Monday, June 17, 2024

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Cloudflare IPFS 'Takedowns' Skyrocket, But Not For Long
Ernesto Van der Sar, 17 Jun 12:06 PM

Worldwide internet infrastructure service Cloudflare serves millions of customers and provides a variety of connectivity and privacy features to the general public.

Internet users can take advantage of the company's open DNS resolver 1.1.1.1, for example, or use its Ethereum and IPFS gateways to access content on these decentralized web services.

Takedown Notices

When it comes to copyright complaints, Cloudflare makes a clear distinction between content it permanently hosts, and services where it acts as a pass through. In the latter case, DMCA takedown notices are typically forwarded to customers' hosting providers.

This means that, when rightsholders send Cloudflare a takedown request for Pirate Bay content, Cloudflare doesn't interfere with its CDN services. Instead, it forwards the notice to Pirate Bay's hosting provider, which is typically concealed for outsiders.

Cloudflare does take action in the relatively rare cases where it hosts content. According to the latest transpar...Read More

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 06/17/2024
Ernesto Van der Sar, 17 Jun 01:09 AM

The data for our weekly download chart is estimated by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only.

Downloading content without permission is copyright infringement. These torrent download statistics are only meant to provide further insight into piracy trends. All data are gathered from public resources.

This week we have three newcomers on the list. "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" is the most downloaded title.

The most torrented movies for the week ending on June 17 are:

Movie Rank |
Rank last week |
Movie name |
IMDb Rating / Trailer |

1
(3)
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

6.3 / trailer

2
(1)
Hit Man

7.1 / trailer

3
(2)
The Fall Guy

7.1 / trailer

4
(4)
Civil War

7.4 / trailer

5
(6)
Dune: Part Two

8.8 / trailer

6
(5)
Atlas

5.7 / trailer

7
(…)
I Saw the TV Glow

6.3 / trailer

8
(7)
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

7.9 / trailer

9
(back)
Kung Fung Panda 4

6.3 / trailer

10
(8)
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

7.1 / trailer

Note: We also...Read More

ACE Subpoenas Target IPTV Services, Piracy Apps, and Streaming Portals
Ernesto Van der Sar, 16 Jun 03:12 PM

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), arguably the world's most active anti-piracy coalition, is backed by dozens of major rightsholders.

The group is largely managed by the Motion Picture Association, which has requested many DMCA subpoenas on its behalf over the past few years.

New Subpoena Round

After the MPA's former Chief of Global Content Protection Jan Van Voorn left for a new opportunity, ACE went quiet on the subpoena front. The legal requests were always signed by Van Voorn, so someone else had to fill this role going forward. But who?

The answer arrived late last week when several new subpoena requests were docketed at a California federal court. The requests are similar to those seen before, now signed by Dani Bacsa, MPA's Deputy Chief of Content Protection.

Through the subpoenas, ACE asks Cloudflare and the .To domain registry (Tonic) for information related to several domain names. These targets can be broadly divided into three groups – streaming site...Read More

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