Friday, May 15, 2026 from TorrentFreak
A new ruling from the Delhi High Court targets various sites that exploit IMDb's website to streamline access to pirated content. This includes PlayIMDb, which redirects users to a pirated stream by adding the word "play" to an IMDb...Thursday, May 14, 2026 from TorrentFreak
Real-Debrid, a popular streaming and download service, has started returning copyright-infringement errors on many cached torrents. The renewed crackdown began days after a corporate restructuring. A third-party source says that...Wednesday, May 13, 2026 from TorrentFreak
The textbook publishers that sued Google over pirated ebook ads have responded to the company's effort to dismiss their case. The publishers argue that Google's specific ads for pirate books qualify as contributory copyright infringement...Tuesday, May 12, 2026 from TorrentFreak
After more than two decades broadcasting the FIFA World Cup in Malaysia, pay-TV operator Astro has lost the rights to the tournament. The company says that "rampant piracy" reduced the value of the rights, noting that the 2018 and 2022...Monday, May 11, 2026 from TorrentFreak
A group of high-profile publishing companies is seeking a $19.5 million default judgment against shadow library Anna's Archive. The proposed order comes with an injunction that would compel more than twenty named international domain...Monday, May 11, 2026 from TorrentFreak
Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Project Hail Mary' tops the chart, followed by 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.' 'Apex' completes the top three. From: TF , for the...Sunday, May 10, 2026 from TorrentFreak
Aylo asked a Washington federal court for an $84 million default judgment against the operator of pirate site Pornhits, citing the same $15,000-per-work formula the court had previously approved in similar cases. This time, Judge...Friday, May 8, 2026 from TorrentFreak
Bulgaria has proven that the right legislative update can go a long way in Washington. The USTR credits the country's removal from the Watch List to a 2023 amendment of the Criminal Code, which makes piracy enforcement easier. This new...Wednesday, May 6, 2026 from TorrentFreak
An AI contributory infringement lawsuit against NVIDIA can proceed, even under the Supreme Court's recent Cox v. Sony framework, a federal judge ruled this week. The court denied NVIDIA's motion to dismiss in large part, concluding that...Tuesday, May 5, 2026 from TorrentFreak
Reddit's latest transparency report shows a sharp jump in account bans for repeat copyright infringement, while the number of banned subreddits dropped significantly. The data, covering the latter half of 2025, also shows rightsholders...Monday, May 4, 2026 from TorrentFreak
For the first time in thirteen years, the U.S. government has placed a trading partner in its most serious category for intellectual property concerns. The USTR's latest Special 301 Report classifies Vietnam as a "Priority Foreign...Sunday, May 3, 2026 from TorrentFreak
Adult entertainment company FlavaWorks has launched one of its largest legal campaigns this week. The company filed a detailed complaint centered around the long-running private torrent tracker Gay-torrents.org. The lawsuit targeted...Friday, May 1, 2026 from TorrentFreak
A new report by the Digital Citizens Alliance and IP House argues that piracy has become more organized and sophisticated over the years. In some cases, it has been linked to other criminal elements, including drugs, weapons, and the...Thursday, April 30, 2026 from TorrentFreak
As lawmakers in U.S. Congress advance their pirate site blocking plans, the Motion Picture Association is publicly reiterating the need for such legislation. In a World IP Day post, MPA Global General Counsel Karyn Temple frames live...Wednesday, April 29, 2026 from TorrentFreak
DNS4EU, an EU-funded initiative that aims to offer a secure and privacy-focused DNS resolver for Europeans, is the latest intermediary to get caught up in the French anti-piracy crackdown. In a series of orders in favor of Canal+, the...Tuesday, April 28, 2026 from TorrentFreak
A group of independent film companies has dropped its long-running piracy liability lawsuit against U.S. Internet provider RCN. The joint stipulation, filed in a New Jersey federal court, follows the Cox Supreme Court ruling. In addition...Sunday, April 26, 2026 from TorrentFreak
Google is trying to put an end to the copyright liability claim in its textbook piracy battle with several academic publishers. In a motion for partial judgment filed in a New York federal court, Google argues that the recent Supreme...Friday, April 24, 2026 from TorrentFreak
A Spanish content creator who ran a film preservation website together with more than a dozen others, is now the sole defendant in a prosecution where he faces a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence and €870,000 in damages. "El Feo," as...Friday, April 24, 2026 from TorrentFreak
The major record labels have walked away from two of the largest remaining ISP piracy liability cases. They filed joint stipulations this week, dismissing both lawsuits where billions of dollars were at stake. The action follows less...