Happy Fire Stick Crackdown Malware Armageddon Month It appears that Fire Stick Crackdown Malware Armageddon Month is upon us once again. While there is legitimate news, including Amazon's updated anti-piracy policy, a steady stream of clickbait makes it difficult to properly value every announcement. Unfortunately, desensitization is real, and when people decide to block out the noise, it may take years before they start listening again. By then, it may be too late. From: [TF][1], for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. [1]: https://torrentfreak.com/ https://torrentfreak.com/happy-fire-stick-crackdown-malware-armageddon-month-251113/

Dutch Court Orders ISP to Block Music Piracy Sites ‘Newalbumreleases’ and ‘Israbox’ Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has secured a new site-blocking injunction. The Rotterdam Court ordered internet provider Ziggo to block access to music piracy platforms 'newalbumreleases' and 'Israbox,' which reportedly had 100,000 monthly visits from the Netherlands. The court granted a dynamic injunction, rejecting the ISP's key defenses. From: [TF][1], for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. [1]: https://torrentfreak.com/ https://torrentfreak.com/dutch-court-orders-isp-to-block-music-piracy-sites-newalbumreleases-and-israbox/

TorrentFreak Turns 20: What a Ride! Today marks TorrentFreak's 20th anniversary. After covering a changing piracy and copyright landscape for two decades, I'd like to take a moment to reflect and look forward. The site has accomplished more than I ever imagined, and it will remain independent indefinitely. While life and priorities may change, the two-man team aims to stay the course, writing content and adding value wherever we can. From: [TF][1], for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. [1]: https://torrentfreak.com/ https://torrentfreak.com/torrentfreak-turns-20-what-a-ride/

Redditor Convicted for Sharing Nude Scenes in Landmark ‘Moral Rights’ Copyright Case A Danish court has handed down a historic verdict, convicting a Reddit moderator in the country's first-ever criminal case for violating copyright's "right of respect". The now 40-year-old man was given a 7-month suspended prison term for sharing 347 nude scenes featuring actresses from Danish films and TV shows on the "SeDetForPlottet" subreddit. The man also shared over 25 terabytes of pirated content on private torrent tracker Superbits.org. From: [TF][1], for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. [1]: https://torrentfreak.com/ https://torrentfreak.com/redditor-convicted-for-sharing-nude-scenes-in-landmark-moral-rights-copyright-case/

Cox Accuses Labels of ‘Distancing’ Themselves From “Two-Strike” Piracy Theory In its final written argument to the Supreme Court, Cox Communications accuses the major record labels of "distancing" themselves from the "two-notices-and-terminate" rule that was the basis of their trial victory. The ISP's reply brief forces the labels to either defend a "flawed theory" that Cox claims would lead to "mass evictions" of hospitals and senior citizens, or abandon the legal basis for their billion-dollar win. From: [TF][1], for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. [1]: https://torrentfreak.com/ https://torrentfreak.com/cox-accuses-labels-of-distancing-themselves-from-two-strike-piracy-theory/

IPTV Pirate TikTok Chef Avoids Prison and Sky Must Be Absolutely Livid With over 520K followers on TikTok, UK man Simon Hannigan, aka DadtheDish, has a backstory perfect for social media; it's not how many times you get knocked down, it's how many times you get back up again, as the saying goes. Arrested in March 2022 following a Sky investigation, Hannigan admitted selling pirate IPTV subscriptions as part of a fraudulent business. A suspended sentence probably isn't what Sky had in mind, and it's doubtful whether an offer to "help Sky News and British Copyright Council" has made things any better. From: [TF][1], for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. [1]: https://torrentfreak.com/ https://torrentfreak.com/iptv-pirate-tiktok-chef-avoids-prison-and-sky-must-be-absolutely-livid/

DNS Provider Quad9 Sees Piracy Blocking Orders as “Existential Threat” Non-profit DNS resolver Quad9 reports that legal battles over pirate site blocking have become an "existential threat" to its service. In a recent blog post, the Swiss foundation argues that while tech giants like Google and Cloudflare can absorb the legal and engineering costs, smaller organizations cannot. The warning comes after Quad9 decided not to represent itself at a French court due to a lack of financial resources. From: [TF][1], for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. [1]: https://torrentfreak.com/ https://torrentfreak.com/dns-provider-quad9-sees-piracy-blocking-orders-as-existential-threat/

TorrentGalaxy.to ‘Returns’ as a Dubious Memecoin Promo Page The mysterious disappearance of TorrentGalaxy, which left millions of users and its own staff in the dark following its sale last year, has taken an unexpected turn. The site's main domain has been transformed into a landing page promoting a memecoin. This strongly suggests that the original TorrentGalaxy project has been completely abandoned. From: [TF][1], for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. [1]: https://torrentfreak.com/ https://torrentfreak.com/torrentgalaxy-to-returns-as-a-dubious-memecoin-promo-page/

Movie Theaters Can Compete With Piracy, But Not By Cutting Prices, Study Finds Prevailing wisdom states that the movie industry can't compete with "free" but a new academic study suggests this notion is only half right. Researchers found that competing on price is indeed a losing strategy. However, movie theaters can certainly lure pirates back to the big screen by improving the quality of the theater experience. From: [TF][1], for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. [1]: https://torrentfreak.com/ https://torrentfreak.com/movie-theaters-can-compete-with-piracy-but-not-by-cutting-prices-study-finds/

Judge Eviscerates Motions For ISPs to Unmask 2,400 Alleged Hellboy Pirates Despite setbacks in similar cases, movie companies keep returning to Canada's Federal Court hoping to unmask alleged BitTorrent pirates before pursuing cash settlements. A claim filed in March 2025 aimed to identify over 2,400 customers of ISPs Bell, Cogeco and Telus, after they allegedly pirated the movie Hellboy: The Crooked Man. Citing a series of critical failures, a Federal Court judge has declined to issue an unmasking order. At least for now, anonymity prevails. From: [TF][1], for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. [1]: https://torrentfreak.com/ https://torrentfreak.com/judge-eviscerates-motions-for-isps-to-unmask-2400-alleged-hellboy-pirates-251107/