# Piracy

This year

2023

# bit dodgy

'Dodgy box' providers warned that authorities are clamping down on illegal streaming services

The services provide access to premium TV content such as Premier League matches.

61.3k

Mar 9th 2023, 3:02 PM

All time

# Piracy

Qatar-based TV partner calls on Premier League to block Saudi takeover of Newcastle United

Yousef Al-Obaidly, the chief executive of beIN Sports, has written to the chairmen of Premier League clubs.

7.0k

Apr 22nd 2020, 10:20 AM

# Internet Piracy

Three popular illegal streaming sites have been blocked by Irish courts

Irish internet providers will now have to block Movie4k.to, primewire.ag and onwatchseries.to

84.6k

Apr 3rd 2017, 8:34 PM

# Piracy

The EU is continuing its war with Somali pirates

That is despite attacks essentially stopping in recent years.

6.9k

Nov 29th 2016, 6:12 AM

# Let's do this

Megaupload mogul Kim Dotcom wants to live-stream his fight against the United States

Dotcom faces extradition from New Zealand.

18.8k

Aug 29th 2016, 1:02 PM

# Making a move

Netflix doesn't believe its unblocker crackdown will cause users to leave

Its CEO says “there’s probably so few of them” who will turn to piracy because of its decision to crackdown on VPNs.

29.2k

Jan 20th 2016, 4:45 PM

# piracy worldwide

Top 10 list for pirated movies shows big increase in downloads for 2015

Big budget blockbusters stayed true to form by topping the pile.

16.9k

Dec 29th 2015, 1:38 PM

# unusual punishment

Software pirate ordered to make a viral video to avoid paying a major fine

The Czech Republic courts said it won’t force the man to pay around €350,000 in damages if his anti-piracy video gets 200,000 views on YouTube.

13.1k

Nov 26th 2015, 1:04 PM

# Kim Dotcom

The US claims this man cost the TV and film industry more than $500m

Authorities say Megaupload netted more than $175 million in criminal proceeds.

22.6k

Sep 21st 2015, 1:00 PM

# Cautious

Piracy sites are banning Windows 10 users because they're worried about privacy

They claim that Microsoft is sending back identifying information about their sites when Windows 10 users visit.

11.3k

Aug 24th 2015, 3:24 PM

# binge

Leaked Game of Thrones episodes downloaded one million times already

That was quick…

11.2k

Apr 13th 2015, 4:09 PM

# Shiver me timbers

Australia has just set a major precedent against online piracy, but could the same happen here?

Internet Service Providers are to be made hand over the identities of almost 5,000 people who illegally shared one movie.

15.8k

Apr 7th 2015, 4:35 PM

# the fun police

Cut the music: Police bust illegal karaoke website

They were hosting a large number of copyrighted files.

12.0k

Mar 13th 2015, 6:00 PM

# Revenue Streams

Norwegian people aren't pirating music any more - here's why

The answer is pretty simple, it seems.

23.1k

Feb 1st 2015, 10:15 AM

# Copyright Infringement

Google was asked to remove 345 million 'pirate' links in 2014

The number of requests increased by 75% compared to 2013.

7.1k

Jan 5th 2015, 3:42 PM

# The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead was trending in Ireland this morning, thanks to piracy

Several of you stayed up until the wee hours to watch the show.

3.4k

Oct 13th 2014, 10:00 AM

# pirate bounty

Remember Megavideo? Its founder is offering €3.7mn for dirt on the US Government

Kim Dotcom is being prosecuted by US authorities for piracy but is fighting extradition from New Zealand.

14.6k

Jun 9th 2014, 11:06 AM

# arr-ndroid

Android pirates plead guilty in first counterfeit apps case

More than one million counterfeit apps were sold by US site appbucket.net, which were worth more than €500,000.

8.6k

Mar 25th 2014, 10:01 AM

# Computer Says No

Ban on Pirate Bay lifted by Dutch court

Access to Pirate Bay is still blocked to the majority of Irish internet users.

12.2k

Jan 28th 2014, 3:00 PM

# recording

Google Glass moviegoer detained by US Homeland Security over piracy fears

The man, who was detained for over an hour, was accused of recording a cinema screening of Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.

13.2k

Jan 22nd 2014, 12:22 PM

# shipping

Clampdown on Somali pirates leads to 40 per cent drop in incidents worldwide

15 incidents were attributed to Somali pirates last year — down from 237 in 2011.

10.0k

Jan 15th 2014, 7:45 PM

# high seas

Somali piracy is down 90 per cent from last year

New security measures take effect – but there are still “suspicious approaches” to ships.

14.1k

Dec 15th 2013, 5:00 PM

# Greenpeace

Russia switches Greenpeace activists' charges from piracy to 'hooliganism'

The new charge – used against the members of Pussy Riot – carries a maximum sentence of seven years in a penal colony.

5.2k

Oct 23rd 2013, 9:51 PM

# Russia

Greenpeace activists could face 15 years in Russian prison for piracy

The 30 activists from 18 countries have been detained since they scaled an oil platform in the Arctic last week.

4.5k

Sep 25th 2013, 7:58 AM

# my dragons

Game of Thrones makers think illegal downloading is "better than an Emmy"

Land of torrents and files.

2.2k

Aug 9th 2013, 4:22 PM

# Irish SOPA

Bruton insists 'Pirate Bay' ruling will not mean bans on legal content

The enterprise minister says the rights of legal internet users are taken into account before any website can be blocked.

6.3k

Jun 28th 2013, 6:30 AM

# Piracy

High Court orders six Irish internet providers to block The Pirate Bay

UPC, Imagine, Digiweb, Vodafone, Three and O2 have been given 30 days to block users’ access to the piracy website.

32.6k

198

Jun 12th 2013, 4:59 PM

# Copyright

Record labels file suit against Irish ISPs

This could be the first suit using the country’s controversial ‘Irish SOPA’ legislation.

14.0k

101

Dec 7th 2012, 9:15 PM

# Piracy

Japan introduces new illegal downloading laws with prison terms

Those convicted of illegal downloading could face two years in jail, or fines of about €20,000.

6.2k

Oct 1st 2012, 3:17 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

7.6k

Aug 15th 2012, 4:48 PM

# Piracy

First person jailed in UK for linking to pirated copies of TV shows and films

The site was once among the top 500 websites visited globally.

9.7k

Aug 15th 2012, 11:13 AM

# Piracy

Piracy case against megaupload founder is a threat to internet innovation, says Apple's Wozniak

“It’s just kind of ridiculous what they did to his life”: Apple co-founder supports Kim Dotcom.

3.8k

Jun 27th 2012, 10:28 AM

# Piracy

EU carries out air strikes on Somali pirates

Attack helicopters took part in the attacks early this morning along the coastline of Somalia.

3.6k

May 15th 2012, 10:14 AM

# Acta

EU digital affairs chief admits controversial ACTA treaty likely to fail

Digital Agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes says we’re likely “to be in a world without SOPA and without ACTA”.

2.0k

May 4th 2012, 10:58 AM

# Acta

EU agrees on referral of ACTA to European Court of Justice

Commissioners yesterday agreed the terms of a legal submission asking the court to rule on whether the treaty is legal.

1.7k

Apr 5th 2012, 7:15 AM

# Acta

European Court of Justice asked to rule on legality of ACTA treaty

The EU’s trade commissioner Karel De Gucht wants to see whether the anti-counterfeiting rules are in breach of EU freedoms.

1.4k

Feb 22nd 2012, 3:00 PM

# Acta

Cork teenager organises protest against ACTA

‘The February March’ against the controversial international anti-counterfeiting agreement will take place later today.

5.1k

Feb 18th 2012, 8:00 AM

# Acta

Bulgarian minister pushes for delay on ACTA ratification

Bulgaria may join the growing list of EU countries delaying their ratification of the controversial ACTA legislation…

1.6k

Feb 14th 2012, 9:33 PM

# Internet

EMI Vice President comes out against SOPA and ACTA

The VP of EMI’s Urban Promotions says that the best way to tackle piracy is not to introduce bills like ACTA or SOPA – but to simply provide better service.

4.6k

Jan 25th 2012, 9:17 PM

Voices

Column: A response to Sean Sherlock's Drivetime interview on #SOPAIreland

Paul Quigley, founder of news story-tracking website Newswhip, analyses the arguments made by the junior minister yesterday in favour of a new online copyright law.

Jan 25th 2012, 8:15 PM