Notices by TorrentFreak (torrentfreak@quitter.se), page 13

TorrentFreak (torrentfreak@quitter.se)'s status on Monday, 29-Jan-2018 05:10:10 EST TorrentFreak

Researchers Use a Blockchain to Boost Anonymous Torrent Sharing - http://bit.ly/2BA0HHd
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  Researchers Use a Blockchain to Boost Anonymous Torrent Sharing
  
  By Ernesto from TorrentFreak
  
  Researchers at Delft University of Technology have released a major update to their decentralized and pseudo-anonymous BitTorrent client. The new Tribler has its very own blockchain that tracks how much people are sharing, so users can be rewarded accordingly. This should ultimately improve the efficiency of the client's Tor-like protection.
TorrentFreak (torrentfreak@quitter.se)'s status on Monday, 29-Jan-2018 03:05:07 EST TorrentFreak

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 01/29/18 - http://bit.ly/2BzVtew
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  Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent - 01/29/18
  
  By Ernesto from TorrentFreak
  
  Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 01/29/18
TorrentFreak (torrentfreak@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jan-2018 14:55:10 EST TorrentFreak

Piracy Can Help Music Sales of Many Artists, Research Shows - http://bit.ly/2ByTg32
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  Piracy Can Help Music Sales of Many Artists, Research Shows
  
  By Ernesto from TorrentFreak
  
  A new academic paper published in the Information Economics and Policy journal shows that piracy can help many artists to sell more music. Results from the peer-reviewed paper are consistent for both digital and physical sales and affect mid-tier artists. Top musicians are not so lucky, as they sell less.
TorrentFreak (torrentfreak@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jan-2018 06:31:23 EST TorrentFreak

Arrr: Top Tips to Spot The Differences Between Pirate and Legal Sites - http://bit.ly/2Eh5pMY
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  Arrr: Top Tips to Spot The Differences Between Pirate and Legal Sites
  
  By Andy from TorrentFreak
  
  As part of the national anti-fraud awareness campaign Take Five, this week the Federation Against Copyright Theft asked consumers to consider whether the site or service they're using is pirate or not. Their sound advice is to do research to find out, but there are actually plenty of tell-tale signs for those lacking clarity on the pirate high seas.
TorrentFreak (torrentfreak@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jan-2018 06:16:26 EST TorrentFreak

Tor Exit Node Operator Denies Piracy Allegations and Hits Back - http://bit.ly/2EfDugk
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  Tor Exit Node Operator Denies Piracy Allegations and Hits Back
  
  By Ernesto from TorrentFreak
  
  The operator of a Tor exit-node faces tens of thousands of dollars in potential damages because his connection was allegedly used to download a pirated copy of Dallas Buyers Club. The movie company used the operator's lack of response as proof, but the defendant is now striking back, questioning whether the company actually owns the proper copyrights.
TorrentFreak (torrentfreak@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jan-2018 06:10:10 EST TorrentFreak

Thor:Ragnarok Director Says He “Illegally Torrented” Clips for the Showreel - http://bit.ly/2EfkEG2
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  Thor:Ragnarok Director Says He "Illegally Torrented" Clips for the Showreel
  
  By Andy from TorrentFreak
  
  Thor:Ragnarok Director Says He “Illegally Torrented” Clips for the Showreel
TorrentFreak (torrentfreak@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jan-2018 06:05:08 EST TorrentFreak

Playboy Brands Boing Boing a “Clickbait” Site With No Fair Use Defense - http://bit.ly/2EfW4or
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  Playboy Brands Boing Boing a "Clickbait" Site With No Fair Use Defense
  
  By Andy from TorrentFreak
  
  Playboy Brands Boing Boing a “Clickbait” Site With No Fair Use Defense
TorrentFreak (torrentfreak@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jan-2018 06:01:24 EST TorrentFreak

Torrent Links Disappear From Torrentz2, For Adblock Users - http://bit.ly/2Efk1fE
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  Torrent Links Disappear From Torrentz2, For Adblock Users
  
  By Ernesto from TorrentFreak
  
  The popular torrent meta-search engine Torrentz2 is without links to external torrent sites once again, for some, which makes the site harder to use. This time the issue is not caused by the site though, but by ad-blockers that use the popular Easylist filter.
TorrentFreak (torrentfreak@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jan-2018 05:55:07 EST TorrentFreak

Court Orders Hosting Provider to Stop Pirate Premier League Streams - http://bit.ly/2Ei2K5x
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  Court Orders Hosting Provider to Stop Pirate Premier League Streams
  
  By Ernesto from TorrentFreak
  
  The UK's Premier League has won a landmark case against hosting provider Ecatel. The Court of The Hague ordered the company to null-route the servers of customers who offer illegal live streams. The provider has to respond within 30 minutes after being notified, or pay a hefty fine. The ruling can be seen as a clear victory but only on paper, since Ecatel was dissolved last year.
TorrentFreak (torrentfreak@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jan-2018 05:50:09 EST TorrentFreak

Pirate Bay Founder’s Domain Service “Mocks” NY Times Legal Threats - http://bit.ly/2EjmHsU
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  Pirate Bay Founder's Domain Service "Mocks" NY Times Legal Threats
  
  By Ernesto from TorrentFreak
  
  Pirate Bay Founder’s Domain Service “Mocks” NY Times Legal Threats
TorrentFreak (torrentfreak@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jan-2018 05:45:09 EST TorrentFreak

Grumpy Cat Wins $710,000 From Copyright Infringing Coffee Maker - http://bit.ly/2EfBx3u
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  Grumpy Cat Wins $710,000 From Copyright Infringing Coffee Maker
  
  By Ernesto from TorrentFreak
  
  Grumpy Cat feels vindicated and is somewhat pleased. Her owners have won a $710,001 jury verdict in California, against a coffee maker that exploited their copyrights. The bulk of the damages were awarded for copyright and trademark infringement, with a symbolic $1 in nominal damages for contract breach.
TorrentFreak (torrentfreak@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jan-2018 05:40:09 EST TorrentFreak

Movie Industry Hides Anti-Piracy Messages in ‘Pirate’ Subtitles - http://bit.ly/2BxzEwe
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  Movie Industry Hides Anti-Piracy Messages in 'Pirate' Subtitles
  
  By Andy from TorrentFreak
  
  Movie Industry Hides Anti-Piracy Messages in ‘Pirate’ Subtitles
TorrentFreak (torrentfreak@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jan-2018 05:35:07 EST TorrentFreak

New Kodi Addon Tool Might Carry Interesting Copyright Liability Implications - http://bit.ly/2Ei0M59
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  New Kodi Addon Tool Might Carry Interesting Copyright Liability Implications
  
  By Andy from TorrentFreak
  
  A tool just released by the TVAddons team might carry interesting copyright implications. Github Browser enables Kodi users to install third-party addons directly from development platform Github. This removes the requirement for sites like TVAddons to host repositories containing potentially infringing add-ons, something which forms the basis of two lawsuits against the platform.
TorrentFreak (torrentfreak@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jan-2018 05:30:11 EST TorrentFreak

The EU is Working On Its Own Piracy Watch-List - http://bit.ly/2BzTxm3
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  The EU is Working On Its Own Piracy Watch-List
  
  By Ernesto from TorrentFreak
  
  Following in the footsteps of the United States, the European Union plans to launch its own piracy "watch list". Based on input from relevant stakeholders, the list will identify sites and services that facilitate copyright infringement, to encourage foreign governments to take action in response. Unlike the USTR's version, the EU list can include American companies as well.
TorrentFreak (torrentfreak@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jan-2018 05:25:07 EST TorrentFreak

The Pirate Bay Suffers Downtime, Tor Domain Is Up (Update) - http://bit.ly/2Ei0ZoS
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  The Pirate Bay Suffers Downtime, Tor Domain Is Up (Update)
  
  By Ernesto from TorrentFreak
  
  The Pirate Bay has been hard to reach for nearly a day, causing concern among some BitTorrent users. The outage is likely caused by technical issues, so the site is expected to rebounce soon. Meanwhile, some of the site's proxies and its Tor domain are still working fine.
TorrentFreak (torrentfreak@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jan-2018 05:20:08 EST TorrentFreak

NAFTA Negotiations Heat Up Copyright “Safe Harbor” Clash - http://bit.ly/2Bz1KXN
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  NAFTA Negotiations Heat Up Copyright "Safe Harbor" Clash
  
  By Ernesto from TorrentFreak
  
  NAFTA Negotiations Heat Up Copyright “Safe Harbor” Clash
TorrentFreak (torrentfreak@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jan-2018 05:16:29 EST TorrentFreak

Denuvo Has Been Sold to Global Anti-Piracy Outfit Irdeto - http://bit.ly/2EffxFQ
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  Denuvo Has Been Sold to Global Anti-Piracy Outfit Irdeto
  
  By Andy from TorrentFreak
  
  Denuvo, the company behind the world's most famous video game anti-piracy system, has been sold. The buyer is global anti-piracy outfit Irdeto, which specializes in protecting all kinds of content, with an emphasis on the audio-visual sector. The news comes a day after Denuvo's latest protection was defeated by pirates after a couple of months in the wild.
TorrentFreak (torrentfreak@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jan-2018 05:10:09 EST TorrentFreak

Hollywood Says Only Site-Blocking Left to Beat Piracy in New Zealand - http://bit.ly/2BywaJF
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  Hollywood Says Only Site-Blocking Left to Beat Piracy in New Zealand
  
  By Andy from TorrentFreak
  
  The Motion Picture Distributors’ Association, which represents the major Hollywood studios in New Zealand, says that there is "nothing" that can be done to tackle piracy other than site-blocking. Noting the local popularity of The Pirate Bay, MPDA is placing faith in government to pass the necessary legislation. Meanwhile, so-called "Kodi-boxes" are cited as a rising threat.
TorrentFreak (torrentfreak@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jan-2018 05:05:10 EST TorrentFreak

Planned Piracy Upload Filters are ‘Censorship Machines,’ MEPs Warn - http://bit.ly/2EfeUfs
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  Planned Piracy Upload Filters are 'Censorship Machines,' MEPs Warn
  
  By Ernesto from TorrentFreak
  
  Planned Piracy Upload Filters are ‘Censorship Machines,’ MEPs Warn
TorrentFreak (torrentfreak@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jan-2018 05:01:43 EST TorrentFreak

Thor Ragnarok Furiously Pirated After iTunes Pre-Order Blunder - http://bit.ly/2ByXXd1
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  Thor Ragnarok Furiously Pirated After iTunes Pre-Order Blunder
  
  By Andy from TorrentFreak
  
  Marvel's Thor Ragnarok was due it be released digitally on February 19th. However, some kind of blunder at Apple means that people using MoviesAnywhere and Vudu were offered it for immediate download via iTunes. Copies are now all over the Internet and getting pirated at a furious rate.

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Notices by TorrentFreak (torrentfreak@quitter.se), page 13