DISH: Pirate IPTV Operators Launched New Services Despite $90m Judgment
In 2018, broadcaster DISH Network sued the people behind pirate IPTV service SetTV for illegally obtaining the company’s broadcasting from its satellite service and redistributing them online. At a Florida court, DISH and encryption partner NagraStar sued several individuals, companies and trusts collectively doing business as SetTV via the domain settvnow.com. The plaintiffs stated that the complex business structure was designed to...
‘Russian’ Pirate Bay Proxy Asks Users to Donate to Ukraine’s Army
In the past, The Pirate Bay was often actively involved in political discussions and debates. We haven’t seen much of that in recent years but the Russian invasion of Ukraine has struck a nerve. Over the past weekend, the notorious torrent site replaced its pirate ship logo. Instead, it showed the “Uprising” music video of the Swedish heavy metal band Sabaton, which is about the Warsaw Uprising of 1994. “Is history repeating itself?...
How to use httpx, a web client for Python
The httpx package for Python is a sophisticated web client. Once you install it, you can use it to get data from websites. As usual, the easiest way to install it is with the pip utility: $ python -m pip install httpx --user To use it, import it into a Python script, and then use the .get function to fetch data from a web address: read more Powered by...
