Hacker News with Generative AI: Torrenting

Piracy Operation COLLECTiVE Dismantled, Uploader 'Will1869' Arrested in UK (torrentfreak.com)
Popular torrent site uploader Will1869, known for releases tagged as 'COLLECTiVE', has been arrested by police in the UK. He specialized in distributing recent movies that were typically sourced elsewhere. COLLECTiVE torrents were shared on public portals including 1337x and also appeared on the home site, Laidbackmanor, which was also shut down by police.
Piracy, Law Enforcement, Entertainment, Torrenting
6 points by swat535 34 days ago | 1 comments
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.
Piracy, Law Enforcement, Denmark, Torrenting, Online Piracy
11 points by voxadam 87 days ago | 3 comments
Torrenting to seed US Government scientific datasets (aus.social)
Data, Science, Government, Torrenting
21 points by dredmorbius 107 days ago | 7 comments
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.
Copyright Infringement, Lawsuits, Music Industry, Torrenting
5 points by isaacfrond 127 days ago | 0 comments
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.
Copyright Infringement, Telegram, Torrenting, Russia
14 points by gslin 156 days ago | 0 comments
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?
Legal Issues, Streaming Services, Movie Ownership, Torrenting
16 points by punnerud 210 days ago | 34 comments
Show HN: A shell script to search multiple torrent sites from CLI (github.com/TUVIMEN)
Shell Scripting, Torrenting
18 points by TUVIMEN 310 days ago | 0 comments
South Korean ISP 'Infected' Torrenting Subscribers with Malware (torrentfreak.com)
Malware, South Korea, Torrenting, Cybersecurity, ISP
22 points by pessimizer 366 days ago | 0 comments
South Korean ISP Infected 600,000 Torrenting Subscribers with Malware (torrentfreak.com)
Cybersecurity, Malware, South Korea, Torrenting
17 points by popcalc 367 days ago | 0 comments
TorrentGalaxy Goes Offline with Mysterious Message to Users (torrentfreak.com)
Torrenting, Piracy, Online Communities, Website Shutdowns
31 points by bratao 378 days ago | 9 comments
You can help Anna's Archive by seeding torrents (annas-archive.org)
Digital Preservation, Torrenting, Open Access
193 points by FabHK 379 days ago | 114 comments