Virgin Media Subscribers Told to Pay “Thousands of Pounds” to Settle Piracy Lawsuits
Last week TorrentFreak broke the news that Voltage Holdings LLC, a company well known for tracking down pirates worldwide, has obtained a High Court order compelling Virgin Media to hand over subscriber data. As a result, some of the ISP’s subscribers have begun receiving letters accusing them of pirating the movie ‘Ava’ with the advice that if the matter goes to court, they could be found liable for copyright infringement. Of course,...
U.S. Copyright Holders Want Tougher Anti-Piracy Measures in China
The American copyright industry generates billions of dollars in annual revenue and is generally seen as one of the primary export products. Whether it’s movies, music, software or other goods, US companies are among the market leaders. US companies also have a clear presence in China which, with more than a billion potential consumers, is a massive market. This offers enormous potential, but there are threats as well, including...
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 09/20/2021
The data for our weekly download chart is estimated by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. These torrent download statistics are only meant to provide further insight into the piracy trends. All data are gathered from public resources. This week we have four new entries in the list. “Candyman” is the most downloaded title. The most torrented movies for the week ending on September 20 are: Movie Rank...
3 ways to test your API with Python
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to unit test code that performs HTTP requests. In other words, you’ll see the art of API unit testing in Python. Unit tests are meant to test a single unit of behavior. In testing, a well-known rule of thumb is to isolate code that reaches external dependencies. For instance, when testing a code that performs HTTP requests, it’s recommended to replace the real call with a fake call...
Run containers on your Mac with Lima
Running containers on your Mac can be a challenge. After all, containers are based on Linux-specific technologies like cgroups and namespaces. Luckily, macOS has a built-in hypervisor, allowing virtual machines (VMs) on the Mac. The hypervisor is a low-level kernel feature, not a user-facing one. read more Powered by...
