Hacker News with Generative AI: Torrenting

Torrent Site Uploader and Member of 'The Scene' Sentenced to Prison in Denmark (torrentfreak.com)
Danish authorities have claimed two new victories in the ongoing battle against online piracy. A 46-year-old man, who allegedly uploaded content to the Danish torrent trackers "SuperBits" and "DanishBytes", was sentenced to nine months in prison. The other defendant, a 48-year-old man, was linked to 'The Scene'. He received a twelve-month sentence for hosting two servers and sharing pirated content in one of the most elusive piracy groups.
Torrenting to seed US Government scientific datasets (aus.social)
ISP Must Unmask 100 Alleged BitTorrent Pirates in RIAA Lawsuit (torrentfreak.com)
Altice, parent company of Internet provider Optimum, must disclose the personal details of a hundred alleged music pirates. The request comes from a group of prominent record labels and is part of an ongoing copyright infringement liability lawsuit. Altice, meanwhile, will receive anti-piracy information, including that related to a letter the RIAA previously sent to BitTorrent Inc., the owner of popular torrent client uTorrent.
Telegram 'Suspends RuTracker's Channel' for Copyright Infringement (torrentfreak.com)
Following the surprise arrest of founder Pavel Durov in France last year, Telegram's suddenly improved attitude towards content complaints was unexpected, and appears to be holding. After channels operated by Z-Library and Anna's Archive were shut down recently, Russian media outlets are reporting the suspension of a channel operated by RuTracker, one of the most resilient torrent trackers in history.
Ask HN: Can I download Torrent of a movie legally if I own the DVD/Blueray? (ycombinator.com)
I more and more often find that I pay for movies I already own, because it’s easier with streaming services. Can I legally download it as long as I already own it?
Show HN: A shell script to search multiple torrent sites from CLI (github.com/TUVIMEN)
South Korean ISP 'Infected' Torrenting Subscribers with Malware (torrentfreak.com)
South Korean ISP Infected 600,000 Torrenting Subscribers with Malware (torrentfreak.com)
TorrentGalaxy Goes Offline with Mysterious Message to Users (torrentfreak.com)
You can help Anna's Archive by seeding torrents (annas-archive.org)