Whenever you hear the word torrent, you probably associate it immediately with online piracy and for a good reason. That’s what the file-sharing technology is mainly used for, and there are services out >>
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ISPs plot to take over the browsers of movie pirates, which is all kinds of screwed up
According to a report from TorrentFreak, movie rightsholders and major internet service providers are in “very thorough” discussions on new anti-piracy measures. You might think “measures” means a scary ad or a threatening letter, but >>
The Pirate Bay will be losing its iconic web address
For as long as I can remember, thepiratebay.se has been the place to go for illegal torrents. But a ruling handed down by Sweden’s court of appeal says that those domain names are going >>
Streaming torrents could lead to a host of security issues
Online piracy skyrocketed into the 21st century this week as The Pirate Bay and Kickass Torrents adopted new technology from Popcorn Time spinoff Torrents-Time allowing users to stream TV show and movie torrents in their browsers. Hours >>
The Pirate Bay is being stripped of its most popular domains
Somehow, through all the rekindled controversy over the past several months, The Pirate Bay has managed to stay online, but it turns out there will be a few casualties. On Tuesday, TorrentFreak reported >>
Movie studios tell every pirate site to shut down within 24 hours… or else
This is incredible. On Thursday afternoon, TorrentFreak shared an email that the Motion Picture Association (MPA) has reportedly been sending to torrent site operators all around the world, threatening to “pursue all remedies possible” if they >>
Popcorn Time, the ‘Netflix for pirates,’ is already back from the dead
The sleekest, most intuitive platform for pirated movie streaming we’ve ever seen was shut down by its creators at the end of last week, but one torrent site has taken on the task of >>
‘Netflix for pirates’ is already dead
The pirate’s answer to Netflix is now offline. Popcorn Time streamed dozens of free movies straight from their torrent files to computers all around the world, and the creators never stopped claiming that >>
