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Rampant U.S. Piracy is a Multibillion-Dollar Concern for Japanese Manga Publishers
Published: December 10, 2025 08:41
A recent report, published by the Japanese anti-piracy group Authorized Books of Japan (ABJ), shows that manga piracy is rampant. American pirates, in particular, are a key roadblock in Japan's mission to expand the export of manga and anime. At the same…
IPTV Pirate’s Bitcoin Booty Sold at Auction For Just Over $1 Million
https://torrentfreak.com/iptv-pirates-bitcoin-booty-sold-at-auction-for-more-than-1m-251209/
Published: December 9, 2025 09:33
In 2024, a man convicted for his involvement in pirate IPTV service Viking IPTV received a relatively modest suspended sentence, despite serving several thousand customers. However, a cryptocurrency analysis revealed transactions dating back to 2018 and…
EU Report Distills AI-Training Lessons from Napster Piracy Era: Don’t Sue, License
Published: December 8, 2025 11:53
An in-depth analysis on AI training and copyright, commissioned by the European Parliament, cautions against repeating the mistakes of the early 2000s when online piracy boomed. Instead of suing AI companies into oblivion or relying on "opt-out"…
Bypass Amazon Fire TV Stick Piracy Ban and See What Happens Next
https://torrentfreak.com/bypass-amazon-fire-tv-stick-piracy-ban-and-see-what-happens-next-251207/
Published: December 7, 2025 09:32
After enjoying years of relative freedom to do whatever they liked with their Amazon Fire TV Sticks, last month users were informed that apps linked to piracy would be blocked, banned, or even deleted moving forward. With alerts now appearing on users'…
Lithuanian Watchdog Fines Torrent Tracker Users for Pirating Local Blockbuster
Published: December 6, 2025 09:17
Lithuania’s media watchdog continues its crusade against individual file-sharers. New data reveals that dozens of users on private trackers Linkomanija and Torrent.lt have been fined €140 this year for sharing the local hit movie "The Southern Chronicles."…
Belgium’s Latest Pirate Site-Blocking Order Spares DNS Providers
https://torrentfreak.com/belgiums-latest-pirate-site-blocking-order-spares-dns-providers/
Published: December 5, 2025 08:36
The Brussels Business Court has issued a new site-blocking order, targeting popular pirate sites including 1337x and Soap2day. Surprisingly, this latest order only requires major ISPs to take action. This is a notable change, as the initial blocking order…
Court Empowers Hollywood in Race to Block “Wicked: For Good” Piracy
https://torrentfreak.com/court-empowers-hollywood-in-race-to-block-wicked-for-good-piracy-251204/
Published: December 4, 2025 13:31
Australia's Federal Court has responded to an urgent request by the major Hollywood studios, Netflix and Apple, to protect the movie “Wicked: For Good” from some of the world's most notorious pirate streaming sites. After issuing an initial blocking order…
DDoS Guard: LaLiga’s Piracy Blocks Test Whether Anyone Will Protect the Internet
Published: December 3, 2025 08:25
Internet infrastructure company DDoS-Guard is concerned by the power granted to Spain's LaLiga in its fight against piracy. Describing the scale of over-blocking as "astonishing", Dmitry Nikonov, Head of Web Application Protection, believes that LaLiga is…
Supreme Court: Can ISPs Be Liable For Piracy By Doing Nothing?
https://torrentfreak.com/supreme-court-can-isps-be-liable-for-piracy-by-doing-nothing/
Published: December 2, 2025 15:41
Can an ISP be held liable for piracy simply by "doing nothing"? Yesterday, the Supreme Court addressed this billion-dollar question. While record labels argued that Cox turned a blind eye to "habitual abusers," the ISP warned that expanding liability…
Operation 404: 3,000+ Pirate Domains Blocked, USDOJ & USDOC Get to Watch
https://torrentfreak.com/operation-404-3000-pirate-domains-blocked-usdoj-usdoc-get-to-watch-251202/
Published: December 2, 2025 07:37
With 535 pirate domains to add to Brazil's secretive blocklist, the latest phase of Operation 404 has just broken the 3,000 domain barrier. Despite playing a leading role since the beginning of this now famous anti-piracy initiative, in phase 8 United…
Nhentai Rejects Piracy Claims, Hits Back with $500k Damages Claim for Fraud
https://torrentfreak.com/nhentai-rejects-piracy-claims-hits-back-with-500k-damages-claim-for-fraud/
Published: December 1, 2025 11:46
Nhentai.net, a popular adult site with tens of millions of monthly visits, turns the tables on publisher PCR Distributing. The popular 'pirate' site, operated by a Delaware company, was sued for alleged copyright infringement last year. In its formal…
Pirate IPTV Box Evades Blocking But is Also Critically Vulnerable to Attack
Published: November 30, 2025 12:11
Following Amazon's announcement that it won't allow the new Firestick to become a piracy free-for-all, some people are seeking out new devices to bridge the gap. Offering lifetime access to movies, TV shows and live sports, an already popular device that…
Yout and RIAA Clash in Court Over YouTube’s Alleged Copyright Barriers
https://torrentfreak.com/yout-and-riaa-clash-in-court-over-youtubes-alleged-copyright-barriers/
Published: November 29, 2025 12:30
Is downloading a YouTube video a violation of the DMCA's anti-circumvention provision? That is the key question in the legal battle between stream-ripper Yout and the RIAA. Yout argues that because YouTube videos are freely accessible to anyone with a web…
Pirate Site Operator’s Appeal Goes Bad, Court Extends Prison Term By 50%
Published: November 28, 2025 09:20
The saga surrounding the former operator of NunuTV, once South Korea’s largest pirate streaming site, has taken another wrong turn for the defendant. After receiving a three-year prison sentence earlier this year, an appeal only made the situation worse.…
MPA Shut Down OnionPlay’s Discord & Tries to Unmask Pirate Site Operator
https://torrentfreak.com/mpa-shut-down-onionplays-discord-tries-to-unmask-pirate-site-operator/
Published: November 27, 2025 09:59
The Motion Picture Association has its eyes set on the streaming portal OnionPlay. After successfully petitioning Discord to shut down the site's community server, the Hollywood group has secured a DMCA subpoena requiring Discord to unmask the suspected…
Share-Online Operator Gets Two Years Probation in Landmark ‘Cyberlocker’ Verdict
Published: November 26, 2025 20:56
Six years after massive raids shut down the German cyberlocker Share-Online.biz, this week the site's operator was sentenced to a two-year suspended prison term. The case is seen as a landmark victory in Germany, as it indicates that operators of seemingly…
Greek Cybercrime Unit Shuts Down IPTV Pirates, 68 End Users Face Fines
https://torrentfreak.com/cybercrime-unit-shuts-down-iptv-pirates-68-end-users-face-fines-251126/
Published: November 26, 2025 07:35
A targeted action by Greek authorities has shut down an IPTV reselling operation, leading to the arrest of one individual and the referral of 68 end users for prosecution. The action marks a shift in Greek law enforcement’s approach to IPTV piracy,…