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Popular torrenting site YTS provides IP address logs to copyright lawyers to extort you with
The second largest torrent site in the world, YTS, is actively working with copyright infringement lawyers to extort cash from torrent downloaders. This isn’t the only historical instance of a torrent site storing IP addresses to be used against torrenters but it is a confirmation of a disturbing new precedent which may stand on shaky legal ground.
In the past, torrent sites like The Pirate Bay (TPB) have stored IP addresses and even given them up as a way to pinpoint original uploaders of certain torrents. There have also been instances where YTS has given up logs in court for ongoing cases against downloaders. 👉🏼 The most recent revelation, though, is that YTS is also giving these logs to the Culpepper law firm in Hawaii so that Culpepper can send “Pay-Up-Or-Else Threats” to those that have used YTS, before a case is even filed. 👈🏼
That’s right… This time around, YTS is giving up the IP addresses and emails of downloaders to a copyright infringement lawyer who then turns around and tries to extort torrenters for cash settlements. TorrentFreak has been covering these revelations from YTS as part of an ongoing copyright infringement case against a US veteran. Now, TorrentFreak has seen a letter which confirms that torrenters using YTS are being caught up by what TorrentFreak calls “the most extraordinary business/legal arrangement ever witnessed in the piracy scene.” YTS provides the logs to Culpepper, who then sends the YTS user a threat of a case which can be settled for around $1,000.
👀 👉🏼 https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/popular-torrenting-site-yts-provides-ip-address-logs-to-copyright-lawyers-to-extort-you-with/
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The second largest torrent site in the world, YTS, is actively working with copyright infringement lawyers to extort cash from torrent downloaders. This isn’t the only historical instance of a torrent site storing IP addresses to be used against torrenters but it is a confirmation of a disturbing new precedent which may stand on shaky legal ground.
In the past, torrent sites like The Pirate Bay (TPB) have stored IP addresses and even given them up as a way to pinpoint original uploaders of certain torrents. There have also been instances where YTS has given up logs in court for ongoing cases against downloaders. 👉🏼 The most recent revelation, though, is that YTS is also giving these logs to the Culpepper law firm in Hawaii so that Culpepper can send “Pay-Up-Or-Else Threats” to those that have used YTS, before a case is even filed. 👈🏼
That’s right… This time around, YTS is giving up the IP addresses and emails of downloaders to a copyright infringement lawyer who then turns around and tries to extort torrenters for cash settlements. TorrentFreak has been covering these revelations from YTS as part of an ongoing copyright infringement case against a US veteran. Now, TorrentFreak has seen a letter which confirms that torrenters using YTS are being caught up by what TorrentFreak calls “the most extraordinary business/legal arrangement ever witnessed in the piracy scene.” YTS provides the logs to Culpepper, who then sends the YTS user a threat of a case which can be settled for around $1,000.
👀 👉🏼 https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/popular-torrenting-site-yts-provides-ip-address-logs-to-copyright-lawyers-to-extort-you-with/
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Law Firm Working With YTS Obtains Subpoena To Discover Registrant of 1337x.to
The law firm that is obtaining user information from torrent site YTS has a new target. Via a DMCA subpoena, Culpepper IP hopes to compel a domain registry and Cloudflare to hand over information allowing it to identify the person who registered the 1337x.to torrent site domain and the uploader of a specific five-year-old torrent.
1337x the past several months we’ve been documenting the unfolding of one of the most unusual situations in torrent site history.
After being placed under intense legal pressure by Hawaii-based law firm Culpepper IP, torrent site YTS – the second most-visited torrent site on the planet – is now confirmed to be working with the law firm, providing it with user data to be used in copyright infringement actions.
https://torrentfreak.com/law-firm-working-with-yts-obtains-subpoena-to-discover-registrant-of-1337x-to-200824/
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The law firm that is obtaining user information from torrent site YTS has a new target. Via a DMCA subpoena, Culpepper IP hopes to compel a domain registry and Cloudflare to hand over information allowing it to identify the person who registered the 1337x.to torrent site domain and the uploader of a specific five-year-old torrent.
1337x the past several months we’ve been documenting the unfolding of one of the most unusual situations in torrent site history.
After being placed under intense legal pressure by Hawaii-based law firm Culpepper IP, torrent site YTS – the second most-visited torrent site on the planet – is now confirmed to be working with the law firm, providing it with user data to be used in copyright infringement actions.
https://torrentfreak.com/law-firm-working-with-yts-obtains-subpoena-to-discover-registrant-of-1337x-to-200824/
#US #YTS #piracy
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After Going After YTS, Law Firm Obtains Subpoena To Discover Registrant of 1337x.to * TorrentFreak
The law firm obtaining user information from torrent site YTS has a new target. Via a DMCA subpoena, Culpepper IP hopes to compel a domain registry and Cloudflare to hand over information allowing it to identify the person who registered the 1337x.to torrent…
More Torrent Sites Ban YTS Releases and Become a Target
Last week, 1337x.to decided to ban YTS releases when it became apparent that information from the site's database was being used in lawsuits against file-sharers. Over the past few days, more torrent sites followed this example which, strangely enough, has made them a target as well.
Over the past week and a half, we have documented a series of events that the torrent community has never witnessed before.
It started when we were able to confirm that the supposed operator of YTS shared information from the site’s user base with Hawaiian anti-piracy lawyer Kerry Culpepper.
Culpepper had previously settled two lawsuits with YTS and the data was shared as part of, or related to, that legal action. We have since learned that this was a one-time arrangement that only involved data from users who downloaded torrents that are linked to the lawyer’s clients.
https://torrentfreak.com/more-torrent-sites-are-targeted-after-banning-yts-releases-200829/
#piracy #YTS #ban
Last week, 1337x.to decided to ban YTS releases when it became apparent that information from the site's database was being used in lawsuits against file-sharers. Over the past few days, more torrent sites followed this example which, strangely enough, has made them a target as well.
Over the past week and a half, we have documented a series of events that the torrent community has never witnessed before.
It started when we were able to confirm that the supposed operator of YTS shared information from the site’s user base with Hawaiian anti-piracy lawyer Kerry Culpepper.
Culpepper had previously settled two lawsuits with YTS and the data was shared as part of, or related to, that legal action. We have since learned that this was a one-time arrangement that only involved data from users who downloaded torrents that are linked to the lawyer’s clients.
https://torrentfreak.com/more-torrent-sites-are-targeted-after-banning-yts-releases-200829/
#piracy #YTS #ban
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More Torrent Sites Ban YTS Releases and Become a Target * TorrentFreak
Over the past days, more torrent sites have banned TY which, strangely enough, has made them a target as well.