From the Pirate Bay to Ghost mirrors - Negative PID

In the early and mid 2000s, a small number of piracy platforms did more than distribute copyrighted material. They shaped how the internet itself was used.

Negative PID
Blocking youtube ads is PIRACY!!!

PeerTube
(01 Dec) OpenAI desperate to avoid explaining why it deleted pirated book datasets OpenAI risks increased fines after deleting pirated books datasets. https://s.faithcollapsing.com/165n9 #ai #chatgpt #copyright-infringement #online-piracy #openai #pirating-books #policy #training-data
OpenAI desperate to avoid explaining why it deleted pirated book datasets https://arstechni.ca/gk5H #copyrightinfringement #piratingbooks #onlinepiracy #trainingdata #ChatGPT #Policy #openai #AI
OpenAI desperate to avoid explaining why it deleted pirated book datasets

OpenAI risks increased fines after deleting pirated books datasets.

Ars Technica
Ex-DVD company employee gets 4 years for leaking Spider-Man Blu-ray https://arstechni.ca/m8Sx #Spider-Man:nowayhome #onlinepiracy #moviepiracy #movieleaks #Blu-ray #Policy #dvd
Ex-DVD company employee gets 4 years for leaking Spider-Man Blu-ray

Man agreed to return more than 1,000 stolen DVDs to his former employer.

Ars Technica

"Back in the days #KEYGEN.EXE was the way to get yourself on the other side of the #PayWall"

Instant #DemoScene Flashback <3

"The Soundtrack of #OnlinePiracy"

NFO: https://youtu.be/zHgcrdv8zpM

P.S.: Thanx to #RADIUM ;)

The Soundtrack of Online Piracy

YouTube
Meta pirated and seeded porn for years to train AI, lawsuit says

Lawsuit: Meta may have seeded porn to minors while hiding piracy for AI training.

Ars Technica
Judge rejects Meta’s claim that torrenting is “irrelevant” in AI copyright case https://arstechni.ca/X7Rb #copyrightinfringement #shadowlibraries #onlinepiracy #AItraining #BItTorrent #torrenting #copyright #Policy #libgen #LLaMA #meta #AI
Judge: Pirate libraries may have profited from Meta torrenting 80TB of books

Meta may defeat authors’ torrenting claim due to lack of evidence.

Ars Technica
Unveiling the leak of Panchayat Season 4 sheds light on digital piracy's impact. #PanchayatSeason4 #CopyrightLaws #OnlinePiracy https://redoracle.com/News/Unveiling-Panchayat-Season-4-Leak.html
Unveiling Panchayat Season 4 Leak

Image Introduction The recent leak of Panchayat Season 4 has brought to light the ongoing issue of digital piracy and its implications for the entertainment industry. This analy...

RedOracle

📚 Protecting Creative Works in the Age of AI 🤖

AI is grabbing headlines, but piracy has been exploiting creators for years — and it's still thriving. My latest blog post dives into:

🔹 How pirate sites like LibGen fuel AI scraping
🔹 Why creators must be mindful of what they upload
🔹 The urgent need for stronger laws to protect our work

Read more and learn how we can fight back: https://mountainthermit.blogspot.com/2025/03/feeding-beast-why-pirated-books-and-ai.html

#AIethics #CopyrightProtection #DigitalRights #OnlinePiracy

Feeding the Beast: Why Pirated Books and AI Misuse Are Part of the Same Problem

The digital equivalent of someone selling stolen electronics or meat out of the back of a van, appearing on one corner one day and another t...