Austrian law enforcement agencies have revealed details of a major operation against a pirate IPTV network claimed to have generated up to €11m during the last three years. Following a TV company complaint, 40 investigators arrested 20 Turkish suspects living in Austria and Germany. Authorities seized €1.6m, 60 bank accounts, and an Audi A7. After seven months in custody, the main suspects have reportedly confessed. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
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- TikTok Using DMCA to Take Down Reverse-Engineered Source Code
- Piracy Domains Seized By US Because Verisign & GoDaddy Are American
- Operation 404 Hit So Many Piracy Apps It’s Surprising There Are Any Left
- 20 Pirate IPTV Arrests, €1.6m Seized; Held For 7 Months, Suspects Confess
- Hollywood’s Relentless Pursuit of Piracy Giant Cuevana3 Has No Obvious Effect
20 Pirate IPTV Arrests, €1.6m Seized; Held For 7 Months, Suspects Confess
Published: 2023-10-25 09:15:05
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Hollywood’s Relentless Pursuit of Piracy Giant Cuevana3 Has No Obvious Effect
Published: 2023-01-20 21:47:03
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Cuevana is not only South America's most popular pirate streaming site, it's one of the most visited in the entire world. In 2022, the MPA said that a recent iteration of 'Cuevana3' enjoyed more than 130 million visits in a single month. To date, Hollywood hasn't been able to take the site down but could it be damaged by relentless DMCA notices and domain changes? From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
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Published: 2022-07-16 13:43:50
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Last month anti-piracy initiative 'Operation 404' reportedly took down 226 websites and 461 piracy apps, a huge amount by any standard. With the dust settling this week, anti-piracy company Nagra provided more information on its role in the operation. That was timely because it leads to somewhat of a conundrum: how many apps have to be taken down before pirates simply run out? From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
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Published: 2022-06-28 16:01:31
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The Department of Justice and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) have just announced the seizure of six music piracy domains. The seizures were straightforward due to Verisign and GoDaddy being American companies. However, additional facts regarding these seizures, including on whose behalf they were supposedly carried out, raise key issues that don't make much sense. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
...moreTikTok Using DMCA to Take Down Reverse-Engineered Source Code
Published: 2021-01-17 12:43:43
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Video social networking service Tiktok is using the DMCA to prevent the spread of source code related to the Android variant of its software. The coder who placed the source online says that he reverse-engineered the APK to show that the company's social media platform is a data collection engine and "legitimate spyware". From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
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