#piracy
Z-Library domains are seized and pirate book site is dead
Well, not quite.
https://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/z-library-domains-are-seized-and-pirate-book-site-is-dead
The pirate site is effectively dead right now, since all of their DNS servers have also been seized. It remains to be seen if they will go back online with new domains or if they will fade away into nothingness.
Thing is: .onion domain names don't use DNS. The Tor network, itself, takes care of routing. The browser doesn't learn the site's IP address, and the site doesn't learn the browser's IP address.
With the Tor Browser, you can access Z-Library at this URL.
http://zlibrary24tuxziyiyfr7zd46ytefdqbqd2axkmxm4o5374ptpc52fad.onion/
In related news: The Imperial Library of Trantor is having severe problems. Some weeks ago it went down. Then it returned, but with no books in its catalog (It had hundreds of thousands.) Today, the server is down again. The librarian there has a name that might be Russian, so Putin's government might be the problem. Here's the Imperial Library's URL.
http://kx5thpx2olielkihfyo4jgjqfb7zx7wxr3sd4xzt26ochei4m6f7tayd.onion/
Maybe its down because he's restoring his collection. Or maybe the truth is worse than that.
The Free Book Library on I2P is still up, but it hasn't added any new books since September 19, 2021.
http://ebooks.i2p/
You need to be running I2P to access this site.
#books #ebooks #e-books #e-book #library #bootleg-books #pirate #pirate-library #z-library #imperial-library-of-trantor #libraries #free-books #tor #onionland #piracy #free-book-library #i2p
#Telegram #Piracy: #Police Target 545 Channels & Eight Suspected Admins
source: https://torrentfreak.com/telegram-piracy-police-target-545-channels-eight-suspected-admins-221010/
The seizure order relates to 545 Telegram ‘resources’ suspected of distributing copyrighted #content and individuals said to be involved in their operation. In five areas of Italy – Lombardia, Piemonte, Veneto, Emilia Romagna and Campania – searches were conducted against eight people. #GdF describes them as the suspected administrators of channels linked to criminal #copyright infringement offenses.
#news #messenger #filesharing #download #media #entertainment #cybercrime #italy #crime
Record Companies in #Italy Take Action Against #Cloudflare Over #Piracy
source: https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2022/07/18/record-companies-italy-cloudflare-piracy/
#Sony #Music #Entertainment Italy s.p.a., #Universal Music Entertainment Italy s.r.l., #Warner Music Italia s.r.l. were represented by the #IFPI and the Italian anti-piracy group, #FPM. Due to petitions from the IFPI and the FPM, the Court of Milan has issued an interim injunction ordering CloudFlare to stop providing its services for three copyright-infringing #BitTorrent sites that Italy’s regulator, #AGCOM, ordered blocked #online.
#copyright #Torrent #p2p #download #court #censorship #EU #DNS #Internet #freedom #fail #news #justice
Pirate Site #Blocking is Making its Way Into Free #Trade Agreements
source: https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-site-blocking-is-making-its-way-into-free-trade-agreements-220508/
The new free trade #agreement between #Australia and the #UK includes a site blocking paragraph. The text requires the countries to provide injunctive relief to require ISPs to prevent subscribers from accessing pirate sites.
#piracy #copyright #torrent #freedom #p2p #download #filesharing #internet #news #politics #censorship
Russian Cinemas Are Showing Pirated Movies Downloaded From Torrents
source: https://torrentfreak.com/russian-cinemas-are-showing-pirated-movies-downloaded-from-torrents-220502/
The canvas is now only marketed differently no big deal.
#entertainment #Russia #movie #cinema #economy #copyright #p2p #filesharing #piracy #download #torrent #news
Digital Rights Management - DRM abuse
a tip from Lorenzo :-)
What is DRM
We say a software is protected by DRM when it contains functionality purposed to stop its unauthorized execution by asking for a special "key", often covertly verified (along with other information which may identify the owner of the system) with a remote server.
DRM (Digital Rights Management) is no more about piracy, but about keeping the company's control over end users.
Until the advent of Web 2.0 it served to stop piracy, nowadays it is equivalent to a trojan horse.
My tip
When software which could work offline requires you to go online, this is not only a sign a bad design but also of DRM abuse.
Such ill-designed software often covertly downloads and executes code and shares information with 3rd parties without your consent. Many developers are guilty and it happens with all sorts of games and applications, including those developed by "trusted" companies: be always vigilant for any disclaimer/license during shopping and installation, not hesitating to ask for a refund if the software contains unwelcome DRM!
If possible, try your best to avoid buying software which requires your computer to be connected during usage, because allowing that is equivalent to admitting the purchased good (the software) isn't really yours and giving up control on what code you execute on your hardware.
Tags: #DRM #drmabuse #software #userrights #softwaredesign #economy #piracy
H.R.6869 - To authorize the President of the United States to issue letters of marque and reprisal for the purpose of seizing the assets of certain Russian citizens, and for other purposes.
As of 03/03/2022 text has not been received for H.R.6869 - To authorize the President of the United States to issue letters of marque and reprisal for the purpose of seizing the assets of certain Russian citizens, and for other purposes.
Sponsor is Lance Gooden (R-TX).
The U.S. Congress seeks to exert its Article 1, Section 8 power to issue Letters of Marque and Reprisal.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6869?s=1&r=4
#Ukraine #Russia #LetersOfMarque #Piracy #LanceGooden #Oligarchs #ArrMatey
International Anti-Piracy #Organization (IAPO) Will Tackle #Manga & #Anime #Piracy From April
Director Masaharu Ina of #CODA, commented on the coalition to #Torrent Freak as, “Our plan is to start the new organization in or around April this year and share the information on piracy sites compiled in each country and provide same to the #police of the country where the servers are located for example.”
#japan #china #copyright #internet #problem #download #filesharing #p2p #law #news #iapo
The #EU Wants Its Own #DNS Resolver that Can #Block ‘Unlawful’ #Traffic
source: https://torrentfreak.com/the-eu-wants-its-own-dns-resolver-that-can-block-unlawful-traffic-220119/
... the DNS solution will also be able to block "illegal" websites, including #pirate sites.
It's getting awkward to live in the EU. Every schoolchild there knows how to get around geo-blocking. They will also be able to change a DNS server.
#internet #politics #europe #censorship #piracy #copyright #fail
#Piracy #Release Group #EVO ‘Blames’ #Movie #Industry For Its #Popularity
source: https://torrentfreak.com/piracy-release-group-evo-blames-movie-industry-for-its-popularity-211114/
Maybe, if #studios would care a bit more about the #consumer, there wouldn’t be much piracy on the #internet. But they don’t care anymore, what matters is profit, profit and #profit.
#economy #capitalism #money #politics #news #media #entertainment #p2p #download #filesharing #warez
#Denuvo - Protected #Games Rendered Unplayable After #Domain Expires
source: https://torrentfreak.com/denuvo-protected-games-rendered-unplayable-after-domain-expires-211108/
One of the great ironies of anti-piracy technologies is that they not only offer zero benefits to paying customers but when things go wrong, pirates are often better off.
This obvious truth cannot be repeated often enough:
One of the great ironies of anti-piracy technologies is that they not only offer zero benefits to paying customers but when things go wrong, pirates are often better off.
#game #gamer #steam #pc #fail #drm #wtf #economy #entertainment #piracy #technology #news
Kevin Beaumont on Twitter: "Microsoft Azure silently install management agents on your Linux VMs, which now have RCE and LPE vulns. Microsoft don’t have an auto update mechanism, so now you need to manually upgrade the agents you didn’t know existed as you didn’t install them. https://t.co/czavbvt8LT" / Twitter
● NEWS ● #TorrentFreak #copyright #copyrights ☞ Two DJ Music #Piracy Cases Five Years Apart, Two Very Different Outcomes https://torrentfreak.com/two-dj-music-piracy-cases-five-years-apart-two-very-different-outcomes-210823/