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Liverpool Man Sentenced for Selling 'Pirate' Firesticks on FacebookErnesto Van der Sar, 04 Jun 10:54 PM In recent years, legal video and sports stre

Liverpool Man Sentenced for Selling 'Pirate' Firesticks on Facebook Ernesto Van der Sar, 04 Jun 10:54 PM In recent years, legal video and sports streaming services have flourished around the world. At the same time, millions of people are streaming from unauthorized sources, often through perfectly legal streaming devices including Amazon's Firesticks. Most people know that the subscription services that typically arrive pre-installed on the devices are unauthorized. However, with such significant discounts available, millions can't resist these offers. The demand has created an entire new industry with a few big players at the top, making millions. Further down the food chain, there is a wide variety of subscription resellers who take a cut as well, running their own 'shops'. Court Sentences IPTV Firestick Seller The latter description applies to Mr. O'Donnell, a 41-year-old man from the North West of England who was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court today. The defendant, who pleaded guilty, received a two-year suspended prison sentence and was ordered to carry out 150 hours of unp...Read More Nintendo Hits 127 Switch Piracy Tutorial Repos After 'Cracking' URL Encryption Andy Maxwell, 04 Jun 02:22 PM Driven by views, likes, and in some cases, a reasonable level of fame, around 2016 emboldened YouTubers threw caution to the wind with their 'content acquisition' tutorials. Where there had once been a nod-and-a-wink, many ventured into the full-blown piracy tutorial arena. For good measure, they also marketed them as such. While some claimed protection based on freedom of speech, many underestimated the implications of exercising that right on YouTube, a platform they did not own. The majority failed to appreciate the importance of framing and intent and, as predicted in 2018, YouTube's 2021 response was inevitable. Piracy Tutorials in 2024 On May 31, a popular GitHub repo containing Switch emulation tutorials found itself targeted by Nintendo. According to a just-published DMCA notice, Nintendo's main target was the Switch-Emulators-Guide repo and, by extension, over 120 forks. A note from GitHub confirms that since most or all of the forks were infringing to the same extent as...Read More Are you looking for a VPN service? TorrentFreak sponsor NordVPN has some excellent offers. ©2024 TorrentFreak | Office 21338 PO Box 4336 Manchester, North West M61 0BW United Kingdom Web Version   Preferences   Forward   Unsubscribe     Powered by Mad Mimi®A GoDaddy® company