So from this day on all torrents that are in the category movie and are 4k(2160p) and have a size >= 50GB are freeleech! The older torrents will be changed by the staff. This change will be automatically set by the system on upload. Please don't abuse!

The Pirate Bay has been hard to reach for nearly a day, causing concern among some BitTorrent users. The outage is likely caused by technical issues, so the site is expected to rebounce soon. Meanwhile, some of the site's proxies and its Tor domain are still working fine. The main Pirate Bay domain has been offline for nearly a day now. For most people, the site currently displays a Cloudflare error message across the entire site, with the CDN provider referring to a “bad gateway.” No further details are available to us and there is no known ETA for the site’s full return. Judging from past experience, however, it’s likely a small technical hiccup that needs fixing. There are no issues with the domain name itself. Pirate Bay downtime, bad gateway TorrentFreak reached out to the TPB team but we have yet to hear more about the issue. The Pirate Bay has had quite a few stints of downtime in recent months. The popular torrent site usually returns after several hours. Amid the downtime, there’s still some good news for those who desperately need to access the notorious torrent site. TPB is still available via its .onion address on the Tor network, accessible using the popular Tor Browser, for example. The site’s Tor traffic goes through a separate server and works just fine. The same is true for some of The Pirate Bay’s proxy sites, which are still working fine and showing new torrents. The main .org domain will probably be back in action soon enough, but seasoned TPB users will probably know the drill by now… The Pirate Bay is not the only torrent site facing problems at the moment. The popular ExtraTorrent copy ExtraTorrent.ag has been suffering downtime for more than a week, without a word from its operators.

Please carefully read our new rules, ignorance of them will not be an excuse. 1. Only lossless music formats will be permitted on site. e.g. FLAC. MP3's and other lossy formats will no longer be allowed and will be removed from the site on 1 February. Thanks to all past up-loaders. 2. No download/upload bot accounts will be allowed on site. Any account found to be uploading over 20% of any release category to another site will be banned immediately. This applies whether the uploads to other sites are manual or scripted. If you want to upload a large amount of content from BeyondHD to another site please seek approval from senior staff. 3. Internal releases should NOT be re-tagged/re-named under any circumstance. Adding subs to an internal release does not make it your own; if you add subtitles and upload elsewhere the release should be named similar to "The.Hitmans.Bodyguard.2017.BluRay.1080p.TrueHD.At mos.7.1.AVC.REMUX.RoSubbed-FraMeSToR" . 4. No Captures. Movies/TV releases obtained via screen capture devices will NO longer be allowed. 5. Screenshots for 4K releases should be in native resolution and in PNG format, not JPG. Until an easy 4K HDR screenshot tool is available we will allow Non-HDR (washed out) screenshots. Screenshots with the correct colour space obtained from MADVR with tone mapping or DVDFab are preferred. Large 4K screenshots can be uploaded to our own image host https://beyondhd.co/ and linked via BBCode. Unfortunately internal tool in our upload screen times out in Cloudflare because of the size. 6. A releases source should be clearly listed if possible. This applies to all P2P remux and encode releases. If the source is unknown; please state "Source Unknown" 7. Any user found to be abusing the bonus point system by downloading a large number of the smallest files on site will be warned; and if they continue to seed after the warning, their account will be suspended and their bonus points removed. This is not in the spirit of the site; and is not contributing to the community. 8. New Torrent requests are now limited to 5 a month and will cost 500 bonus points. 9. No advertising is allowed anywhere on site; this includes shoutbox, IRC and the forums.

To what degree should Internet services be shielded from liability for the copyright infringements of their users? With the NAFTA negotiations underway this has become a hot topic once again. Content industry groups believe that these safe harbors should be tightened, while Internet law experts and advocacy groups want to expand US-style safe harbors to Mexico and Canada. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the United States, Canada, and Mexico was negotiated more than 25 years ago. Over the past quarter-century trade has changed drastically, especially online, so the United States is now planning to modernize the international deal. One of the topics that has received a lot of interest from various experts and stakeholders are safe harbors. In the US, Internet services are shielded from copyright infringement liability under the safe harbor provisions of the DMCA, but in Mexico and Canada, that’s not the case. The latest round of NAFTA renegotiations are currently taking place in Montreal and this is heating up the debate once again. Several legal scholars and advocacy groups believe that such US-style safe harbor provisions are essential for Internet services to operate freely on the Internet. A group of more than fifty Internet law experts and organizations made this clear in a letter sent to the negotiators this week, urging them to make safe harbors part of the new deal. “When NAFTA was negotiated, the Internet was an obscure electronic network. Since then, the Internet has become a significant — and essential — part of our societies and our economies,” the letter reads. “To acknowledge this, if a modernized NAFTA contains a digital trade chapter, it should contain protections for online intermediaries from liability for third party online content, similar to the United States’ ‘Section 230’.” The safe harbors in the Communications Decency Act and the DMCA ensure that services which deal with user-generated content, including Google, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Wikipedia, are shielded from liability. This immunity makes it easier for new user-generated services to launch, without the fear of expensive lawsuits, the argument goes. However, not everyone sees it this way. In a letter cited by Variety, a group of 37 industry groups urges U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to negotiate ‘strong’ safe harbor protections. Strong, in this case, means that simply responding to takedown notices is not always enough. “If these anti-IP voices succeed, they will turn long-standing trade policy, with creativity and innovation at its core, on its head by transforming our trade agreements into blueprints for how to evade liability for IP theft,” they write. The MPAA and RIAA, which also signed the letter, previously stressed that the current US safe harbors are not working. These industry groups believe that services such as YouTube exploit their safe harbor immunity and profit from it. The RIAA, therefore, wants any negotiated safe harbor provisions in NAFTA to be flexible in the event that the DMCA is tightened up in response to the ongoing safe harbor rules study. So, what should a content industry-approved safe harbor look like then? The music industry group says that these should only be available to passive platforms that are not actively engaged in communicating and do not generate any revenue from pirated content. This would exclude YouTube and many other Internet services. While it’s clear that the ideas of both camps are hard to unite, there’s still the question of whether there will be a new and improved NAFTA version at all. President Trump has previously threatened to terminate the agreement.

Tracker's Name: TheShow.click Genre: e-Learning Sign-up Link: https://theshow.click/signup.php Closing date: Soon! Additional information: TheShow is a Private Torrent Tracker for Entertainment-Industry / E-Learning with the best/unique content. Meaning a community that provides a knowledge base for all materials related to filmmaking, screenwriting, and photography. The Art of Filmmaking/Editing and the Graphics / Photo Editing

Tracker's Name: TheGeeks.click Genre: e-Learning Sign-up Link: https://thegeeks.click/signup.php Closing date: Soon! Additional information: TheGeeks is a site dedicated to e-learners that want to improve various skills and get some knowledge on subjects like computer science, business, sport stuff, arts, music, history.

Tracker's Name: TheEmpite.click Genre: e-Learning Sign-up Link: https://theempire.click/signup.php Closing date: Soon! Additional information: Good tracker for e-Learning stuff.

I have a bad news for everyone. Its that site might be shutting down on 28th of this month coz of payment issues. Paid for 6 months. Amount got deducted from my account but i got ngnix error from provider site and payment didnt got processed. I sent them proofs but they are denying. So i dont have any extra money left to pay bills again. Its been a nice run. Had many ups and downs and alot of loyal members helped in many ways i cant thank enough to all of you. U know who i am talking about. Hope to see you all on other sites. And wishing everyone a safe journey in BT. I will be taking backups and stuff just in case if i get the site up and running in coming days but i cant promise that. Thank you everyone for being part of IDE you guys made IDE what it was and is atm. Thanks again. //Trigg

This is to All our members. Hi everyone, I hope this finds you well and enjoying your reading! This months pm isnt going to be very long as not a lot has been happening since Christmas. First I would like to thank all our members who have donated through Patreon this seems to be working very well and is making it easier for our regular donators to donate as it is automatic.Thankyou!!! One disappointment is that 7 members decided to cancel their donations but still tried to have VIP downloads which is pretty bad really. When you sign up for Patreon we make you VIP straight away even though the funds are not taken from you until the 5th of the next month ...this could mean you get near a month free VIP.(this depends at what time of the month you sign up) The site is doing very well with some new uploaders who are doing a great job and I must thank them for their work and for getting us new content....Thankyou. Dont forget the Site Rules need to be followed ie seed the title back for the time that is written in the rules. We dont like to ban members or delete their accounts but I have given instructions to staffers not to mess about and delete members accounts who break the rules straight away. Point of fact yet another member lost their account for downloading 34 books at the same time....which is really bad. I was away for a little while after Christmas and a little into the New Year and didnt send out my normal New Years message. So here it is: To ALL My Friends here at Ebooksshares I wish you and your families a Very Happy and Healthy New Year also a year of Peace and Friendliness where ever you live. Stay well and stay safe!! If you have any items you may want sent out to the site members please pm me and I will organise this for you and keep it clean hehehehe Thats it for now ....... Kind Regards Pat aka ironside

Denuvo, the company behind the world's most famous video game anti-piracy system, has been sold. The buyer is global anti-piracy outfit Irdeto, which specializes in protecting all kinds of content, with an emphasis on the audio-visual sector. The news comes a day after Denuvo's latest protection was defeated by pirates after a couple of months in the wild. It’s fair to say that of all video games anti-piracy technologies, Denuvo is perhaps the most hated of recent times. That hatred unsurprisingly stems from both its success and complexity. Those with knowledge of the system say it’s fiendishly difficult to defeat but in recent times, cracks have been showing. In 2017, various iterations of the anti-tamper system were defeated by several cracking groups, much to the delight of the pirate masses. Now, however, a new development has the potential to herald a new lease of life for the Austria-based anti-piracy company. A few moments ago it was revealed that the company has been bought by Irdeto, a global anti-piracy company with considerable heritage and resources. “Irdeto has acquired Denuvo, the world leader in gaming security, to provide anti-piracy and anti-cheat solutions for games on desktop, mobile, console and VR devices,” Irdeto said in a statement. “Denuvo provides technology and services for game publishers and platforms, independent software vendors, e-publishers and video publishers across the globe. Current Denuvo customers include Electronic Arts, UbiSoft, Warner Bros and Lionsgate Entertainment, with protection provided for games such as Star Wars Battlefront II, Football Manager, Injustice 2 and others.” Irdeto says that Denuvo will “continue to operate as usual” with all of its staff retained – a total of 45 across Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic, and the US. Denuvo headquarters in Salzburg, Austria, will also remain intact along with its sales operations. “The success of any game title is dependent upon the ability of the title to operate as the publisher intended,” says Irdeto CEO Doug Lowther. “As a result, protection of both the game itself and the gaming experience for end users is critical. Our partnership brings together decades of security expertise under one roof to better address new and evolving security threats. We are looking forward to collaborating as a team on a number of initiatives to improve our core technology and services to better serve our customers.” Denuvo was founded relatively recently in 2013 and employs less than 50 people. In contrast, Irdeto’s roots go all the way back to 1969 and currently has almost 1,000 staff. It’s a subsidiary of South Africa-based Internet and media group Naspers, a corporate giant with dozens of notable companies under its control. While Denuvo is perhaps best known for its anti-piracy technology, Irdeto is also placing emphasis on the company’s ability to hinder cheating in online multi-player gaming environments. This has become a hot topic recently, with several lawsuits filed in the US by companies including Blizzard and Epic. “Hackers and cybercriminals in the gaming space are savvy, and always have been. It is critical to implement robust security strategies to combat the latest gaming threats and protect the investment in games. Much like the movie industry, it’s the only way to ensure that great games continue to get made,” says Denuvo CEO Reinhard Blaukovitsch. “In joining with Irdeto, we are bringing together a unique combination of security expertise, technology and enhanced piracy services to aggressively address security challenges that customers and gamers face from hackers.” While it seems likely that the companies have been in negotiations for some, the timing of this announcement also coincides with negative news for Denuvo. Yesterday it was revealed that the latest variant of its anti-tamper technology – Denuvo v4.8 – had been defeated by online cracking group CPY (Conspiracy). Version 4.8 had been protecting Sonic Forces since its release early November 2017 but the game was leaked out onto the Internet late Sunday with all protection neutralized. Sonic Forces cracked by CPY Irdeto has a long history of acquiring anti-piracy companies and technologies. They include Lockstream (DRM for content on mobile phones), Philips Cryptoworks (DVB conditional access system), Cloakware (various security), Entriq (media protection), BD+ (Blu-ray protection), and BayTSP (anti-piracy monitoring). It’s also noteworthy that Irdeto supplied behind-the-scenes support in two of the largest IPTV provider raids of recent times, one focused on Spain in 2017 and more recently in Cyprus, Bulgaria, Greece and the Netherlands (1,2,3).

Good News for desitorrents Members DT's 14th anniversary is near and it will be back with exclusives. DT is down for a while but work is in progress and in a few days it will be up on different multiple domains. So wait is going to over and the best desi site will be up again with releases from best rippers.

Hi, nice torrents! The page looks like a new look and we're counting on you so now we're announcing a contest! The essence of the competition is a header creation! Allow your imagination (from fair borders) and make your picture the best. The header size should be 1000 * 140 and the image should be "MM" or "Mm-torrent". The best 3 voted by the staff will be added to a new vote that you have already voted for. Good luck for everyone and make the pictures! One person can do more than one picture. You can submit the pictures under the "Forum" menu item. No remuneration is left!

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We will run some semi-scheduled-maintenance on site servers between 22.1. and 25.1. The site might go unresponsive during the updates, but should come around eventually, no need to worry. As a follow up to the last post! Torrent categories were updated, UHD stuff is mostly separated as of now. Console games are on one single category, there has been very few of those coming for newer generation consoles. A lot of PC games that were previously going to misc / 0day category due to lack of specification higher up the chain should now be going to Games/PC category. A lot of PC apps still go to Apps/misc as well as misc / 0day category, there is no practical way of sorting those, sorry. Everything you need a penguin system to run should go to Linux category and all you need an overpriced piece of turd to run should now go to the Apple category. "Should", because a lot of the sorting is done with regexp-rules, which do cover most cases, but something might eventually change or there might be a typo on the release title, or so forth... Site lottery winner count was doubled to 10, the total dealt out amount was also adjusted from 105GB to 675GB; the lottery is still ran weekly and the winners can be checked from the Forums. They will also be notified with a PM from System. Site Rules and Site FAQ were updated mostly on account of site invites, but there were some ancient pointers in especially the FAQ that have no longer been valid for almost a decade. As a last of the "major visible for users" update, the Power User class requirements were adjusted quite a bit; You now need to have been a member on the site for 12 weeks, roughly 3 months, have share ratio of 1.25 and total uploaded amount of 250GB. Anyone who was promoted before was not demoted due to changes, but if you do get demoted due to your ratio falling under 0.95 you will need to meet the new criteria in order to get promoted again. Forum search and torrent search were recoded from the ground up and at least on torrent search the change on results is quite noticeable, forum search should work about as it did before, with better resource management. A lot of other stuff was also recoded from the ground up to allow easier future changes if need be and to use server resources less wastefully. Reminder about invite usage If you deal out an invite the invitee must create the account when they open the invite link; that is when the invite link is used and it will be invalid afterwards!

In a new campaign video, several Members of the European Parliament warn that the EU's proposed mandatory upload filters pose a threat to freedom of speech. The new filters would function as “censorship machines” which are "completely disproportionate," they say. The MEPs encourage the public to speak up, while they still can. Through a series of new proposals, the European Commission is working hard to modernize EU copyright law. Among other things, it will require online services to do more to fight piracy. These proposals have not been without controversy. Article 13 of the proposed Copyright Directive, for example, has been widely criticized as it would require online services to monitor and filter uploaded content. This means that online services, which deal with large volumes of user-uploaded content, must use fingerprinting or other detection mechanisms – similar to YouTube’s Content-ID system – to block copyright infringing files. The Commission believes that more stringent control is needed to support copyright holders. However, many legal scholars, digital activists, and members of the public worry that they will violate the rights of regular Internet users. In the European Parliament, there is fierce opposition as well. Today, six Members of Parliament (MEPs) from across the political spectrum released a new campaign video warning their fellow colleagues and the public at large. The MEPs warn that such upload filters would act as “censorship machines,” something they’ve made clear to the Council’s working group on intellectual property, where the controversial proposal was discussed today. “Imagine if every time you opened your mouth, computers controlled by big companies would check what you were about to say, and have the power to prevent you from saying it,” Greens/EFA MEP Julia Reda says. “A new legal proposal would make this a reality when it comes to expressing yourself online: Every clip and every photo would have to be pre-screened by some automated ‘robocop’ before it could be uploaded and seen online,” ALDE MEP Marietje Schaake adds. Stop censorship machines! Schaake notes that she has dealt with the consequences of upload filters herself. When she uploaded a recording of a political speech to YouTube, the site took it down without explanation. Until this day, the MEP still doesn’t know on what grounds it was removed. These broad upload filters are completely disproportionate and a danger for freedom of speech, the MEPs warn. The automated systems make mistakes and can’t properly detect whether something’s fair use, for example. Another problem is that the measures will be relatively costly for smaller companies ,which puts them at a competitive disadvantage. “Only the biggest platforms can afford them – European competitors and small businesses will struggle,” ECR MEP Dan Dalton says. The plans can still be stopped, the MEPs say. They are currently scheduled for a vote in the Legal Affairs Committee at the end of March, and the video encourages members of the public to raise their voices. “Speak out …while you can still do so unfiltered!” S&D MEP Catherine Stihler says.

We are restructuring the site to integrate the beta version of our application (still under development) that will be released (beta) in the first week of February. In the next few hours, the site will be reactivated while we work on this new structure. At first, only donor users will have access to the application (after release). Those who want to register or just make a donation (if already registered) can use the method (s) below to register on the site and ensure early access to the application . The invitation will automatically be sent to the email used at the time of donation. If the email is in use on the site, an invitation will be added to the corresponding user.

failed login attempts the staff is aware that current hackers are trying to use old database passwords to log into gft accounts. We would like to give our users a reminder, not to share passwords with other sites. (also at this time it is not needed to PM us with a failed login attempt)

The golden rules are valid for any HD-F and the entire network (IRC). These rules are essential. Not agreeing with them may compromise your account. 1.0. Inactivity of an account. Inactivity of an account during a 60-day period will delete this account that has become useless for the site. What is not considered activity by the system for the account's survival: Stay connected. Download some MB from time to time on a stopped or stopped file. (an uncompleted file is not taken into account as an activity) A rejected upload (an invalid upload is not counted as an activity) Intervene on the shout. (Shout does not keep track of activity on account or history) Offer invitations. (It would be encouraging to distribute the invitation to anyone, not to mention that the members have only 2 except for the supporting members of the site who receive more) Send a PM (is not a sufficient activity) Surf the site (is not a sufficient activity) What is considered sufficient activity by the system for account survival: Full download of a torrent followed by a minimum of seed for 72 hours (the seed below 72 hours is not counted by the system as indicated in the ratio rule) an upload validated by the staf followed by a minimum seed of 72h (same reason as above) creation of posts on the forum (the simple answers are not sufficient answer yes no ok hello welcome ....... is not sufficient activity for the site). The torrent sharing coupled with a regular connection to the site is sufficient (regular in this case mean at least once a month), members who share long-term on the site are just as important as uploads on a tk. We can not adapt a rule to special cases (travel around the world), nowadays even in the depths of the world we manage to have a small connection sufficient for a brief connection to the site (the opportunity can be to share on the forum the experience of the current trip). We are a private tracker and as the majority of members know to be registered on such a site is a privilege and not an acquired right, it is therefore deserved the survival of his account by a minimum of activity. This is not mentioned on the support page but the supporting members of the site have an immunity of inactivity (original on gazelle) 1.1. Do not create more than one account. Members are entitled to one account. If your account has been disabled, contact the staff via #home on IRC. 1.2. Do not trade, sell or give your account. If you no longer want to use your account, send a PM Staff and ask to have your account deleted. 1.3. Do not share accounts. Accounts are for personal use only. Giving access to your account in any way (for example, sharing your login, external program) is prohibited. Invite a friend or direct him to the channel for Interviews via IRC. 2.1. Do not invite bad members. You are responsible for your guests. You will be sanctioned if your guests fail to maintain the required ratio, guests who go against the golden rules will jeopardize your invitation privileges and / or your account. 2.2. Do not trade, sell, give an invitation or offer in public. Invitations should only be given to people you know or trust. There is one exception to this rule: invitations can be offered on forums protected by member classes on another private tracker where an official recruitment topic for HD-F. To propose it on a public space will be at your own risk. 2.3. Do not solicit invitations or accounts. Requesting invitations or an account for another site is strictly prohibited outside of the section provided. Invitations can be offered, but not requested, in the invitation site forum (restricted to Elite and higher classes). 3.1. Do not try to manipulate your ratio. Transferring inaccurate data or increasing your data through unintended uses of the BitTorrent protocol or site options (e.g., query abuse) is ratio manipulation. If in doubt, send a PM Staff for further information. 3.2. Do not send bad data to the tracker (ie cheating, ratio manipulation, ...). Sending erroneous data to the tracker is considered cheating, especially if it is accomplished using a 'cheat client' or by handling an approved client. 3.3. Do not use non-accepted clients

We have enabled altcoin donations (Litecoin, Ethereum, ZCash, Monero etc). Due to high Bitcoin fees lately, it is not so convenient to donate 6 euros and pay 4-5 euros in fees. This will help our users pay much less when helping and supporting our community. Thank you for your continued support! FileList Staff

Am 26.01.18 ab ca.: 21:00 Uhr bis ca.: 27.01.18 5:00 Uhr führt unser Provider Wartungsarbeiten durch bitte um Verständnis falls der Tracker mal für einige Zeit nicht erreichbar ist. Bitte keine Panik wir bleiben. GOOGLE TRANSLATE: On 26.01.18 from approx.: 21:00 o'clock to approx .: 27.01.18 5:00 o'clock our Provider carries out maintenance work by asking for your understanding if the Tracker is not available for some time. Please do not panic we stay.

Zapping points updates @ 2018-01-17 Effective now the zapping system has changed: 1gb file = 120 bonus points amount of downloaded from a torrent * 120bp 3gb file * 120 = 360 bonus points 100mb file would be around 9bp There is a max of 1000 bonus points to zap https://www.iptorrents.com/forums.ph...topicid=100481 What is the reason for this? It is simple. Too many people jump on FL packs to get the quick upload then stop seeding it and use 50 BP to zap it. So now those abusers will be penalized a little more. So it's really simple, don't download something you really don't want or intend to seed. We have more FL than any other site, we are beyond generous with it. So no more abusing it. *** Side note, we are working on a plan to increase the bonus points for seeding. We will let you know what we decide and when it will be implemented. Don't ask, there is no answer. This is a done deal folks, no more need for complaining. The owner has made the change and it's final. Seed. IPT was never meant to be a place for you to hit and run. Those who seed properly have absolutely nothing to worry about.

Tracker's Name: HD-Forever Genre: HD Sign-up Link: https://hdf.world/register.php Closing date: Soon Additional information: HD-Forever (HD-F) is a French Private Torrent Tracker for HD Movies Releases.

open registrations for 600 accounts following the deletion of 500 inactive accounts. Site freeleech until 24/01/18 included.

2018-01-21 QTM and Windows10 If you cannot login with QTM, it is NOT your account. QTM went incompatible with the latest updates from Win10. DO NOT try to often or you might get hit by a 24-hour ban because of wrong login attempts. A fixed version will come very soon.

In general terms, Finland was targeted by copyright trolls fairly late in the day, during 2013. But according to information compiled by an NGO activist, they're certainly making up for lost time. Since December 2013, the Market Court has ordered local ISPs to hand over the personal details of more than 200,000 Internet users, so that copyright trolls can pursue them for cash settlements. Fifteen years ago, the RIAA was contacting alleged file-sharers in the United States, demanding cash payments to make supposed lawsuits go away. In the years that followed, dozens of companies followed in their footsteps – not as a deterrent – but as a way to turn piracy into profit. The practice is now widespread, not just in the United States, but also in Europe where few major countries have avoided the clutches of trolls. Germany has been hit particularly hard, with millions of cases. The UK has also seen tens of thousands of individuals targeted since 2006 although more recently the trolls there have been in retreat. The same cannot be said about Finland, however. From a relatively late start in 2013, trolls have been stepping up their game in leaps and bounds but the true scale of developments in this Scandinavian country will probably come as a surprise to even the most seasoned of troll-watchers. According to data compiled by NGO activist Ritva Puolakka, the business in Finland has grown to epidemic proportions. In fact, between 2013 and 2017 the Market Court (which deals with Intellectual Property matters, among other things) has ordered local Internet service providers to hand over the details of almost 200,000 Finnish Internet subscribers. Published on the Ministry of Education and Culture website (via mikrobitti.fi) the data (pdf) reveals hundreds of processes against major Finnish ISPs. Notably, every single case has been directed at a core group of three providers – Elisa, TeliaSonera and DNA – while customers of other ISPs seem to have been completely overlooked. Exactly why isn’t clear but in other jurisdictions it’s proven more cost-effective to hone a process with a small number of ISPs, rather than spread out to those with fewer customers. Only one legal process is listed for 2013 but that demanded the identities of people behind 50 IP addresses. In 2014 there was a 14-fold increase in processes and the number of IP addresses targeted grew to 1,387. For 2015, a total of 117 processes are listed, demanding the identities of people behind 37,468 IP addresses. In 2016 the trolls really upped their game. A total of 131 processes demanded the details of individuals behind 98,966 IP addresses. For last year, 79 processes are on the books, which in total amounted to 60,681 potential defendants in settlement cases. In total, between 2013 and 2017 the Market Court ordered the ISPs to hand over the personal details of people behind a staggering 198,552 IP addresses. While it should be noted that each might not lead to a unique individual, the number is huge when one considers the potential returns if everyone pays up hundreds of euros to make supposed court cases go away. But despite the significant scale, it will probably come as no surprise that very few companies are involved. Troll operations tend to be fairly centralized, often using the same base services to track and collect evidence against alleged pirates. In the order they entered the settlement business in Finland the companies involved are: LFP Video Group LLC, International Content Holding B.V., Dallas Buyers Club LLC, Crystalis Entertainment UG, Scanbox Entertainment A/S, Fairway Film Alliance LLC, Copyright Collections Ltd, Mircom International Content Management, Interallip LLP, and Oy Atlantic Film Finland Ab.