Music Piracy

As part of a lawsuit against Russian stream ripper FLVTO.biz, major labels are seeking logs of users. Popular YouTube rippers FLVTO.biz and 2conv.com were sued in 2018 for allowing users to rip .mp3s from Yo... Read More...

YouTube-DL has now returned to GitHub after the RIAA demanded that the software be removed with a DMCA takedown. In the middle of October, the RIAA sent the DMCA complaint to GitHub against YouTube-DL. It al... Read More...

After Github removed a popular YouTube stream ripping application at the RIAA's request – hell is breaking loose. The request wasn't well-received by the open-source community, who asked Microsoft to resign ... Read More...

The GitHub crackdown on YouTube-DL clones has begun – the code giant will ban anyone who reposts it. The RIAA issued a DMCA takedown request against the YouTube-DL project on October 23rd. The major label or... Read More...

The RIAA is building a case against 40 different YouTube ripper sites, thanks to two subpoenas. Shutting down pirate sites is hard work that starts with obtaining information about the site's owners. That in... Read More...

The RIAA's battle against YouTube rippers is heating up after the removal of YouTube-DL. Here's the latest. On Friday, Microsoft-owned GitHub removed the YouTube-DL repository after a request from the RIAA. ... Read More...

16 years after its registration, ThePirateBay.com domain name has fetched $35,150 at auction. DropCatch recently acquired (and auctioned) this and other expired domains formerly owned and operated by the inf... Read More...

The death of George Floyd has ignited serious talks about racism in the United States. It also prompted the removal of racially-insensitive media like Gone With the Wind. The result has been a massive spike i... Read More...

The Trump administration has placed several Amazon sites on its 'Notorious Markets' blacklist. The office of the U.S. Trade Representative updated the list today to include Amazon.ca, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de... Read More...