If you are a cord-cutter or home theater enthusiast on the hunt for a fast, modern streaming hub, you have likely heard about the Nuvio App. Promoted via its official portal at nuvio.tv, Nuvio has quickly become one of the most discussed media players across the streaming community. Designed to aggregate your favorite films and […]
EFF Backs Stream Rippers in Legal Battle Against Record Labels
Last year, a group of prominent record labels filed a piracy lawsuit against the Russian operator of YouTube-ripping sites FLVTO.biz and 2conv.com.
The labels hoped to shut the sites down, but this effort backfired.
In January, US District…
Movie Studios Are Suing Canadian BitTorrent Users, But That’s Nothing New
This week Canadian news outlets are reporting about a supposed new legal campaign against people who pirate movies and TV-shows via BitTorrent.
This includes an article from CBC, which featured a still from Game of Thrones, suggesting…

UK Porn Filters Could Mean Sweaty Palms For Piracy Blockers
Before the dawn of the mainstream Internet, underage access to pornographic content meant trying to sneak a glance over someone’s shoulder at a well-thumbed adult magazine.
Or, if you were ‘lucky’, finding a VHS cassette in a friend’s…
‘Game of Thrones Season Premiere Pirated 54 million Times in a Day’
Last Sunday, the long-awaited final season of the hit series Game of Thrones aired in dozens of countries worldwide.
The show has broken several piracy records over the years and thus far this week, there has been another piracy bonanza.
As…

Germany: Upload Filters Can Only Be Prevented “As Far As Possible”
On Monday, the EU Council of Ministers approved the Copyright Directive, which includes the controversial Article 17 (formerly 13).
The law requires platforms like YouTube and Facebook, for example, to sign licensing agreements with…

Demonoid Founder ‘Deimos’ is Believed to Have Passed Away
As one of the oldest torrent communities, the Demonoid tracker has gone through many ups and downs over the years.
The site has disappeared for months, more than once, but always reappeared.
Early last year things were looking quite positive…

