Court Upholds Belgian Pirate DNS Blocking Order, OpenDNS Exit Looms

Google, Cloudflare, and Cisco lost a key challenge against a Belgian DNS blocking order. The revised injunction, obtained by sports rightsholder DAZN, requires alternative resolvers to block pirate sports streaming domains on match days. Cisco says it will suspend OpenDNS in Belgium rather than comply, and intends to appeal.

Piracy

Denuvo Sues Game Cracker ‘voices38’ for Bypassing its Anti-Tamper DRM

Anti-piracy outfit Denuvo has filed a DMCA anti-circumvention lawsuit in a U.S. federal court, targeting the anonymous game cracker known as 'voices38.' The defendant stands…

yesterday, 09:29 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Law and Politics

Rep. Issa Files Competing U.S. Pirate Site Blocking Bill

U.S. Representative Darrell Issa has officially introduced a new bill that aims to block foreign pirate sites in the United States. While the final text…

September 15, 2026, 20:43 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Piracy

Accused Impostor in Private Tracker Lawsuit Driven by Revenge, Defense Says

The person who sued PassThePopcorn, BroadcasTheNet, HDBits, and three other private trackers has voluntarily dropped the case, but it's not over yet. Through their attorneys,…

September 15, 2026, 15:31 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Rightsholders Can’t Use OpenAI and Anthropic to Dismantle Meta’s Seeding Defense

Meta previously argued that uploading pirated books to other BitTorrent users was an unavoidable side effect of downloading them, and therefore fair use. Rightsholders suing…

September 14, 2026, 12:17 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Stats

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 09/14/2026

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' tops the…

September 14, 2026, 00:09 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

As U.S. Trade Pressure Mounts, Vietnam Prepares to Prosecute 74 ‘Xoi Lac’ Sports Pirates

Six months after Vietnamese police shut down the country's notorious pirate football streaming network 'Xoi Lac TV', investigators have recommended criminal charges against 74 people.…

September 12, 2026, 19:18 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Law and Politics

Report Links Pirate IPTV to Hezbollah TV, Calls for U.S. Site-Blocking

A new report released by the Digital Citizens Alliance warns that pirate IPTV services are giving terrorist organizations a back door into American homes. By…

September 11, 2026, 12:48 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Lawsuits

Pirate IPTV Operators Face $32.7 Million Judgment and Self-Expanding Blocking Injunction

TelevisaUnivision has asked a Florida federal judge to enter a $32.7 million default judgment against the operators of three pirate IPTV services, who all failed…

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Court Upholds Belgian Pirate DNS Blocking Order, OpenDNS Exit Looms

Denuvo Sues Game Cracker ‘voices38’ for Bypassing its Anti-Tamper DRM

Rep. Issa Files Competing U.S. Pirate Site Blocking Bill

Accused Impostor in Private Tracker Lawsuit Driven by Revenge, Defense Says

Rightsholders Can’t Use OpenAI and Anthropic to Dismantle Meta’s Seeding Defense

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 09/14/2026

As U.S. Trade Pressure Mounts, Vietnam Prepares to Prosecute 74 ‘Xoi Lac’ Sports Pirates

Report Links Pirate IPTV to Hezbollah TV, Calls for U.S. Site-Blocking

Pirate IPTV Operators Face $32.7 Million Judgment and Self-Expanding Blocking Injunction

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