Police say they are preparing to send warning notices to more than 7,000 UK residents who are believed to have purchased pirate IPTV subscriptions. The warnings follow the arrest of a then 28-year-old man in the North-West of England during the summer and the seizure of luxury cars, expensive jewelry, and a pirate IPTV customer database. As pirate IPTV providers and resellers continue to provide access to low-cost premium TV services, law enforcement agencies around the world are stepping up efforts to disrupt their activities. Pirate IPTV platforms remain popular in the UK, where they are the preferred choice to access matches from the Premier League and other mainstream content at affordable prices. As a result, many individuals are taking advantage of the market and attracting thousands of subscribers but action in the UK last summer shows that’s not without risk. Police Swoop On The Home Of Alleged Operator of IPTV Service On Thursday, June 25, Lancashire Police executed a search warrant at a house on Buckley Grove in the seaside resort of Lytham St Annes. Carried out under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act, a 28-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of being involved in the supply of pirate IPTV services and illegal TV streaming devices. What was particularly notable about the case was the seizure of high-value assets, including a Range Rover Sport SVR V8 and an Audi A5 convertible. At the time, police confirmed they had also seized designer clothing, designer bags, and jewelry. TorrentFreak sources close to the investigation confirmed that a pair of Rolex watches, designer clothes, and exclusive trainers were among the items taken. We also understand that around £17,000 in bitcoin formed part of the seizure but none of these additional details have been officially reported or confirmed by the authorities. Police Are Now Targeting Subscribers In a new announcement this morning, police reference the arrest and seizures in the summer, noting that the man in question was released under investigation. Then, as now, police are still not naming the service in question but TorrentFreak can confirm it operated under the name North West IPTV. At the time, reports in anti-piracy circles suggested that the service could have had as many as 32,000 subscribers but our information, supplied by a source familiar with the matter, previously downplayed that claim. Nevertheless, a substantial number of presumed customers of North West IPTV are now about to receive correspondence from the police. 7,000 Alleged Subscribers Will Receive Warnings “More than 7000 residents, believed to have been using an illegal TV streaming service, are set to receive warning notices this week from Lancashire Police,” police said in a statement this morning. “Our cyber-crime unit is issuing the warnings to subscribers of a service called IPTV which allows users to illegally stream premium channels at a reduced rate. Subscribers will receive the Cease and Desist Notices this week, via email, asking them to stop using the service immediately.” The warnings, as yet unseen in public, will warn those who reportedly subscribed to the service that they are committing a crime that carries a maximum sentence of up to five years imprisonment and/or a fine. Given the current sentencing standards in the UK it seems highly unlikely that a regular subscriber of such a service would receive a custodial sentence of any kind but given the involvement of the police, a criminal record is certainly possible. This, the police and copyright holders hope, will prove to be a sufficient deterrent for those considering a similar subscription in the future. Evidence of Infringement At the moment, Lancashire Police are not claiming to have any evidence of actual infringement or crimes carried out by any of those who allegedly purchased a subscription from North West IPTV or its resellers. Instead, they appear to be relying upon contact information secured from the IPTV supplier’s customer database seized during the raid in the summer, which necessarily holds email addresses for correspondence purposes. Indeed, police also acknowledge that some customers may not even be aware that their purchase was illegal. “People who subscribe to these services might not realize that they are illegal, but the simple fact is that they are,” says Olivia Dodding from Lancashire Police Cyber Crime Unit. “What may cost you a relatively small fee, actually results in television producers and sports broadcasters losing millions of pounds which affects their ability to make and show sports events and entertainments series, which many of us enjoy watching. “Anyone who subscribes to IPTV or any other steaming service [sic] should stop now to avoid facing prosecutions themselves.” Similarities With Action Against GE Hosting In late June, subscribers to pirate IPTV service Global / Global Entertainment were given an unwelcome surprise. Rather than seeing the normal array of content on their screens, they were instead greeted by a notice from a police force in the UK. “This illegal stream has been seized By Norfolk and Sussex Police,” it began. “Watching illegal broadcasts is a crime. Your IP address has been recorded. You are instructed to cease and desist immediately from all illegal media streaming.” At the time a 24-year-old man was arrested under section 44 of the Serious Crime Act and Section 11 of the Fraud Act under suspicion of obtaining services dishonestly and concealing/converting criminal property, i.e money laundering. Progress in that investigation is unknown but in September it became clear that police were also interested in the service’s customers. In emailed letters sent to alleged subscribers, police warned that viewers were committing an offense contrary to s.11 of the Fraud Act, which carries a maximum sentence of up to five years imprisonment, and/or a fine. This seems to be in line with the warning issued by Lancashire Police this morning. Also, in common with the case handled by Norfolk and Sussex Police, Lancashire Police are warning that customers of North West (and potentially its resellers) will have their behaviors “monitored” by the authorities, to ensure they are complying with the emailed cease-and-desist. Again, there is no indication of what that monitoring might entail but having the same email address or payment method turn up at another provider at some point in the future might be enough to trigger some kind of investigation. Given the resources available to police in general it seems very unlikely that a wave of prosecutions will follow but given the aim is to disrupt and deter, it cannot be ruled out that a handful of individuals could face prosecution in the future, if they keep sticking their heads far enough above the parapet, in defiance of the warnings. Finally, even in the face of a decision by the Crown Prosecution Service not to pursue a case against a small-time subscriber, the possibility that an entity such as the Premier League could pursue a private prosecution at their own cost is always real and a threat not to be discounted.

Infrastructure Maintenance Starting today (14. Dec), we are changing our network & DNS settings. You might face some short downtime in the next couple of days. You do not have to change anything on your clients, just let all those torrents seeding. If you recognize any strange behavior on the site or tracker, pls post in our Support forum.

Brokenstones News Christmas Freeleech is on

Oppaiti.me News Site is down. The server is not responding.

Competition Area Please Click on the pictures below for more information. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Christmas Tree Decor Contest Weekly Lotto Can you Guess the Movie? Ongoing Banner Competition

welcome to IH @Seahawk enjoy your stay

More than 7,000 residents, believed to have been using an illegal TV streaming service, are set to receive warning notices this week from Lancashire Police in the northwest of England. The force’s cyber-crime unit is issuing the warnings to subscribers of an IPTV service which allows users to illegally stream premium channels at a reduced rate. Subscribers will receive the Cease and Desist Notices this week, via email, asking them to stop using the service immediately. The warning states that subscribing to these services is a crime which carries a maximum sentence of up to five years imprisonment and/or a fine, and a criminal record. The notice, one of the first of its kind aimed at consumers of illegal streaming services, also makes clear that Lancashire Constabulary will monitor subscribers’ behaviour and an investigation will be launched if the email is ignored. This action is part of an ongoing investigation designed to crackdown on illegal streaming and those profiting from it. The list of subscribers to the IPTV service was discovered after officers carried out a warrant at an address in Lytham in June. A 28-year-old man was arrested in connection with suspected illegal streaming of premium TV channels, fraud and money laundering. Two high value cars, designer clothing, jewellery and handbags were also seized from the address. The man has since been released under investigation. “People who subscribe to these services might not realise that they are illegal, but the fact is they are, and we believe that the people who sell them know that,” asserted Olivia Dodding from Lancashire Police Cyber Crime Unit. “What may cost you a relatively small one-off fee, actually results in television producers and sports broadcasters losing millions of pounds which affects their ability to make and show sports events and entertainments series, which many of us enjoy watching.” “Anyone who subscribes to IPTV or any other illegal streaming service should stop now to avoid facing prosecutions themselves.” “We are pleased to give our full support to Lancashire Police in sending a really clear message to those choosing to consume content illegally,” stated Kieron Sharp, CEO of UK intellectual property protection organisation FACT. “This is taken very seriously by the police and these notices are a direct and alarming wake up call for people using illegal streams. If you use illegal streaming services you are accountable for your actions and you will be pursued. This is not a grey area and it is not worth the risk.” “Consumers should also be aware that illegal streaming originates from sophisticated criminal enterprises; your money goes directly into criminals’ pockets,” he warned.

3 Evils News Server is down

welcome to IH @ddxm enjoy your stay

Germany's Federal Court of Justice has ruled that YouTube does not have to hand over the email or IP addresses of users who uploaded pirated movies to the platform. The decision is part of a long-running case that saw three YouTube users upload Scary Movie 5 and Parker to the site resulting in thousands of views in breach of copyright. With more than two billion logged-in users every month, YouTube is the world’s most dominant video platform. Every day people watch over a billion hours of videos, together generating billions of views. Over the past five years, YouTube has paid out over $2 billion to partners who utilize the company’s Content ID system to utilize otherwise infringing uploads but some companies prefer to tackle alleged infringement through legal action and the courts instead. Users Uploaded Pirated Movies to YouTube In 2013 and 2014, three YouTube users uploaded the movies Scary Movie 5 and Parker to the platform breaching the rights of Constantin Film, the exclusive rights holder for the titles in Germany. Since the illegal uploads had been viewed thousands of times, the movie company sought to identify the individuals so that compensation could be obtained. Constantin contacted YouTube and owner Google, demanding access to the personal details of the alleged infringers. The company sought the users’ email addresses, IP-addresses, and phone numbers. These requests were denied and the matter went to court. The case first went to the Frankfurt District Court, which rejected the demands of the movie company. Later, a higher court partly overruled the decision, ordering YouTube to reveal the email addresses of the users but not their IP addresses and phone numbers. This decision was unacceptable to both parties and the case was sent to Germany’s Federal Court of Justice (BGH). With the BGH uncertain of how the disclosure request should be handled under EU law, the Court referred questions to the EU Court of Justice, with clarification sought on the definition of the term “address” as referenced in Article 8 of the EU Copyright Directive. EU Court of Justice Rules in YouTube’s Favor In a decision handed down in July 2020, Europe’s highest court effectively found in favor of YouTube, Google, and the three users who uploaded the pirated movies several years ago. The Court found that Directive 2004/481 does not oblige the authorities to compel a video platform operator to disclose email addresses, IP addresses or telephone numbers of users who uploaded pirated content. In this case, and in line with an earlier opinion, the term “addresses” refers to a physical location, i.e a “permanent address or habitual residence”, not email addresses, IP addresses or telephone numbers. Case Returns to the Federal Court of Justice With the benefit of the EU Court of Justice’s ruling, the case headed back to the BGH. In a decision handed down late last week, the Court noted that the parties have been arguing about what information should be disclosed, with Constantin pushing for maximum disclosure and YouTube seeking to have the case dismissed altogether. Supported by the EU Court’s decision, Germany’s top appeals court ruled that under EU law and Germany’s corresponding copyright law, YouTube is not required to reveal all of the allegedly-infringing users’ personal details to Constantin Film. Any disclosure to the movie company can only consist of the users’ names and postal addresses. This remains the case when the users only provided an assumed name or pseudonym when they signed up, as was the case when the users uploaded the movies in 2013 and 2014. If YouTube has no physical address on file for the users (which is the case in respect of all three uploaders), the company does not have to hand over IP addresses, despite YouTube users’ consenting to their storage when they sign up. YouTube does not have to hand over any telephone numbers or dates of birth it may have on file either.

The domain name of the website has been changed. Please obtain the latest address through your friends or join the QQ group (951644936). This notice will continue until January 1st, 2021

The last year on our tracker has seen some truly heroic milestones: Over one million releases. More than a million perfect FLACS. And now at last the truly mind-boggling achievement of 2 Million torrents has arrived! Congratulations are in order to d*****, who hit Upload at the lucky moment, making KEIKO (窪田啓子) - Lantana (specifically, the CD FLAC) number 2 Million! Something that may not get the emphasis it always should is that staff are also members of the RED user community. So when we say in celebration we are so very proud of all of you, it's not a way of separating "you" and "us" - we're just as happy to be a part of such an amazing celebration. Our special thanks to everyone who has read wikis, asked questions, dug through CD crates and libraries, and otherwise done what it takes to seek, find, and then upload your first torrent here. We can think of no better way to celebrate Two Million torrents than by distributing Two Million ways to grab them. That would be 56 freeleech tokens per person, which you should find in your accounts at this time! (Do please take a moment to read the details below prior to posting questions about distribution and use.) In case you need a place to start, below please find some musical suggestions in the form of Redacted Recommendations from a very special group of people who have played a large role in helping us hit these milestones and more: Our Torrent Masters. Each of the members below has uploaded more than 500 torrents alone, and often many more. Thank you to them, and as always thanks to everyone who calls RED their musical home!

Lottery Try your luck in the Christmas Lottery Saturday 26th December Play your usual 6 Numbers and one extra number for the Bonus Ball, If 2 of your numbers come out plus the Bonus Ball you will win an extra 2000 credit points on top of your usual winnings, You must state which number is your bonus ball number, You must have played the Lottery since the beginning of December to enter the special bonus ball lottery, Christmas Lottery Draw opens on Saturday 19th December

First of all, Merry Christmas everyone!!!!!!!!!!!! As you all know we have spent another year trying to bring the best possible new material. But resources are running out and all this involves an effort on the part of everyone, we know that the situation is very complicated and any contribution is very pleasantly appreciated. We are at **% of donations, we need a little push to complete them, that's why from Torrentland we get in touch with all of you to ask for a little help We all know that maintaining the website and the server where it is hosted is expensive. Now is when we ask you for that small collaboration to cover those expenses so that both staff and you, the users, continue to enjoy a place where you can share and have a good time index.php?page=donate We are struggling hard to bring the latest releases and we continue researching to have a higher quality of contributions Thank you very much and to sharing ...

A few weeks ago, Spanish football league La Liga nominated several sites and services for the US Trade Representative's upcoming 'notorious markets' report. The Texan company MediaFire was highlighted in the cyberlocker category, characterized as a pirate service. In a late reply, MediaFire counters the claims, stating that they are inaccurate and unsupported. Founded in 2006, MediaFire is one of the oldest file-storage sites still around today. Operating from The Woodlands in Texas, the file-sharing service has evolved into one of the largest services of its kind, serving 43 million registered users and more than 12 million daily visitors. Hollywood’s Crosshairs Early on, this popularity put the site in the crosshairs of the Hollywood studios, who branded it a “rogue cyberlocker” several years ago. That accusation came at a turbulent time, just weeks after Megaupload was taken down by the US Government. Surprised by this accusation, MediaFire emphasized that it has always cooperated with rightsholders by taking down infringing content. At the same time, the company worked hard behind the scenes to expand its service into more than just a plain old file-sharing platform. MediaFire Evolved Today, the site offers a full suite of backup and sync options, similar to Dropbox and Google Drive. This doesn’t mean that people can no longer use it to host pirated content, but MediaFire says it does all it can to help rightsholders. This shift in recent years hasn’t gone unnoticed. The RIAA, for example, repeatedly praised the company for using “efficient and reasonable technological solutions” to prevent piracy. For example, by scanning uploaded files for potential copyright infringements. Despite this improved track record, MediaFire’s ‘cyberlocker’ stigma still haunts the company. La Liga Targets MediaFire Most recently, the Spanish football league La Liga recommended the US Trace Representative, to add the Texan company to its forthcoming list of notorious piracy markets. MediaFire wasn’t happy with this recommendation and this week the company’s CEO, Derek Labian, submitted a late rebuttal, countering La Liga’s accusations. The rebuttal begins by pointing out some telling facts. Despite the grave accusations, MediaFire notes that it received only two DMCA takedown notifications from the organization over the past year. There was no other correspondence from La Liga either. ‘La Liga’s Claims Don’t Hold Up’ MediaFire’s CEO goes on by responding in detail to the broad claims that were made about cyberlockers. For example, La Liga said that it is very easy to detect illegal content hosted on these platforms, something the company denies. “[W]e are not aware of any readily or ‘easily’ available mechanism that would allow us to detect a copyrighted sports video in the same way we would identify other types of content. This claim is not supported anywhere in the submission,” Labian writes. La Liga also claimed that cyberlockers offer instant and unlimited download speeds to premium users who pay for the service. Again, MediaFire denies this, noting that it treats all customers the same and has never had any artificial barriers. “We have avoided these types of subscriptions specifically because it encourages illicit behavior which is contrary to our business model and Terms of Service,” MediaFire’s CEO writes. MediaFire is a ‘Good Citizen’ The letter goes on to highlight other claims from La Liga, pointing out that these simply don’t apply to their services. All in all, MediaFire stresses that it does what it can to prevent abuse, including copyright infringement. It works with various copyright holders, such as the RIAA, which recognized the company’s efforts and classified it as a ‘good citizen’. “We implement best practices and go above and beyond to prevent abuse. Further, our business model itself is not conducive to abuse, especially the kind claimed by LaLiga.” Whether the rebuttal has convinced the US Trade Representative will become clear in the near future, when the next ‘notorious markets’ list is published.

welcome to IH @dea8face enjoy your stay

welcome to IH @BeaverShaker enjoy your stay

welcome to IH @ProNano

Back in January, US broadcaster DISH Network filed a sealed complaint targeting the Florida-based owner of a pirate IPTV service operating under several brand names. After almost a year, the case has now been concluded. In addition to complying with a permanent injunction, defendant Robert Reich has agreed to pay DISH more than $15.8m in damages. When the stars align, there is good money to be made running a pirate IPTV service. Given that suppliers, software, hardware, customers and payment processors all behave as expected, things can run relatively trouble-free. However, there’s always a risk that rightsholders will step in to disrupt or even shut down the party. DISH Files Lawsuit Targeting Pirate IPTV Service As it has done on numerous occasions in the past couple of years, back in January DISH filed a lawsuit in a US court in an effort to shut down a pirate IPTV service. Owned by Robert Reich, an alleged resident of Riviera Beach, Florida, the business involved platforms operating under several brands including Channel Broadcasting Corporation of Belize Ltd, Channel Broadcasting Cable, CBC Cable, and CBC. According to the DISH complaint, Reich is the owner and operator of the ‘CBC X-View Cable Service’ which does business at CBC.bz. DISH alleged that the service utilized official DISH subscriber accounts (many of which had Florida addresses) to ‘steal’ the company’s programming before retransmitting it via the Internet. “Defendant sells subscriptions to the CBC pirate television service for $60 per month plus a $55 installation fee. To purchase a subscription, customers can contact CBC through a variety of means according to CBC’s website, including telephone, email, Facebook, and WhatsApp VOIP service,” the complaint alleged. DISH went on to claim that Reich’s service was also being used in several hotels in Belize, including the Radisson Fort George, with DISH error messages on the establishments’ screens betraying that DISH was the source of the pirated video content. DISH Tracked Reich Down in Belize During April, DISH used a former police officer and process server to serve Reich in Belize, delivering an ex parte motion for a temporary restraining order and motion for preservation order, and an asset freeze granted previously by the court. In a subsequent motion to quash, Reich said that he hadn’t been properly served but in a Florida court, Judge Rodney Smith dismissed the motion and sided with DISH. In May, the court noted the earlier temporary restraining order and acknowledged that the parties had met to agree the terms of a preliminary injunction to be formalized by the court. With that order granted and severe restrictions placed on Reich’s assets, the court ordered the businessman to keep detailed records of his expenditures moving forward. The case rolled on but in October, the court was told that the parties were moving towards a settlement. Stipulated Judgment and Permanent Injunction Documents filed with the court this week revealed that a settlement had indeed been reached. Rather than dealing with the matter outside court, DISH and partner NAGRASTAR asked the court to enter judgment under the Federal Communications Act, specifically 47 U.S.C. § 605(a) and 47 U.S.C. § 605(e)(4), which covers the sale of device codes (aka subscriptions) and piracy devices such as configured set-top boxes. According to the filing, defendants Robert Reich, wife Carol Reich (who was named in an amended complaint), and their company Channel Broadcasting Corporation of Belize Limited have agreed to pay damages to DISH following their sale of more than 21,000 ‘access credentials’ (aka subscriptions) that utilized DISH content. The court was happy to sign off on the arrangement. “DISH is awarded statutory damages of $15,852,000.00 under the FCA, calculated at the parties’ agreed upon amount of $750.00 for each of the 21,136 access credentials sold and supported by Defendants to the CBC Service through which Defendants provided unauthorized access to DISH’s television programming,” Judge Rodney Smith writes in his order. In addition to the substantial damages award, the defendants are now the subject of a permanent injunction that prevents them from receiving, retransmitting or copying any DISH content, or assisting others to do so. They are also permanently restrained from operating any website that trafficks in any technology or service that might enable third-parties to access DISH programming without paying the broadcaster.

welcome to IH @leyou enjoy your stay

For security reasons, the passkey will offline on February 1, 2021. The possible impact of this offline: 1. Passkey RSS will no longer work when passkey is offline. 2. Other downloads that depend on passkey will fail. The scheme to remove the influence of key: 1. Get your new link for RSS subscription before the passkey expires (beware of expiry date) 2. If you use iyuu reseed, please update the latest version and set RSS key. For details, please visit: Passkey protection plan

welcome to IH @mkationek enjoy your stay

welcome to IH @stustustustu enjoy your stay

Welcome to IH @K626k enjoy your stay and have fun

Welcome to IH @inocuo enjoy your stay and have fun