U.S. Govt. Asks to Speak on Cox’s Behalf in Supreme Court Piracy Liability Showdown Cox Communications is not fighting its billion-dollar piracy liability case alone. In a formal motion, the U.S. Solicitor General requested speaking time to voice the government's interest in the landmark case. The Internet provider has agreed to cede ten minutes of its argument time, allowing the government to personally advocate against a lower court ruling it fears would put Americans' internet access at risk. From: [TF][1], for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. [1]: https://torrentfreak.com/ https://torrentfreak.com/u-s-govt-asks-to-speak-on-coxs-behalf-in-supreme-court-piracy-liability-showdown/

BitTorrent’s DHT and the Leading ISP Networks Helping to Keep it Alive Aside from the genius baked into the protocol itself, BitTorrent's success as a global network can be attributed to its Distributed Hash Table, commonly known by the initials DHT. Its existence goes unnoticed by millions of BitTorrent users, yet its absence would be felt all around the world. The DHT network is global and difficult to monitor comprehensively, but data shows that by IP address volume, customers of a relatively small number of ISPs dominate the DHT landscape. From: [TF][1], for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. [1]: https://torrentfreak.com/ https://torrentfreak.com/bittorrents-dht-and-how-customers-of-major-isps-help-keep-it-vibrant-alive-250927/

Bungie’s Copyright Battle Against Cheat Seller AimJunkies Ends with Final Capitulation The legal battle between game developer Bungie and cheat seller AimJunkies is over. A stipulated dismissal filed at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals effectively marks the end of the case, one notable for a first-ever verdict holding a cheat maker liable for copyright infringement. Comments shared with TorrentFreak suggest that AimJunkies takes full responsibility. From: [TF][1], for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. [1]: https://torrentfreak.com/ https://torrentfreak.com/bungies-copyright-battle-against-cheat-seller-aimjunkies-ends-with-final-capitulation/

Italy Expands Piracy Shield to Live TV, Begins With ‘The X Factor’ Legal amendments adopted during the summer expanded the scope of Italy's Piracy Shield blocking system beyond sports to all live entertainment events. Given the prevalence of piracy around big movie premieres, a Hollywood blockbuster seemed like a logical choice to test out the system. Instead, Sky Italia's exclusive rights to broadcast the world-famous X Factor TV show will take center stage. From: [TF][1], for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. [1]: https://torrentfreak.com/ https://torrentfreak.com/italy-expands-piracy-shield-to-live-tv-begins-with-the-x-factor-250924/

Google Search’s DMCA Transparency Report Resumes, Adds 2.1 Billion ‘Pirate’ URLs After an unexpected five-month freeze that left researchers and journalists in the dark, Google Search's DMCA transparency report is back on track. The search giant has updated its figures through mid-September, revealing that takedown efforts have not slowed down. On the contrary, the company has processed billions of new URLs, mainly due to requests from publishers. From: [TF][1], for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. [1]: https://torrentfreak.com/ https://torrentfreak.com/google-searchs-dmca-transparency-report-resumes-adds-2-1-billion-pirate-urls/

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 09/22/2025 Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Weapons' tops the chart, followed by 'Superman'. 'The Naked Gun' completes the top three. From: [TF][1], for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. [1]: https://torrentfreak.com/ https://torrentfreak.com/top-10-most-torrented-pirated-movies/

Piracy Over-Blocking Victims Turn to the Blockchain Hoping to Make LaLiga Pay When pirate sports streaming sites use Cloudflare, Spain's LaLiga has a choice between blocking pirate sites and countless innocent sites using the same IP addresses, or walking away having blocked nothing at all. Having opted for the former since February, sites blocked as collateral damage have had no viable opportunity to fight back. The Immutable Domain Monitor, a new blockchain-powered platform designed to empower victims of over-blocking, aims to change that. From: [TF][1], for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. [1]: https://torrentfreak.com/ https://torrentfreak.com/piracy-blocking-victims-empowered-by-platform-which-aims-to-make-laliga-pay-250922/

I Came, I Typed, I Downloaded – How a Pirate Librarian Became an FBI Target Online piracy is in the midst of an identity crisis. Sites born with one name tend to discard them quite quickly, before adopting a series of others, hoping to stay one step ahead of the law. Site operators, meanwhile, no longer court the gaze of the media, certainly not under their real names while revealing their future piracy plans. In 2010, things were somewhat different; once considered a public good, sharing books today can trigger an FBI investigation. From: [TF][1], for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. [1]: https://torrentfreak.com/ https://torrentfreak.com/i-came-i-typed-i-downloaded-how-a-pirate-librarian-became-an-fbi-target-250921/

LaLiga Seeks Google’s Help to Expose ‘Notorious’ Pirate Streaming Service FlujoTV Spanish football league LaLiga is targeting the operators of popular pirate IPTV service FlujoTV in a U.S. court. In a new filing, the league requests a DMCA subpoena that would compel Google to hand over the personal details of users behind three IP addresses. Assigned to Google, the addresses were allegedly used to illegally stream a recent match between Atlético de Madrid and Villarreal. From: [TF][1], for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. [1]: https://torrentfreak.com/ https://torrentfreak.com/laliga-seeks-googles-help-to-expose-notorious-pirate-streaming-service-flujotv/

Previously-Convicted IPTV Pirates Arrested For Running $10m IPTV66 Service In a major anti-piracy crackdown dubbed "Operation Domo," authorities in the Dominican Republic targeted an IPTV service that allegedly generated $10 million in revenue. The sting, supported by ACE and U.S. authorities, resulted in the arrest of four suspects who were reportedly convicted for similar piracy crimes in the U.S. just a few years ago. Whether the operation was effectively dismantled remains unclear, as a key IPTV66 domain remains online. From: [TF][1], for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. [1]: https://torrentfreak.com/ https://torrentfreak.com/previously-convicted-iptv-pirates-arrested-for-running-10m-iptv66-service/