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Piracy and files sharing news monitoring.
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Stream ripping is the illegal act of downloading content from streaming sites like YouTube, bypassing copyright protections and depriving creators of revenue. #Piracy #StreamRipping

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IFPI: Stream-Ripping Fuels Generative AI From Which Existential Threats Emerge * TorrentFreak
So-called stream-ripping services are being blamed for providing training data for generative AI, thereby fueling new piracy threats.
torrentfreak.com
January 6, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Sci-Hub: Hero or villain? 🌍📚 Discover how Alexandra Elbakyan's platform is challenging academic paywalls, providing free access to 50M+ research papers, and sparking a global debate on knowledge equality. #OpenAccess #AcademicFreedom

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Why one woman stole 50 million academic papers — and made them all free to read
Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters expl...
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December 19, 2024 at 9:25 AM
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💻🏴‍☠️Dramacool, a hub for pirated Asian dramas, shut down under copyright pressure from Hollywood. Fans mourn the loss of its vast archive of content. #Dramacool #Piracy #Shutdown
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December 17, 2024 at 12:23 PM
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A study finds Z-Library vital for students in poverty, who justify its use to access pricey academic materials. Despite copyright concerns, many see it as a "Robin Hood" for free knowledge. #ZLibrary #AcademicPiracy #OpenAccess #Piracy
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Z-Library Helps Students to Overcome Academic Poverty, Study Finds * TorrentFreak
A recent study published in the Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice sheds light on people's motivations to use Z-Library.
torrentfreak.com
December 12, 2024 at 12:12 PM
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💻🏴‍☠️From Napster to Spotify: How tech reshaped the music industry. 🚨🎵 Once a hero to fans, Napster’s legacy reveals how artists, labels, and fans grapple with fairness in the streaming era. Is history repeating itself? 🌍 #MusicIndustry #Streaming

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How Napster created a monster that became bigger than the music industry
When it launched on June 1, 1999, the peer-to-peer music sharing service responded to a real need. It also heralded a troubling new ethic in tech that still shapes our world today.
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December 11, 2024 at 9:22 AM
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💻🏴‍☠️ 20 years ago, The Pirate Bay told DreamWorks to 'Go f* yourself.' Explore the wild history of this infamous torrent site, Swedish copyright loopholes, and the anarchistic spirit of early internet piracy. 🌍💻 #Piracy #ThePirateBay

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20 years ago today, The Pirate Bay told DreamWorks to "go f*** yourself"
What a crazy time the early 2000 was.
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December 5, 2024 at 7:43 AM
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💻🏴‍☠️Thread: Using Face Recognition to Combat Soccer Piracy

Piracy of live soccer streams is a growing issue. A recent study introduces an innovative face recognition system to detect illegal broadcasts. 🧵👇
#Sport #Piracy #Soccer

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December 4, 2024 at 1:14 PM
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💻🏴‍☠️Piracy in France is declining, with Arcom blocking 7,000+ domains since 2022. Despite this, 17% of households still use illegal IPTV, often via legal devices, while 88% of pirates also pay for legal streaming. #Piracy #Arcom

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France: Arcom releases 2024 piracy studies. Site blocking has shown to be effective - Piracy Monitor
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December 3, 2024 at 9:31 AM
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💻🏴‍☠️Why do students turn to platforms like Sci-Hub? High paywalls on scholarly publications create barriers, leaving students no choice but to access articles through "pirate open access" platforms. #OpenAccess #DigitalPiracy

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View of Student’s access to scientific information resources using pirate open access sci-hub
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November 25, 2024 at 8:45 AM
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💻🏴‍☠️The EUIPO study highlights the Metaverse’s impact on intellectual property, from opportunities to risks like IP crime. Four future scenarios underline the need for adaptive enforcement and advanced tools to protect virtual assets. #Metaverse #IP #EUIPO
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EUIPO study: Impact of the metaverse on infringement and IPR enforcement - Piracy Monitor
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November 22, 2024 at 8:14 AM
veille2pirate.bsky.social
Half-Life 2, arguably the most influential video game of its time, is 20 years old this week. But few remember that it was published online MONTHS before its release by 17 year old Axel Gembe, shaking the entire gaming community at the time ⬇️
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November 21, 2024 at 7:59 PM
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Why do people pirate digital content?

A recent study explores 7 theories to uncover the key drivers of digital piracy and how to stop it. Check out the thread for key insights! 👇
#Piracy #IntellectualProperty #TechPolicy

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Understanding consumers’ digital piracy behaviour: Explanation and prediction | First Monday
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November 20, 2024 at 9:49 AM
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Brazil nears its 15,000th piracy block as ISP restrictions escalate. With controversial core-router testing underway, is this the future of online anti-piracy? 🌐🔒 #Piracy #TechNews

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Brazil Blocks Another 250+ Pirate Domains, Milestone #15,000 Just Ahead * TorrentFreak
Brazil is testing piracy blocking at the internet's core routers but with almost 15,000 resources already blocked, errors remain a concern.
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November 20, 2024 at 9:24 AM
veille2pirate.bsky.social
💻🏴‍☠️FMovies operator Phan Thanh Cong has confessed to running a major piracy site and will be prosecuted in Vietnam. He faces charges for copyright infringement alongside his accomplice.
#piracy #FMovies #CopyrightInfringement #AntiPiracy #MPA #Streaming
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FMovies Piracy 'Mastermind' Confesses, Authorities Confirm Piracy Prosecution * TorrentFreak
The alleged owner of FMovies and other sites that formed the largest online piracy ring, has confessed. He now faces prosecution in Vietnam.
torrentfreak.com
November 14, 2024 at 11:32 AM
veille2pirate.bsky.social
💻🏴‍☠️South African police and MultiChoice raided illegal streaming operations, seizing devices and arresting suspects in a major anti-piracy effort. #antipiracy #illegalstreaming
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South Africa: In two separate cases, Illegal device sellers were raided and shut down - Piracy Monitor
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November 13, 2024 at 1:25 PM
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💻🏴‍☠️Nintendo is suing gamer Jesse Keighin, aka EveryGameGuru, for streaming pirated games before release using emulators and sharing #piracy tools, seeking damages for copyright infringement and DMCA violations to combat #gamepiracy.
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Nintendo Sues Emulator Gamer Who Streamed Pirated Games Before Release * TorrentFreak
Nintendo has filed a devastating lawsuit against a gamer who live-streamed pre-release games using an emulator. And that's only the beginning.
torrentfreak.com
November 9, 2024 at 9:49 AM
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🚨 The fight against piracy intensifies in the Philippines: see how the MPA is working to block illegal streaming sites! 🎬 #AntiPiracy #MPA

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MPA Escalates Pirate Site Blocking in Philippines, Targeting Sflix and Myflixer * TorrentFreak
The MPA successfully pushed for the blocking of popular pirate streaming websites SFlix and Myflixer in the Philippines.
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November 3, 2024 at 9:41 AM
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💻🏴‍☠️I2Coalition warns that anti-#piracy blocks in countries like France and Italy harm trade, raise costs, and risk unintended Internet censorship.

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Tech Companies Flag Piracy Blocking as Threat to the Open Internet & Digital Trade * TorrentFreak
Technology infrastructure companies are warning the U.S. Government about the downsides of foreign piracy blocking measures.
torrentfreak.com
October 30, 2024 at 4:29 PM
veille2pirate.bsky.social
💻🏴‍☠️Live sports #piracy, often linked to organized crime, uses legitimate payment platforms to attract customers. Combating this requires anti-piracy tech and global cooperation to protect broadcast rights and industry integrity.

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Disrupting Piracy Through Payment and International Cooperation - Piracy Monitor
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October 26, 2024 at 8:19 AM
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Random link from the archives: "The Rise of Netflix Competitors Has Pushed Consumers Back Toward Piracy - VICE" https://web.archive.org/web/20190625113319/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/d3q45v/bittorrent-usage-increases-netflix-streaming-sites originally retrieved Tue Jun 25 11:33:19 EDT 2019
October 22, 2024 at 9:31 AM
veille2pirate.bsky.social
💻🏴‍☠️ Did you notice that #IPTV bans have sped up in Europe lately? A thread:
Italian police man shutting down an iptv server
October 22, 2024 at 11:40 AM
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The Europol and EUIPO report warns that IP crime, driven by digital #piracy and counterfeiting, remains a threat in the EU. Collaboration across sectors is key to tackling it and protecting innovation. Find the report in comment.
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Europol-EUIPO analysis: Uncovering the Ecosystem of Intellectual Property Crime - Piracy Monitor
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October 22, 2024 at 11:24 AM
veille2pirate.bsky.social
FitGirl-Repacks, a notorious player in game piracy, has made the ESA's latest list of top piracy threats. With millions of visitors and growing influence, how will the gaming industry respond to this ongoing challenge? #Piracy #GameIndustry 💻🏴‍☠️

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Game Companies List 'FitGirl-Repacks' as a Key Piracy Threat * TorrentFreak
The ESA, which represents several major gaming companies, includes FitGirl-Repacks in its latest overview of notorious piracy markets.
torrentfreak.com
October 22, 2024 at 11:02 AM
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The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) conducted a raid on schools in Ogun State, seizing #pirated textbooks and arresting someone. NCC claims to combat piracy to defend intellectual property, thus urging schools to purchase books legally. 💻🏴‍☠️
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NCC seizes pirated books in Ogun schools raid
The Nigerian Copyright Commission, on Thursday, took its enforcement against piracy to some schools in Ogun State, confiscating some identified pirated textbooks while one suspect was arrested.
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October 15, 2024 at 1:27 PM
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Cuevana, one of South America's biggest #piracy streaming platforms (used by billions of people a month to watch anime, movies and tv series) announces shutdown due to legal pressures. 💻🏴‍☠️
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Cuevana Announces Voluntary Shutdown Following MPA Pressure * TorrentFreak
Cuevana.biz says it will voluntarily hand over its domains to the MPA, which recently reported the site to the U.S. government.
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October 15, 2024 at 12:56 PM