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Planned .Org Registry Sale Puts The Pirate Bay at Risk

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The Internet Society is in the process of selling the Public Interest Registry to private equity firm Ethos Capital. The planned sale has raised widespread concerns over a possible price hike and suspensions of .org domains. This could also be relevant for many pirate sites including The Pirate Bay, which still operates from its original .org domain

There are plenty of options for…

Telegram Faces Anti-Piracy Referral to US Over Cryptocurrency Plans

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Russia-based anti-piracy outfit AZAPI is threatening to report Telegram to United States authorities including the SEC if the platform does not introduce fingerprinting technologies. The association says that a crackdown is necessary because Telegram’s blockchain project TON will be used to anonymously monetize the spread of copyrighted content.

Telegram was founded in 2013 by…

Movie Pirate Pleads Guilty, Faces Five Years in Prison, Forfeits Millions of Dollars

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A man who ran several US-based ‘pirate’ websites has pleaded guilty to one count each of criminal copyright infringement and tax evasion. Talon White, 29, faces up to five years in prison and must pay more than $4m in restitution to the MPAA and IRS, while forfeiting around $4.8m in cash, crypto, and property.

In October 2013, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents…

Music Companies Don’t Want Copyright Profs to Be Heard in Piracy Case

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A group of major music publishing companies doesn’t want 23 copyright law professors to be heard in a piracy case. The scholars submitted a brief in the ongoing piracy liability lawsuit against ISP Charter, warning that a recent recommendation could harm both ISPs and consumers. However, the music groups suggest that not all profs are completely neutral.

Earlier this year, several…

Private Internet Access to Be Acquired by Kape

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Popular VPN provider Private Internet Access (PIA) is set to be acquired by Kape Technologies. This will transform the company into a major player in the VPN industry. The deal has sparked a lively debate about Kape’s intentions and PIA’s future, but the company stresses that it remains committed to protecting the privacy of its users.

Private Internet Access, commonly known as PIA,…

French Court Orders ISPs to Block Torrent Sites and File-Hosters

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A Paris court has ordered five French Internet providers to block access to thirteen websites that link to pirated content. While pirate site blockades are nothing new, this is the first European court order that targets file-hosting services. The order, which also affects torrent sites, was issued following a complaint from the local anti-piracy group SCPP.

Pirate site-blocking…

UK Man Admits to Selling £400,000 in Pirate Streaming Subscriptions

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A UK man who sold access to pirate streaming services admitted to copyright and fraud charges in court today. According to a police investigation, instigated by anti-piracy group FACT, the man sold roughly £400,000 worth of unauthorized streaming subscriptions.

Pirate streaming services remain widely appealing to a broad audience. At a fraction of the cost of regular subscriptions,…