Online piracy is on the rise, with television and movies leading the charge
Fragmented streaming options are partially to blame
"End Live Piracy Now" campaign demands swift action against illegal streaming in Europe
A hot potato: End Live Piracy Now is a new initiative against unlicensed streaming of live sports and events. More than 100 organizations want the EU to "end piracy" for good, with new laws that would shut pirate servers off even before a live show comes to an end. Which is easier said than done.
Google delisted six billion alleged 'pirate' links in ten years
Mountain View's anti-piracy activity is going strong, and rightsholders are happier than ever
House of the Dragon beats The Rings of Power on pirate sites
In a nutshell: While not a widespread phenomenon anymore, piracy continues to drive a significant amount of Internet traffic around the world. TV shows like House of the Dragon and Lord of the Rings are particularly popular, even though the former seems to be way more interesting for P2P pirates.
New Denuvo version seeks to protect game DLCs and microtransactions
A necessary evil for free-to-play games?
DuckDuckGo blocks piracy websites from search results, denies such claims
The Pirate Bay, 1337x, and more disappear from the privacy-focused service
Russian developer of Loop Hero tells players to pirate the game
Sanctions have stopped payments to Russian developers
YouTube Vanced is shutting down after owners receive a cease and desist from Google
Popular third-party app is known for its ad-free YouTube experience, among other features exclusive to YouTube Premium
Russia may consider legalizing piracy to sidestep sanctions
Easier said than done these days
Popcorn Time lives on, even if it's not as popular as it once was
The world doesn't need Popcorn Time anymore
Office pirates can grab a one-year Microsoft 365 subscription at half price
Microsoft extends an olive branch to Office pirates
Nintendo hacker Bowser settles Switch piracy lawsuit for $10 million in restitution
Don't mess with the real Bowser, Bub; you'll get the horns
Hackers claim they have cracked the PS5 and obtained all symmetric root keys
Happy Anniversary PlayStation 5---you just got pwned
Man arrested for filming anime in movie theater to "watch at home"
Is it really worth it?
Malware-packed pirated games infected millions of PCs, stealing data and hijacking webcams to photograph users
A high price for a pirated game
Nintendo of America and its president, Bowser, are suing a hacker called Bowser
The actual King of the Koopas isn't involved
Days Gone dev says to buy games at full price if you love them and want sequels
Full-price sales are more important than an uptick in engagement
Moviemakers sue VPN service for promoting and facilitating piracy
The first copyright infringement lawsuit against a VPN in the US
Here's how much Crytek paid Denuvo to protect Crysis Remastered from pirates
Anti-piracy software certainly isn't cheap
Major bust targeting "Sparks" group results in dramatic piracy decline
Could this be the Achilles heel of the pirate community?
Two Las Vegas men have pleaded guilty to running massive, illegal streaming sites
More content that Netflix, Hulu and Amazon
The Pirate Bay is testing the streaming waters again
With a new platform called BayStream
Thousands illegally stream a boxing fight through the reflection off a guy's glasses
A crafty spectacle indeed
Pixxl Cube is a six-sided display powered by Raspberry Pi that can run a maze game
It can also display messages and simple images on each of its six 32x32 pixel screens