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Storm Chasers Sue Meta for Ignoring Repeat Infringements of Popular Accounts
Published: January 18, 2026 12:18
For independent creators documenting the world's most extreme weather, the real disaster isn't the storm; it's the aftermath on social media. A coalition of professional storm chasers has sued Meta for systematic copyright infringement. The complaint…
U.S. Court Order Against Anna’s Archive Spells More Trouble for the Site
https://torrentfreak.com/u-s-court-order-against-annas-archive-spells-more-trouble-for-the-site/
Published: January 16, 2026 09:48
Anna’s Archive is having a rough month. Following mysterious .org and .se domain suspensions, the shadow library is now facing a permanent injunction from a federal court. After dropping a multi-million damages claim, OCLC won a default judgment and…
French Court Orders Popular VPNs to Block More Pirate Sites, Despite Opposition
Published: January 15, 2026 08:39
A new order from the Tribunal Judiciaire de Paris requires several popular VPNs to block access to live sports streaming sites. The order, directed at CyberGhost, ExpressVPN, NordVPN, ProtonVPN, and Surfshark, confirms that VPNs are now classified as…
Groupon ‘Redeems’ Itself With Rapid Takedown of Pirate IPTV Deal
https://torrentfreak.com/groupon-redeems-itself-with-rapid-takedown-of-pirate-iptv-deal/
Published: January 14, 2026 09:20
Groupon, the global marketplace that aims to offer users some of the best online deals, recently featured an offer that was too good to be true. After Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN flagged an illegal IPTV service on the platform, Groupon reportedly took…
Court Orders Porkbun and Other Registrars to Hand Over PornXP Domains to Aylo
Published: January 13, 2026 15:00
Pornhub parent company Aylo has won its copyright infringement lawsuit against PornXP, securing a $10.2 million damages award against its Kyrgyzstani operator. The court also ordered domain registries to disable and transfer the PornXP domains to Aylo.…
Disney, Netflix & Crunchyroll Try to Take Pirate Sites Down Globally Through Indian Court
Published: January 12, 2026 07:41
The High Court in New Delhi, India, has granted another pirate site blocking order in favor of American movie industry giants, including Apple, Warner., Netflix, Disney and Crunchyroll. The injunction targets notorious pirate sites, requesting blockades at…
X Sues Music Publishers Over “Weaponized” DMCA Takedown Conspiracy
https://torrentfreak.com/x-sues-music-publishers-over-weaponized-dmca-takedown-conspiracy/
Published: January 9, 2026 19:11
Elon Musk's X Corp. filed a landmark antitrust complaint against the NMPA, Sony, Universal, and other major music publishers, claiming that they used a coordinated "extortionate campaign" to force licensing deals. The lawsuit alleges that a flood of…
Italy Fines Cloudflare €14 Million for Refusing to Filter Pirate Sites on Public 1.1.1.1 DNS
Published: January 9, 2026 09:10
Italy’s communications regulator AGCOM imposed a record-breaking €14.2 million fine on Cloudflare after the company failed to implement the required piracy blocking measures. Cloudflare argued that filtering its global 1.1.1.1 DNS resolver would be…
French Court Orders Google DNS to Block Pirate Sites, Dismisses ‘Cloudflare-First’ Defense
Published: January 8, 2026 07:22
The Paris Judicial Court has ordered Google to block nineteen additional pirate site domains through its public DNS resolver. The blockade was requested by Canal+ and aims to stop pirate streams of Champions League games. In its defense, Google argued that…
GitHub Restores Repo of GTA Mod ‘Multi Theft Auto’ After Take-Two Fails to Sue
Published: January 7, 2026 10:20
Multi Theft Auto (MTA), one of the longest-running and best known modding projects in gaming history, has officially returned to GitHub. The official repository disappeared last month following a takedown notice allegedly sent by Rockstar Games' parent…