TorrentFreak

TorrentFreak

TorrentFreak is a news outlet that focuses on the most recent developments in copyright, privacy, and file-sharing topics. Unlike other sites that compile news from various sources, we prioritize original and engaging stories. At TorrentFreak, we aim to be your go-to source for the latest updates in the peer-to-peer (p2p) community. Additionally, each year, we release a comprehensive review of VPN services.

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  • 3 days ago | torrentfreak.com | Andy Maxwell

    As online piracy continued to cause headaches for South Korea, in 2023 key media entities formed the Video Copyright Protection Council. The VCPC coalition adopted a unified “stronger together” strategy for operational efficiencies and greater governmental leverage, swiftly putting its first target on notice with a criminal complaint and a $3.7 billion damages claim.

  • 5 days ago | torrentfreak.com | Andy Maxwell

    If Hollywood studios, major record labels, broadcasters, and sports organizations stopped publishing their own piracy research, the scale of the phenomenon and potential solutions would likely be less clearly defined than they are today. What we have instead is a largely unified response across multiple industries, featuring broadly similar claims on the scale of the problem, what needs to be done, and by whom. Everyone pushing in the same direction, no wasted energy.

  • 1 week ago | torrentfreak.com | Andy Maxwell

    A complex case that had dragged on for years, in part due to the global pandemic, concluded last summer with the conviction of five men behind pirate streaming service Jetflicks. The court heard that Kristopher Dallmann, Douglas Courson, Felipe Garcia, Jared Jaurequi and Peter Huber, generated millions of dollars in revenue through what was described as one of the largest pirate sites in the United States.

  • 1 week ago | torrentfreak.com | Andy Maxwell

    Describing Sweden as a country with a serious pirate IPTV problem is technically accurate, but lacking in all-important context. As a member of the European Union, Sweden is among 27 member states experiencing broadly similar difficulties. The main drivers usually boil down to lots of content being accessible from one supplier, at a price people can afford or are willing to pay.

  • 1 week ago | torrentfreak.com | Andy Maxwell

    When rightsholders, broadcasters, and ISPs have a shared interest in the success of a multi-billion euro broadcasting rights deal, there’s no dispute over the need for a blocking order. With formalities out of the way, who argues against asking the court for anything less than the full measures the judge is prepared to authorize? When Telefonica spent billions acquiring broadcasting rights from LaLiga, the companies received full backing from ISPs/TV providers to protect their collective revenues.

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