Delayed Megaupload Lawsuits Get Assigned to Ninjavideo Judge
More than a decade has passed since the file-storage empire of Kim Dotcom collapsed and Megaupload became the prime target in a high-profile law enforcement operation....
MPA/ACE Pounce on New Lookmovie Domain Plus Streaming & IPTV Sites
Last month, Lookmovie and Cuevana3, two of the largest pirate movie and TV streaming sites, had their domains suspended. Both sites utilized .io domains under the...
DuckDuckGo ‘Removes’ Pirate Sites and YouTube-DL from Its Search Results (Updated)
Launched in 2008, search engine DuckDuckGo is a go-to service for Internet users who value their privacy. Unlike many competitors, the site doesn’t keep a record...
YouTube Rejects Movie Piracy Claims and Content ID Critique
Last year, Spanish-born movie tycoon Carlos Vasallo sued YouTube over various piracy related claims. The actor and producer own the rights to the world’s largest collection...
ACE Shuts Down Massive Pirate Site After Locating Owner in Remote Peru
In October 2021, TorrentFreak learned that the Motion Picture Association and its anti-piracy partner Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment had taken an interest in one of...
Police Shut ‘Club Penguin Rewritten’, 3 Arrested For Copyright Infringement
Created by New Horizon Interactive, massively multiplayer online game (MMO) Club Penguin first opened to the public in 2005. Its Antarctic-themed virtual world, inhabited by players’...
Manga Pirates Warned That Kadokawa Seeks Their Identities From YouTube
Every week millions of online copyright infringements are detected by rightsholders and their anti-piracy partners. In the overwhelming majority of cases the aim is to remove...
ACE Targets Flixtor ‘News’ Domain With a DMCA Subpoena
By offering access to high quality movies and TV-shows, streaming site Flixtor.to has become the go-to destination for many pirates. The site is particularly popular in...
Omi in a Hellcat Sued Again, This Time Over Pirate IPTV Brand ‘Reloaded’
In November 2019, the US federal government shut down IPTV services operated by Bill Omar Carrasquillo, aka ‘Omi in a Hellcat’. IRS and FBI agents seized...
Piracy Numbers Drop After Indonesia Blocks Over 3,500 Pirate Sites
Indonesia has been very active on the anti-piracy front in recent years, with the government ordering Internet providers to block thousands of pirate sites. The government...
