Piracy News
- RuTube Embraces Piracy Then Vanishes From Apple's App Store & Google Play.torrentfreak.com RuTube Embraces Piracy Then Vanishes From Apple's App Store & Google Play * TorrentFreak
After piracy helped RuTube double its traffic, last week Russia throttled YouTube. On Friday, RuTube vanished from the App Store & Google Play.
- Supreme Court: There's No 'Time Limit' on Copyright Infringement Claims * TorrentFreaktorrentfreak.com Supreme Court: There's No 'Time Limit' on Copyright Infringement Claims * TorrentFreak
Copyright holders can claim damages for copyright infringements that occurred years or even decades ago, the U.S. Supreme Court has clarified.
- Please help preserve your 3DS and Wii U SpotPass data before it's too late!
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378
> (MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE) > > Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). The SpotPass Archival Project has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can only be collected before April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be useless due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump does not require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides. > > Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is SpotPass, not StreetPass. The difference between the two are: > StreetPass: Is a 3DS exclusive offline wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. > SpotPass: Is an online wireless tech available on both the 3DS and Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; not StreetPass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data will be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. Wikipedia article. > > Even if you make the dump before April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things. I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network". > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, please help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site here, has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project here and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.
- UFC, NBA & NFL Want to Fight Live Streaming Piracy With ‘Instant’ DMCA Takedowns.torrentfreak.com UFC, NBA & NFL Want to Fight Live Streaming Piracy With 'Instant' DMCA Takedowns * TorrentFreak
The UFC, NBA and NFL would like help from the U.S. Government to tackle live streaming piracy more effectively.
- RARBG clone launches: NQ-RARBGgithub.com GitHub - Not-Quite-RARBG/main: Not Quite RARBG's main website.
Not Quite RARBG's main website. Contribute to Not-Quite-RARBG/main development by creating an account on GitHub.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/1135020
> (via reddit) > > >Stop Crying, Wipe Your Tears - Introducing…. NQ-RARBG! > > > >Hello members of /r/Piracy, > > > >SlideMovies presents to you NQ-RARBG (Not Quite RARBG). > > > >The death of RARBG has been truly saddening for all of us. > > > >We have gathered developers and have started work on a RARBG clone. > > > >The clone aims to have all the torrents from RARBG (except XXX), and then open registrations, so more people can add torrents. However, this will be under strict moderation to prevent the spread of malware. > > > >GitHub: https://github.com/Not-Quite-RARBG/main > > > >Link: https://nq-rarbg.to/ > > > >We encourage more and more developers to contribute and help us with our goal. > > >Thank you, > > >The SlideMovies Team
- Sky Tries to Remove 'Pirate' IPTV App "CucoTV" from ClownHubtorrentfreak.com Sky Tries to Remove 'Pirate' IPTV App "CucoTV" from GitHub * TorrentFreak
Media giant Sky has asked GitHub to remove the page and APK file of the popular IPTV application CucoTV, with mixed results.
Same old story, DMCA the competition out of the game.
GitHubShithub name changed for fun and profit. 🤡🤥 - Watch an Entire Movie in a Faviconwww.moviefavicon.com Movie Favicon - Watch a movie on site favicon
Select a movie and enjoy watching on favicon
- Plex launches feature to discover content across streaming serviceswww.plex.tv Kiss the Streaming Struggle Goodbye with Plex | Plex
Ahhh the app dance. You know the one—where you sit down with the best intentions of watching a movie but...
- 5.2 Million Book Illustrations Deleted from Flickr — Help Get Them Backpublicdomainreview.org 5.2 Million Book Illustrations Deleted from Flickr — Help Get Them Back
Learn about the deletion of a huge archive of book illustrations and sign an open letter to save it.
- Calibre Web – Browsing and downloading eBooks stored in a Calibre databasegithub.com GitHub - janeczku/calibre-web: :books: Web app for browsing, reading and downloading eBooks stored in a Calibre database
:books: Web app for browsing, reading and downloading eBooks stored in a Calibre database - GitHub - janeczku/calibre-web: :books: Web app for browsing, reading and downloading eBooks stored in a C...
- The Ugly Truth of How Movie Scores Are Madewww.vanityfair.com “The Minions Do the Actual Writing”: The Ugly Truth of How Movie Scores Are Made
The streaming revolution is changing the way film composers get paid and exposing the flaws of a system where big names farm their scores out to uncredited “ghost composers.” Now, the artists actually writing the music are demanding recognition—and a fair share of the profits.
- Vanced Manager app was possible malwarewww.androidpolice.com Google Play Protect is warning people to uninstall the Vanced Manager app
Protecting your phone from malware and from those things Google doesn't like
Two options
- Author lied when it comes to the reason why Google really removed it.
- Google lies and pretend it is malware to justify the removal from their store.
- 4K Video at SD Bitrates with AV1bitmovin.com 4K Video at SD Bitrates with AV1 - Bitmovin
What if I told you I could get you a sweet deal on a beautiful 1080p movie for less than 300 kbps? How about some stunning 4K under 700 kbps? Sounds too good
- Movies and TV shows that most accurately depict developersstackoverflow.blog New data: Top movies and coding music according to developers
Programmers cannot live on code alone. We asked about the movies and music that best fit with programming.
- Skyline – Run Nintendo Switch homebrew and games on your Android devicegithub.com GitHub - skyline-emu/skyline: Run Nintendo Switch homebrew & games on your Android device!
Run Nintendo Switch homebrew & games on your Android device! - GitHub - skyline-emu/skyline: Run Nintendo Switch homebrew & games on your Android device!
- Top 20 Couchtuner Alternatives that Work in 2022enhau.com Top 20 Couchtuner Alternatives that Work in 2023 - Enhau
Are you facing trouble using Couchtuner? Then you have come to the right place. This article has all the alternatives ... Read moreTop 20 Couchtuner Alternatives that Work in 2023
- Pirating the Oscars 2022: The Rise and Fall of the Screener over 20 Yearswaxy.org Pirating the Oscars 2022: The Rise and Fall of the Screener Over 20 Years - Waxy.org
The Academy banned physical screeners this year, but the pandemic may have killed demand for Oscar screeners for good. It's time for Pirating the Oscars 2022, now with 20 YEARS of data!
- Awardedfilms.com – Complete collection of all the Oscars nominations
- Reddit's website uses DRM for fingerprintingsmitop.com Reddit's website uses DRM for fingerprinting
But hey, at least Reddit gets less ad fraud!
- TorrentFreak - We're Turning Off The Comments...torrentfreak.com We're Turning Off The Comments... * TorrentFreak
When we started this site more than sixteen years ago, we never expected it to last this long. The fact that TorrentFreak is still around today is in large part thanks to our loyal readers. The commenters have played their part as well but, eventually, most things come to an end.
In other words... people made the kindergarten out of the comment section, as always, and now TF decided to close it.
My own observation
90 percent of all comments I read are BS, no matter what platform. Does not surprise me a bit, would do the same I guess. Most intelligent people usually do not hang around on platforms or waste their lifetime commenting, just my observation of 30 years internet.
- YouTube is letting you watch 4000 episodes of TV for free, in the US
- US only - for now...
- FreeShows links including Hell’s Kitchen, Andromeda, Heartland and more.
- I think there is no DRM, only geo-IP check + account check to see if you are from the US but using VPN or Proxy should be enough to fool the system.
- The Wisdom in the 2008 Animated Movie “Kung Fu Panda”moviewise.substack.com The Wisdom In "Kung Fu Panda" (2008)
Laughing All The Way To Peace, Harmony, and Focus
- NAPS2 – Scan documents to PDF and more, as simply as possiblewww.naps2.com NAPS2 - Scan documents to PDF and more
NAPS2 is free scanner software made easy. Scan to PDF, edit your documents, and use advanced features like OCR. Available on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
- YouTube-DL vs RIAA - Part 2 - Now they try to take if offline in Germany, well sort of, the website only hosts the link to the repositorywww.eff.org Die Kampagne zur Abschaltung des wichtigen Dokumentarfilm-Tools youtube-dl geht weiter – und damit auch der Kampf um seine Rettung
Die stärksten Verteidiger*innen des Urheberrechts wissen einfach nicht, wann sie aufhören sollen. Sie scheiterten im Jahr 2020 an dem Versuch, GitHub per US-Gesetz dazu zu zwingen, den Zugang zu youtube-dl, einem Open-Source-Tool, mit dem Nutzende Videos herunterladen und aufbewahren können,...
- xdm: Powerful download Accelerator and Video Downloadergithub.com GitHub - subhra74/xdm: Powerfull download accelerator and video downloader
Powerfull download accelerator and video downloader - GitHub - subhra74/xdm: Powerfull download accelerator and video downloader
- LimeWire Founder "Not Thrilled" That 'Strangers' Exploit the Brand for NFT Marketplacetorrentfreak.com LimeWire Founder "Not Thrilled" That 'Strangers' Exploit the Brand for NFT Marketplace * TorrentFreak
LimeWire is making a comeback as an NFT marketplace but, in reality, this new project has nothing to do with the original LimeWire.
- How to scrape pages behind login with Pythonwww.trickster.dev How to scrape pages behind login with Python – Trickster Dev
Code level discussion of web scraping, gray hat automation, growth hacking and bounty hunting
- gallery-dl: Command-line program to download image galleries and collections from several image hosting sitesgithub.com GitHub - mikf/gallery-dl: Command-line program to download image galleries and collections from several image hosting sites
Command-line program to download image galleries and collections from several image hosting sites - GitHub - mikf/gallery-dl: Command-line program to download image galleries and collections from s...
- You can now install Android TV 11-based LineageOS 18.1 on your Fire TV Stickwww.androidpolice.com You can now install Android TV 11-based LineageOS 18.1 on your Fire TV Stick
Not for the faint of heart, though
Needs
- FireOS v7.2.7.3 or lower
- Fire TV Stick 3rd Gen.
- Hard brick possible
- TorGuard VPN provider bans BitTorrent after getting sued by film studioswww.bleepingcomputer.com VPN provider bans BitTorrent after getting sued by film studios
"No logs" VPN provider TorGuard has reached a legal settlement with over two dozen movie studios that sued the company for encouraging piracy and copyright infringement. In the settlement, TorGuard has agreed to block BitTorrent traffic for its users.
- LimeWire, former file-sharing site, to relaunch as NFT marketplacewww.cnbc.com Former file-sharing site LimeWire to relaunch as NFT marketplace, more than a decade since shutting down
The controversial service was shut down in 2010 following a lengthy legal battle with the Recording Industry Association of America.
Last time I used LimeWire was ... lemme check ... never.
- myfaveTT - A Chrome extension to download all your [Liked] videos from TikTok.chrome.google.com myfaveTT - download all TikToks you've loved
A tiktok downloader to backup all your Likes and Follows to MP4s for safekeeping.
- Russia to Legalize Software Piracywriting.kemitchell.com Russia to Legalize Software Piracy
my show is canceled, business news reports