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2026-05-20 13:01:17 GMT

Anna’s Archive Hit With $19.5m Default Judgment and Global Domain Takedown Order https://torrentfreak.com/annas-archive-hit-with-19-5m-default-judgment-and-global-domain-takedown-order/

2026-04-16 09:13:13 GMT

Warner Bros. Files Criminal Complaint Against Chilean IPTV Operator Over “Alarming” Piracy Growth https://torrentfreak.com/warner-bros-files-criminal-complaint-against-chilean-iptv-operator-over-alarming-piracy-growth/

2026-04-15 08:56:53 GMT

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 04/13/2026 https://torrentfreak.com/top-10-most-torrented-pirated-movies/

2026-04-15 08:51:17 GMT

Anna’s Archive Loses $322 Million Spotify Piracy Case Without a Fight https://torrentfreak.com/annas-archive-loses-322-million-spotify-piracy-case-without-a-fight/

2026-04-14 18:10:55 GMT

EU Pirate Site-Blocking Is Broken: Report Calls for IP Blocking Ban and Rightsholder Liability https://torrentfreak.com/eu-pirate-site-blocking-is-broken-report-calls-for-ip-blocking-ban-and-rightsholder-liability/

2026-04-05 16:41:19 GMT

U.S. Lawmakers Work on Unified Site-Blocking Bill to Counter Online Piracy https://torrentfreak.com/u-s-lawmakers-work-on-unified-site-blocking-bill-to-counter-online-piracy/

2026-03-31 07:40:23 GMT

Game Pirates Beat Denuvo with Hypervisor Bypasses — Irdeto Promises Countermeasure https://torrentfreak.com/game-pirates-beat-denuvo-with-hypervisor-bypasses-irdeto-promises-countermeasure/

2026-03-29 18:29:16 GMT

The Pirate Bay’s Oldest Torrent Turned 22…. https://torrentfreak.com/the-pirate-bays-oldest-torrent-turned-22/

2026-03-26 16:17:24 GMT

Spotify and Labels Seek $322 Million Default Judgment Against Anna’s Archive https://torrentfreak.com/spotify-and-labels-seek-322-million-default-judgment-against-annas-archive/

2026-03-24 10:32:19 GMT

GitHub Nukes 900+ Anime Piracy Repos and Forks, But Rejects ‘Circumvention’ Claims https://torrentfreak.com/github-nukes-900-anime-piracy-repos-and-forks-but-rejects-circumvention-claims/

2026-03-09 10:15:28 GMT

Major Publishers Sue Anna’s Archive Over ‘Staggering’ Copyright Infringement, Seek Injunction https://torrentfreak.com/major-publishers-sue-annas-archive-over-staggering-copyright-infringement-seek-injunction/

2026-03-04 10:27:05 GMT

YggTorrent Shuts Down After Hack, Leak and Stolen Crypto https://torrentfreak.com/yggtorrent-shuts-down-after-hack-leak-and-stolen-crypto/

2026-03-02 19:54:53 GMT

Anna’s Archive Loses .LI Domain As Legal Pressure Mounts https://torrentfreak.com/annas-archive-loses-li-domain-as-legal-pressure-mounts/

2026-02-27 13:01:12 GMT

Google Invokes First Amendment to Shield Gmail Users from Piracy Subpoena https://torrentfreak.com/google-invokes-first-amendment-to-shield-gmail-users-from-piracy-subpoena/

2026-02-26 10:31:55 GMT

WordPress.com Flags Concerning Spike in AI-Generated DMCA Takedowns https://torrentfreak.com/wordpress-com-flags-concerning-spike-in-ai-generated-dmca-takedowns/

2026-02-12 22:01:39 GMT

Argentina Blocks Pirate Streaming Services Magis TV and Xuper TV, VPN Usage Skyrockets https://torrentfreak.com/argentina-blocks-pirate-streaming-services-magis-tv-and-xuper-tv-vpn-usage-skyrockets/

2026-02-11 10:36:15 GMT

Anna’s Archive Quietly ‘Releases’ Millions of Spotify Tracks, Despite Legal Pushback https://torrentfreak.com/annas-archive-quietly-releases-millions-of-spotify-tracks-despite-legal-pushback/

2026-02-09 10:16:21 GMT

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 02/09/2026 https://torrentfreak.com/top-10-most-torrented-pirated-movies/

2026-02-09 10:11:30 GMT

DMCA Subpoenas Can’t Be Used for Foreign Piracy Lawsuits, Court Rules https://torrentfreak.com/dmca-subpoenas-cant-be-used-for-foreign-piracy-lawsuits-court-rules/

2026-02-06 10:24:32 GMT

Anna’s Archive Loses .PM Domain, Adds Greenland (.GL) Backup https://torrentfreak.com/annas-archive-loses-pm-domain-adds-greenland-gl-backup/

2026-01-31 10:38:11 GMT

Piracy Crackdown in Italy Shuts Down IPTV Services Ahead of Winter Olympics https://torrentfreak.com/piracy-crackdown-in-italy-shuts-down-iptv-services-ahead-of-winter-olympics/

2026-01-07 09:42:48 GMT

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 01/05/2026 https://torrentfreak.com/top-10-most-torrented-pirated-movies/

2026-01-05 10:18:39 GMT

Anna’s Archive Loses .Org Domain After Surprise Suspension https://torrentfreak.com/annas-archive-loses-org-domain-after-surprise-suspension/

2025-12-22 18:00:25 GMT

Anna’s Archive Backed Up Spotify, Plans to Release 300TB Music Archive https://torrentfreak.com/annas-archive-backed-up-spotify-plans-to-release-300tb-music-archive/

2025-11-22 12:45:17 GMT

Anna’s Archive ‘WorldCat Scrape’ Lawsuit Drops $5M Claim, Pivots to Takedown Tactic https://torrentfreak.com/annas-archive-worldcat-scrape-lawsuit-drops-5m-claim-pivots-to-takedown-tactic/

2025-11-06 12:26:09 GMT

Cloudflare Tells U.S. Govt That Foreign Site Blocking Efforts Are Digital Trade Barriers https://torrentfreak.com/cloudflare-tells-u-s-govt-that-foreign-site-blocking-efforts-are-digital-trade-barriers/

2025-11-04 09:29:16 GMT

Google Removed 749 Million Anna’s Archive URLs from its Search Results https://torrentfreak.com/google-removed-749-million-annas-archive-urls-from-its-search-results/

2025-10-06 20:07:59 GMT

RIAA: Telegram & Discord Are Notorious Hubs For Pre-Release Music Piracy https://torrentfreak.com/riaa-telegram-discord-are-notorious-hubs-for-pre-release-music-piracy/

2025-10-01 14:41:58 GMT

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That's an interesting take. It's always a tradeoff between exposure and revenues. A lot of players are simply licensing content from others, so they are mainly concerned with exploiting that (and deterring piracy).

2025-10-01 13:47:17 GMT

U.S. Rightsholders Urge China to Take Action Against ‘Export-Only’ Piracy Services https://torrentfreak.com/u-s-rightsholders-urge-china-to-take-action-against-export-only-piracy-services/

2025-09-21 09:44:04 GMT

I Came, I Typed, I Downloaded – How a Pirate Librarian Became an FBI Target https://torrentfreak.com/i-came-i-typed-i-downloaded-how-a-pirate-librarian-became-an-fbi-target-250921/

2025-09-16 21:31:46 GMT

Internet Archive vs. Music Labels: $693m Copyright Battle Ends with Confidential Settlement https://torrentfreak.com/internet-archive-vs-music-labels-693m-copyright-battle-ends-with-confidential-settlement/

2025-09-16 10:17:17 GMT

Kim Dotcom Extradition Decision Was Lawful, Judicial Review Denied https://torrentfreak.com/kim-dotcom-extradition-decision-lawful-judicial-review-denied-250916/

2025-08-19 19:35:17 GMT

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 08/18/2025 https://torrentfreak.com/top-10-most-torrented-pirated-movies/

2025-07-28 12:20:20 GMT

Facebook Rigorously Removes News Articles Mentioning Pirate Service “MagisTV” https://torrentfreak.com/facebook-rigorously-removes-news-articles-mentioning-pirate-service-magistv/

2025-07-26 21:13:16 GMT

Study Reveals a Malware Problem on Pirate Sites, but How Bad is It? https://torrentfreak.com/study-reveals-a-malware-problem-on-pirate-sites-but-how-bad-is-it/

2025-07-24 10:20:19 GMT

President Trump: It’s Not Doable for AI Companies to Pay for All Copyrighted Input https://torrentfreak.com/president-trump-its-not-doable-for-ai-companies-to-pay-for-all-copyrighted-input/

2025-07-18 09:50:16 GMT

Pair Behind 400 Block-Evading Pirate Porn Sites Face Prosecution https://torrentfreak.com/pair-behind-400-block-evading-pirate-porn-sites-face-prosecution-250718/

2025-07-15 07:22:54 GMT

Record Labels: A “Safe Haven for Pirates” Disqualifies ISP from DMCA Protection https://torrentfreak.com/record-labels-a-safe-haven-for-pirates-disqualifies-isp-from-dmca-protection/

2025-07-14 08:38:31 GMT

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 07/14/2025 https://torrentfreak.com/top-10-most-torrented-pirated-movies/

2025-06-22 10:42:54 GMT

Sky Views Personal Data as a Potential Weapon in IPTV Piracy War https://torrentfreak.com/sky-views-personal-data-as-new-weapon-in-iptv-piracy-war-250622/

2025-06-12 10:20:24 GMT

European ISPs Complain About ‘Disproportionate’ Pirate Site Blocking https://torrentfreak.com/european-isps-complain-about-disproportionate-pirate-site-blocking/

2025-06-09 20:39:57 GMT

ICANN’s DNS Blocking Report Presents Three Key Recommendations https://torrentfreak.com/icanns-dns-blocking-report-presents-three-key-recommendations-250609/

2025-06-09 09:42:02 GMT

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 06/09/2025 https://torrentfreak.com/top-10-most-torrented-pirated-movies/

2025-06-07 08:51:50 GMT

Cloudflare Warns EU About Extensive Piracy Overblocking, Calls for Safeguards https://torrentfreak.com/cloudflare-warns-eu-about-extensive-piracy-overblocking-calls-for-safeguards/

2025-06-02 12:34:49 GMT

Enders’ Piracy Report Blames Big Tech; That’s What Anti-Piracy Lobbyists Do https://torrentfreak.com/enders-piracy-report-blames-big-tech-thats-what-anti-piracy-lobbyists-do-250602/

2025-05-19 08:49:17 GMT

Constitutional Court Urged to End Piracy Blockades Now Hurting Millions https://torrentfreak.com/constitutional-court-urged-to-end-piracy-blockades-now-hurting-millions-250519/

2025-04-15 07:22:50 GMT

Non-Transparency Resumed After Pirate Site Blacklist Publicly Exposed in Error https://torrentfreak.com/non-transparency-resumed-after-pirate-site-blacklist-publicly-exposed-in-error-250415/

2025-03-28 08:41:50 GMT

Judge Confirms LaLiga’s Right to Block Cloudflare in Pursuit of IPTV Pirates https://torrentfreak.com/judge-confirms-laligas-right-to-block-cloudflare-in-pursuit-of-iptv-pirates-250328/

2025-02-01 17:06:29 GMT

Anna’s Archive Urges AI Copyright Overhaul to Protect National Security https://torrentfreak.com/annas-archive-urges-ai-copyright-overhaul-to-protect-national-security-250201/

2025-01-29 19:54:56 GMT

New Bill Aims to Block Foreign Pirate Sites in the U.S. https://torrentfreak.com/new-bill-aims-to-block-foreign-pirate-sites-in-the-u-s-250129/

2025-01-28 19:41:46 GMT

Nintendo Piracy Lawsuit Defendant Makes Dire Situation Even Worse https://torrentfreak.com/nintendo-piracy-lawsuit-defendant-makes-dire-situation-even-worse-250128/

2025-01-18 13:23:21 GMT

MAME Devs Spent 628 Years Cracking Protection on 712 Retro Games https://torrentfreak.com/mame-devs-spent-628-years-cracking-protection-on-712-retro-games-250118/

2025-01-15 18:27:12 GMT

Telegram Shuts Down Z-Library & Anna’s Archive Channels Over Copyright Infringement https://torrentfreak.com/telegram-shuts-down-z-library-annas-archive-channels-over-copyright-infringement-250115/

2024-11-20 20:42:22 GMT

Z-Library Helps Students to Overcome Academic Poverty, Study Finds https://torrentfreak.com/z-library-helps-students-to-overcome-academic-poverty-study-finds-241120/

2024-11-17 18:13:33 GMT

Porn Uploads: A Shield for Copyright Infringement Penalties on YouTube? https://torrentfreak.com/porn-uploads-a-shield-for-copyright-infringement-penalties-on-youtube-241117/

2024-11-08 21:49:27 GMT

Nintendo Sues Emulator Gamer Who Streamed Pirated Games Before Release https://torrentfreak.com/nintendo-sues-emulator-gamer-who-streamed-pirated-games-before-release-241108/

2024-11-05 12:00:15 GMT

Google Asked to Remove 10 Billion “Pirate” Search Results https://torrentfreak.com/google-asked-to-remove-10-billion-pirate-search-results-241105/

2024-10-20 21:28:46 GMT

Google Drive Blackout in Italy After Another Major Anti-Piracy Blunder https://torrentfreak.com/google-drive-blackout-in-italy-after-another-major-anti-piracy-blunder-241020/

2024-09-27 09:43:51 GMT

Will Piracy Kill Football in Italy? Not if Football Damages the Internet First https://torrentfreak.com/will-piracy-kill-football-in-italy-not-if-football-damages-the-internet-first-240927/

2024-09-05 10:57:24 GMT

Internet Archive Loses Landmark E-Book Lending Copyright Appeal Against Publishers https://torrentfreak.com/internet-archive-loses-landmark-e-book-lending-copyright-appeal-against-publishers-240905/

2024-09-04 13:37:42 GMT

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