In an Australian first, the Federal Court has granted injunctions that will see the country’s major internet service providers compelled to block several websites used to illegal... More
Tag Archives: anti-piracy
Will Site Blocking Stop Internet Pirates in Australia? (CIO)
Piracy Spikes with Millions of Offers, Threatening Pay TV (Info Security)
There are more than 2.7 million advertisements on e-commerce websites, including Amazon, eBay and Alibaba for illicit streaming devices—indicating that content theft by pirates h... More
U.K. ISPs to Start Sending ‘Piracy Alerts’ Soon (TorrentFreak)
Early 2017 will see the long-awaited start of a broad UK anti-piracy effort. With help from copyright holders, ISPs will send email notifications to subscribers whose connections ... More
Fortium CEO at European Content Protection Summit: Accidental Distribution Causes Leaks, Piracy (MESA Europe)
Fortium presented at the European Content Protection Summit in London on the Nov. 16, alongside other key speakers from the Entertainment industry such as ITV, BBC, MPA and Cisco.... More
IPTV: Mass Piracy That’s Flying Largely Under The Radar (TorrentFreak)
Kodi and its third party 'pirate' addons have been getting an awful lot of press this year but there's a hidden side to streaming that receives much less attention. Enter the world... More
Piracy ‘Significantly’ Declining Due to Availability of Streaming Services (ZDNet)
The availability of streaming services, as predicted by industry, has brought down online copyright infringement of TV shows, movies, music, and games "significantly", new research... More
Will President Trump Be Tough on Online Piracy? (TorrentFreak)
At TorrentFreak we have no interest in reporting on politics, except when it’s relevant to copyright issues. After the surprising victory of Donald Trump earlier this week, seve... More
Boxing Promoter Offers Cash Reward to Identify Pirate Streamer (TorrentFreak)
Every day, content production companies and their anti-piracy partners take a keen interest in people posting their material online without permission. They’re often able to use... More
Google Piracy Takedown Requests Double, Set New Record (TorrentFreak)
In recent years copyright holders have bombarded Google with DMCA takedown notices, targeting links to pirated content. These requests have increased dramatically over the years, ... More
Apple, Facebook, Coinbase Offered Data to Finger Alleged Pirate King (The Register)
The United States case against alleged Kickass Torrents (KAT) boss Artem Vaulin is built on data obtained from Apple, Facebook and Coinbase. The criminal complaint (PDF) against V... More