six-part "The Pirate Bay" series will start filming this fall, a year later than expected. The production is in the hands of B-Reel Films,…

April 09, 2023, 18:05 by Admin

Lawsuits

60-Year-Old Music Pirate Faces Prison in a Country Part-Run By Pirates

A 60-year-old man is facing a potential two-year prison sentence for placing 1,000 music albums on a server open to the public. While not extraordinary…

April 08, 2023, 19:00 by Admin

Lawsuits

ISPs Fail to Dismiss Filmmakers’ Piracy Liability Lawsuits

Internet providers WideOpenWest and Grande Communications will have to defend themselves against filmmakers' piracy liability claims. In two separate lawsuits, filmmakers accused the companies of…

April 08, 2023, 08:54 by Admin

Piracy

Police Confirm FBI-Assisted Takedown of Piracy Release Group EVO

Portugal's Polícia Judiciária and cybercrime unit UNC3T have confirmed responsibility for the arrest of the alleged leader of piracy release group EVO. The enforcement action…

April 06, 2023, 11:10 by Admin

Lawsuits

Take-Two Dismisses Claims Against Lead Defendants in GTA Mods Lawsuit

In 2021, Take-Two Interactive sued several people said to be behind the popular re3 and reVC Grand Theft Auto fan projects. Four key named defendants…

April 05, 2023, 06:10 by Admin

Lawsuits

Music Labels Win Legal Battle Against Youtube-dl’s Hosting Provider

A German court has ordered hosting provider Uberspace to take the website of the open-source youtube-dl software offline. The ruling is the result of a…

April 05, 2023, 17:10 by Admin

Lawsuits

‘Pirate’ Site Admins Arrested in 2015, Now Acquitted For a Second Time

In 2015, the operators of 'pirate' download site Series.ly were arrested in Spain following copyright infringement complaints from rightsholders in the U.S. After a court…

April 05, 2023, 09:00 by Admin

Stats

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 04/03/2023

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Avatar: The Way of Water' tops…

April 03, 2023, 16:10 by Admin

Anti-Piracy

Rightsholders Flag Official EU Website for Copyright Infringements

Copyright holders have sent hundreds of DMCA notices flagging alleged copyright infringements on Europa.eu, the official website of the European Commission. The EU seems unable…

April 03, 2023, 08:34 by Admin

Research

Pirate Site Blocking Decreases Internet Traffic, Research Finds

New academic research shows that blocking pirate site domain names effectively decreases internet traffic and, presumably, piracy. However, widespread blocking by ISPs doesn't necessarily boost…

April 02, 2023, 15:45 by Admin

Lawsuits

Canadian ISPs Blocked Pirate IPTV & Logged Customer IP Addresses

When Canada's Federal Court issued an injunction compelling ISPs to block pirate IPTV services on behalf of NHL broadcasters, the judge ordered a report to…

April 02, 2023, 09:30 by Admin

Anti-Piracy

Meta’s Anti-Piracy Deal: How Facebook & Broadcasters Kill Live Pirate Streams

Meta and Italian broadcaster RTI have just announced a multi-year partnership to prevent the TV company's content from being pirated on platforms such as Facebook.…

yesterday, 20:59 by Andy Maxwell

Anti-Piracy

China Shuts Down Major Manga Piracy Site Following Complaint From Japan

Anti-piracy group CODA is reporting the shutdown of B9Good, a pirate manga site that targeted Japan but was operated from China. In response to a…

yesterday, 08:41 by Andy Maxwell

Law and Politics

Sony Music Has Serious Concerns About AI-Synthesized Vocals

Artificial intelligence is now a mainstream topic but while most people focus on the positives, the music industry is concerned about potential threats. In IFPI's…

March 28, 2023, 22:24 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Lawsuits

MPA, Amazon & Apple Win $30m in Damages Against Pirate IPTV Services

In 2021, Universal, Disney, Paramount, Warner and Columbia, partnered with Amazon and Apple in a lawsuit targeting two U.S-based pirate IPTV services. After the operator…

March 28, 2023, 09:41 by Andy Maxwell

Lawsuits

MPA and RIAA Megaupload Lawsuits Are Now ‘Inactive’

More than eleven years after the shutdown of Megaupload, the U.S. Government's criminal case against founder Kim Dotcom is still pending. The same applies to…

March 27, 2023, 22:37 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

Twitter Hunts Down Github User Who Leaked Company’s Source Code

On March 31, Twitter is set to open source its recommendation algorithm. Until then, someone on a more urgent timeline has published Twitter code in…

March 27, 2023, 09:26 by Andy Maxwell

Stats

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 03/27/2023

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Avatar: The Way of Water' tops…

March 27, 2023, 00:09 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

Major Publishers Mull Legal Action Against Pirate Ebook Platform

With Sci-Hub and Z-Library making headlines over the past few months and the Internet Archive's legal battle still ongoing, publishers seem prepared to defend every…

March 26, 2023, 11:45 by Andy Maxwell

Anti-Piracy

Major Publishers Mull Legal Action Against Pirate Ebook Platform

With Sci-Hub and Z-Library making headlines over the past few months and the Internet Archive's legal battle still ongoing, publishers seem prepared to defend every…

March 26, 2023, 11:45 by Andy Maxwell

Z-Library Raises Tens of Thousands of Dollars to Keep its Pirate Library Running

Premier League IPTV Investigations Gather Personal Data on Pirates

Z-Library Plans to Let Users Share Physical Books Through ‘Z-Points’

TPB Founders Are Not Involved in the “The Pirate Bay” TV Series (Update)

60-Year-Old Music Pirate Faces Prison in a Country Part-Run By Pirates

ISPs Fail to Dismiss Filmmakers’ Piracy Liability Lawsuits

Police Confirm FBI-Assisted Takedown of Piracy Release Group EVO

Take-Two Dismisses Claims Against Lead Defendants in GTA Mods Lawsuit

Music Labels Win Legal Battle Against Youtube-dl’s Hosting Provider

‘Pirate’ Site Admins Arrested in 2015, Now Acquitted For a Second Time

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 04/03/2023

Rightsholders Flag Official EU Website for Copyright Infringements

Pirate Site Blocking Decreases Internet Traffic, Research Finds

Canadian ISPs Blocked Pirate IPTV & Logged Customer IP Addresses

Meta’s Anti-Piracy Deal: How Facebook & Broadcasters Kill Live Pirate Streams

China Shuts Down Major Manga Piracy Site Following Complaint From Japan

Sony Music Has Serious Concerns About AI-Synthesized Vocals

MPA, Amazon & Apple Win $30m in Damages Against Pirate IPTV Services

MPA and RIAA Megaupload Lawsuits Are Now ‘Inactive’

Twitter Hunts Down Github User Who Leaked Company’s Source Code

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 03/27/2023

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