Tag: Piracy
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Reddit is Cracking Down on Piracy SubReddits Like NBAStreams
Reddit has long been a popular place to find pirated content. Recently though Reddit has started to seriously crack down on subreddits that promote piracy including shutting down the popular NBAStreams subreddit that offered easy access to free streams of NBA games. This comes after a similar subReddit SoccerStreams was also shut down this year…
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Cord Cutting This Week 55 – Roku vs Fire TV Sales, DIRECTV NOW Price Hike, & Fake Streaming Services
Join Cord Cutters News every Saturday as we take a look back at some of the biggest Cord Cutting Stories from the past week. Now, remember these are my opinions on them not an in-depth look at each story. If you would like to learn more about each story check out the links below. (Also let…
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Identifying Piracy Is Becoming Increasingly More Difficult With Cord Cuttings Growth
Ten years ago, it was easy to spot pirated movies or TV shows. The quality was low and often the sites promoting the content were clearly not official. Or, maybe, you used Torrents to download movies. Now it is becoming increasingly difficult because not only are the sites extremely professional in appearance, they are also…
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Piracy Is a Multi-Million Dollar Business
Have you ever wondered how much privacy services make? This week we got a good idea after DISH won their lawsuit against Set TV. According to the recent court ruling, Set TV was offering illegal access to live TV streams for $20 a month. In the ruling, the Judge said that Set TV had 180,398…
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Piracy Boxes Are Now Being Sold at Legitimate Shopping Centers Including Military PXs
It is increasingly becoming more difficult to spot piracy services because the services are looking more professional and they charge. Piracy devices and services are now trying to make the leap into legitimate shopping centers. For months now we have heard of booths at flea markets, state fairs, and other places selling piracy devices. Now…
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Dish Sues Two More IPTV Providers
A few months ago Dish kicked off their legal fight against piracy streaming services by suing the Kodi-add-on ZemTV and TVAddons.org. Now according to TorrentFreak Dish Network has filed two new lawsuits against pirate IPTV providers. The first lawsuit was recently filed in Maryland against Furniture Inc. and Mohammad Yusif for their Spider-TV service. Dish says the defendants are selling…
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CrimeStoppers Launches an Anti-Kodi Add-On Campaign
CrimeStoppers in the UK recently launched an all-out anti-Kodi add-on campaign targeting third-party Kodi add-ons promoting piracy and fully loaded “Kodi Boxes.” In a series of four commercials, CrimeStoppers clearly goes after users and sellers of piracy add-ons and the so-called “Kodi Boxes.” They also try to dispel the idea that it is legal to…
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Netflix Is Expanding Their Anti-Piracy Team
Recently piracy has become easier and more mainstream with the growth of piracy moving from downloading on services like torrents to streaming. It has increasingly moved away from websites and moved to streaming players fully loaded with piracy apps ready to go. Netflix has taken steps to fight against piracy as increasingly its original shows…
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Roku is Building an Anti-Piracy Team
Well, it looks like Roku is getting very serious about their fight to block out piracy on Roku Players. Now according to some recent job postings, Roku is hiring for a team to hunt down piracy Channels on Roku Players. According to several job postings first spotted by TorrentFreak Roku is looking for a Director…
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Piracy Services Are Trying to Look Legitimate
Recently there has been a new trend in piracy aimed at cord cutters. Now it seems companies want to appear more legitimate in an effort to sell you piracy. In the past piracy was easy to spot. Just look for a service promising everything for free including pay-TV networks. You could also often tell by…