Piracy articles

Reddit lawyers tell movie studios to take a hike after they demanded to identify users

A hot potato: Lawyers litigating a movie piracy case have demanded the identities of nine Reddit users who "might" have discussed piracy on the platform. Reddit turned over some of the information on one (or two) of the users that seemed to be engaging in a "how-to" discussion on bootlegging movies; the plaintiffs want all of the users exposed. Reddit says, "No. We'll see you in court."

Notorious game cracker has removed Denuvo from Hogwarts Legacy after just two weeks

Belarus law grants government ability to pirate western multimedia, including software until 2025

New information-stealing malware is being spread by fake pirate sites

In a nutshell: In another showing of why downloading pirated software, games, movies, etc., can be riskier than it's worth, cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new information-stealing malware distributed through fake websites hosting pirated and other illegal content.

Home Alone was the most pirated classic Christmas movie of 2022

GitHub Copilot slammed with the first class-action against "unfair" AI

A hot potato: The first class-action lawsuit against a machine learning algorithm has been filed in San Francisco federal court. Proponents are calling for millions of GitHub users to reaffirm their rights against Copilot, an AI that suggests new code by violating open-source licenses and several other copyright infringement laws.

Online piracy is on the rise, with television and movies leading the charge

"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

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

DuckDuckGo blocks piracy websites from search results, denies such claims

Russian developer of Loop Hero tells players to pirate the game

YouTube Vanced is shutting down after owners receive a cease and desist from Google

Russia may consider legalizing piracy to sidestep sanctions

Popcorn Time lives on, even if it's not as popular as it once was

Office pirates can grab a one-year Microsoft 365 subscription at half price

Nintendo hacker Bowser settles Switch piracy lawsuit for $10 million in restitution

Hackers claim they have cracked the PS5 and obtained all symmetric root keys

Man arrested for filming anime in movie theater to "watch at home"

Malware-packed pirated games infected millions of PCs, stealing data and hijacking webcams to photograph users

Nintendo of America and its president, Bowser, are suing a hacker called Bowser

Days Gone dev says to buy games at full price if you love them and want sequels

Moviemakers sue VPN service for promoting and facilitating piracy

Here's how much Crytek paid Denuvo to protect Crysis Remastered from pirates