Lawsuits IPTV Pirate Fights 25-30 Years Prison, “Facially Absurd” U.S. Govt Calculations Five men found guilty of criminal copyright infringement in connection with pirate streaming site Jetflicks remain free after being convicted in 2024. In a sentencing… May 31, 2025, 13:37 by Andy Maxwell
Piracy Brazil Advances Criminal Prosecution of American Yout.com Operator Popular stream-ripping site Yout.com has failed to have a criminal copyright complaint dismissed in Brazil. The prosecution will be allowed to continue its copyright claim… May 30, 2025, 17:28 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits Employee Pleads Guilty in “Spider-Man” Pre-Release Piracy Case A former employee of a disc manufacturing company in Memphis has signed a plea agreement, in which he admits stealing and distributing numerous DVD and… May 29, 2025, 18:09 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Research Pirate IPTV Consumed By 30% of Swedes, Including 50% of Men Under 35 The results of the latest consumer surveys, carried out by Mediavision in the Nordic countries, are a mixed bag of bad news, and slightly less… May 29, 2025, 09:14 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits U.S. Govt. Backs Cox in Landmark Supreme Court Battle Over ISP Piracy Liability The U.S. Solicitor General has urged the Supreme Court to accept Cox Communications' petition in a landmark piracy liability lawsuit. The USSG argues that ISPs… May 28, 2025, 15:26 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy LaLiga’s “Precise” Blocking Cut Piracy By 40-60%, “Without Collateral Impact” After months of unprecedented site-blocking controversy, LaLiga informs TorrentFreak that piracy decreased by 40% at weekends and as much as 60% for a hotly-anticipated matchup.… May 28, 2025, 08:34 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits Musi Alleges Apple’s App Store Removal Was Orchestrated, Seeks Sanctions The legal dispute between Apple and music streaming app Musi has taken another unexpected turn. Following Apple's motion for sanctions, which dismissed Musi's allegations that… May 27, 2025, 13:44 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Portugal Remains a Piracy Hotspot Despite Blocking Thousands of Sites Portugal often served as an example of how effectively pirate site blocking measures can be implemented. Internet providers are blocking more than 3,000 domain names… May 26, 2025, 21:02 by Ernesto Van der Sar