Welcome to Piracy Monitor
Digital media piracy, the unlicensed use or theft of copyrighted content, is the greatest enemy to creative professionals, consumers, rights-holders and their distribution partners the world over. And today, piracy doesn’t occur in a vacuum: it’s often a consequence of flawed or inadequate cybersecurity practices. While AI has become an enabler of content theft on a massive scale, it also can be a tool in the fight against piracy.
To help rights holders preserve their abilities to make a living and maintain operations, Piracy Monitor provides an authoritative informational resource so they can better understand the risks associated with piracy, the methods used by pirates, technologies that help detect it, and about available countermeasures and practices against it.
All articles and site content are produced by Advanced Media Strategies LLC. Steve Hawley is Managing Director. Piracy Monitor also conducts online events devoted to piracy/anti-piracy and cybersecurity.
Latest News
MPA: The Criminal Infrastructure Hiding in Plain Sight: Unmasking Residential Proxies, Part 1
Germany: Bavarian couple stands trial for selling “Russian receivers” and illegal subscriptions
Dominican law enforcement dismantle IPTV66, arrest pirates after ACE referral
MiniMax: Studios sue China-based “Hollywood in your pocket” video AI platform for copyright infringement
Ireland and UK: FACT partners with Sky to stop retailers from selling pirate services
Former employee at Memphis replication facility sentenced for pre-release DVD piracy
STRIKE, a US industry-led cybersecurity initiative, targets rising network vandalism
IBC 2025: Irdeto enhances service protection with key cycling, and user engagement with ContentWise
Research: Online piracy trends worsen despite European Commission recommendation
Czechia: Kodi-based ‘Stream Cinema Community’ shuts down. Had over a million users
Analysis: The hidden cost of live sports piracy and how ACE fights back
Authors win piracy case against Anthropic AI: “Largest reported copyright recovery in US history”
Piracy Monitor is an initiative of tvstrategies (Advanced Media Strategies LLC), and is active in four areas: Piracy Awareness, Market Intelligence, Industry Marketing and Consulting.