In a significant crackdown, Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) has dismantled a pirate IPTV operation that had been illicitly streaming content for over two years. The operation, which authorities discovered was hidden in a seemingly abandoned house, resulted in the…
Software rightly receives protection under copyright law, but Sony seeks a ruling against Datel that would outlaw the modification of variables generated by software that exist only in RAM and form no part of the underlying copyrighted source code. Datel’s software ran alongside games like Motorstorm Arctic Edge, modifying values in memory to alter gameplay.
It’s crucial to properly configure the security settings for qBittorrent’s web interface to prevent unauthorized access and potential security breaches. Default credentials and UPnP settings can pose significant risks, as demonstrated by a recent incident where an attacker exploited these…
It seems like OpenAI is facing some legal challenges regarding the use of pirated copies of books to train its language models, with several authors, including Sarah Silverman, taking legal action against the organization. These authors are asserting copyright infringement…
Russia’s relentless efforts to control the flow of information within its borders have intensified in the wake of the Ukraine invasion. The country’s telecoms regulator, Roscomnadzor, has exerted pressure on Google, resulting in the removal of tens of thousands of…
The recent blocking of TorProject.org by Russian ISPs follows a string of actions aimed at restricting access to the Tor network within the country. This decision comes amidst allegations that Tor enables users to bypass censorship measures and access sites…
Ludvig Strigeus, the brilliant mind behind uTorrent and a co-creator of Spotify, has been honored with the esteemed Polhem Prize for his remarkable contributions to technology innovation. This prestigious award recognizes his exceptional coding prowess, which played a pivotal role…
Every week, perplexed BitTorrent users take to online forums, puzzled by copyright notices from their ISPs or, worse yet, impending lawsuits. While the immediate cause is often downloading pirated content, there are several other reasons, many stemming from urban myths…
Torrent swarms lack anonymity, leaving your downloads visible to everyone. But fear not! BitTorrent users have a plethora of tools at their disposal to cloak their IP addresses. From VPNs and proxies to cloud downloaders and more, there’s no shortage…
It seems that the once-beloved BitTorrent client uTorrent is facing renewed scrutiny from antivirus vendors, with Microsoft’s Windows Defender taking a particularly aggressive stance by outright removing the application from users’ systems. Reports indicate that uTorrent, along with rival client…
In a sweeping operation across five Croatian counties, USKOK and the police have arrested 11 individuals involved in a large-scale piracy network. The suspects are accused of offenses related to intellectual property theft and unauthorized use of computer systems, with…
Two Vietnamese men accused of running the infamous FMovies piracy network have confessed to their roles in a years-long operation that reportedly generated substantial illicit profits. Authorities have confirmed the prosecution of Phan Thanh Cong and Nguyen Tuan Anh, both…
