beIN Sports continues its aggressive stance against unlicensed providers, particularly amid ongoing challenges in combating piracy during live sporting events like the Africa Cup of Nations tournament. The recent report of beIN obtaining an order to block 56 pirate sites…
Despite its decline in popularity, The Pirate Bay continues to face extensive censorship, making it difficult to find through search engines like Yandex. While the reasons behind this censorship are unclear, other widely-used pirate sites remain readily accessible in search…
It’s interesting to note the contrasting approaches taken by football players in the UK versus those in Asia when it comes to addressing piracy in the sport. While Premiership stars in the UK may remain somewhat insulated from the national…
Fmovies, despite being a prominent pirate site on the internet, has experienced remarkable growth in recent months. In May, the site attracted approximately 98 million visitors, but by July, this number had surged to over 122 million, indicating a significant…
Traditional piracy-related consumer research relies heavily on surveys to gather data and identify trends in piracy habits. However, recent experimental research has revealed that the responses collected in surveys can be influenced by how the questions are framed or “primed.”…
The sudden closure of Soap2Day, a leading pirate streaming platform, has sent shockwaves through the online community. Known for its extensive library and evasive tactics against site-blocking and search engine measures, Soap2Day boasted an impressive 108 million monthly visits across…
The abrupt closure of the torrent site RARBG and its tracker sent shockwaves through its user base of millions, triggering ripple effects across the piracy ecosystem. Already, other torrent platforms are experiencing a decrease in new content availability, automated download…
With numerous pirate websites attracting staggering numbers of monthly visitors—ranging from 10 to 90 million—it’s evident that the debate over popularity holds little weight. However, when juxtaposed with platforms already deemed illegal by copyright holders, figures as high as 200…
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…
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…
