ACE Has Prepared a Huge List of Pirate Sites it Wants to Shut Down in 2024

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  • January 2, 2024

During the past few hours, users of streaming site ahaseries.com hoping to access their favorite site would’ve met with disappointment.

The same also goes for those who attempted to access uhuseries.com and owlserieshd.com.

All three domains are now under the control of the Motion Picture Association, which in turn is directing visitors to the web portal of the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE). There they will be greeted by a message from ACE on behalf of the anti-piracy coalition’s members.

“WATCH LEGALLY,” the message reads. “There are more than 140 content providers/platforms around the world that offer legal access to your favorite movies and TV shows across a wide variety of devices.”

How much choice there is in Thailand may have influenced the choices made by visitors to the three sites mentioned above, but no matter where pirate sites are located, ACE is likely to be aware of their existence.

At a California district court last week, the signature of MPA and ACE content protection chief Jan van Voorn could be found on several DMCA subpoena applications. When signed off, they will compel third-party companies to hand over whatever information they hold on around 40 pirate sites. One of those listed, a popular multi-content site in South America, says that after a 13-year run online, it has already thrown in the towel.

How the rest will respond is unknown but as their traffic data suggests, the platforms in the spotlight are servicing dozens of millions of visits every month. There’s little doubt that ACE wants to turn that around.

The tables below show the domains listed in the MPA’s DMCA subpoenas and the allegedly infringing content. Also included is a general category (such as streaming or torrent) for the sites targeted, their traffic data for the most recent available month, and the third-party platform instructed to hand over user data to the MPA/ACE.

Domain Content Platform Traffic* Provider Provider Type
MPA DMCA Subpoena Application (2:23-mc-00182) *SimilarWeb Traffic Data (Visits per Month)
filmize.tv Fast & Furious 9 Streaming 4.3m Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
hinatasoul.com Tokyo Revengers Streaming 1.9m Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
anitube.vip Tokyo Revengers Streaming 3.0m Cloudflare CDN/Proxy

Total Traffic Per Month: 9.2 million visits

Domain Content Platform Traffic* Provider Provider Type
MPA DMCA Subpoena Application (2:23-mc-00184) *SimilarWeb Traffic Data (Visits per Month)
mixdrop.lol Fast & Furious 9 Streaming 713K Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
mixdrop.club Fast & Furious 9 Streaming 3.4m Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
uqload.com Minions 2 Streaming 275.6K Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
uqload.io Minions 2 Streaming 2.5m Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
uupbom.com Cruella Streaming 2.4m Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
upbam.org Cruella Streaming 210.5K Cloudflare CDN/Proxy

Total Traffic Per Month: 9.5 million visits

Domain Content Platform Traffic* Provider Provider Type
MPA DMCA Subpoena Application (2:23-mc-00185) *SimilarWeb Traffic Data (Visits per Month)
** Denotes ‘back-end’ domains
futemax.la
sathoshinamoto.com**
It Chapter Two Streaming 5.3m Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
futemax.re
sinalpublico.com**
Supernatural Streaming 12.2m Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
futemax.ink
playertv.net**
Justice League Streaming 874K Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
canales.online Big Bang Theory Streaming 5.5m Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
uupbom.com Cruella Streaming 2.4m Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
upbam.org Cruella Streaming 210.5K Cloudflare CDN/Proxy

Total Traffic Per Month: 26.5 million visits

Domain Content Platform Traffic* Provider Provider Type
MPA DMCA Subpoena Application (2:23-mc-00186)
MPA DMCA Subpoena Application (2:23-mc-00188
*SimilarWeb Traffic Data (Visits per Month)
** Denotes ‘back-end’ domains
iptv-sharing.org
ipfr.tv (M3U)**
The Lion King IPTV No Data Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
autoembed.to A Quiet Place Video Host 24.3K (N/A) Tonic.to Registry
animension.to Spirited Away Streaming 8.5m Tonic.to Registry
adjaranet.to Frozen II Streaming 3.7m Tonic.to Registry

Total Traffic Per Month: 12.2 million visits (accounted for in other subpoenas)

Domain Content Platform Traffic* Provider Provider Type
MPA DMCA Subpoena Application (2:23-mc-00187) *SimilarWeb Traffic Data (Visits per Month)
** Denotes ‘back-end’ domains
comando.la The Batman Torrent/Index 2.1m Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
filmesmega.co The Batman Index/DDL 1.6m Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
filmeviatorrents.org The Batman Torrent/Index 692K Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
autoembed.to A Quiet Place Video Host 24.3K (N/A) Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
bombuj.si A Quiet Place Streaming 7.1m Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
watchgameofthrones.co Game of Thrones Streaming NoData Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
animefire.vip Food Wars! Streaming 6.8m Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
gdrivelatino.net The Batman Index/Pay 301.8K Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
animesonline.in Tokyo Revengers Streaming 258.4K Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
cuevana-3.id The Batman Streaming 6.5m Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
compucalitv.org Elvis Multi-Content 3.9m Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
cinecalidad.com.mx Encanto Streaming 5.3m Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
redecanais.zip Encanto Streaming 22.4m Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
megatorrentsx.com.br Encanto Torrent/Index 348.9K Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
megatorrentsx.com Encanto Torrent/Index #visits Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
limontorrents.com
limontorrent.com**
Encanto Torrent/Index 92.8K Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
mmfilmes.me Encanto Streaming/Pay 682.3K Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
gogoanime2.org Romantic Killer Streaming 19.3M Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
9anime2.com Romantic Killer/small> Streaming 314.4K Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
animepahe.ru Batman Ninja Streaming 21.9m Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
animeflix.live Yasuke Streaming 6.1m Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
bstsrs.one Big Bang Theory Streaming 9.6m Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
kickassanime.am JoJo Advent. Streaming #visits Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
gozofinder.com The Batman Search Engine 9.9m Cloudflare CDN/Proxy
adjaranet.to Frozen II Streaming 3.7m Cloudflare CDN/Proxy

Total Traffic Per Month: 51.5 million visits

CompucaliTV.org has already informed its users that after a 13-year run online, it has thrown in the towel. According to a report from La Republica, a since-removed message on the homepage read, “This is not a goodbye, but a thank you. We regret to inform that the CompucaliTV site has closed.”

Former users have been saying their goodbyes on social media, with one perfectly encapsulating why the site was great – and why it was under pressure to shut down – in the same sentence.

“I downloaded Disney and Dreamworks movies in 1080p quality and with dual audio for the last 2 years, I’m going to miss this one, guys. RIP.”

compucalitv-gone

On the back of reports that some users can still access the site depending on region, it’s worth noting that at least four Compucalitv look-a-like domains were registered in December, on top of another dozen or so already in existence.

Domain-Hopping, Compliance

This is just one small example of the complications faced by ACE on a daily basis. So-called domain-hopping has escalated to become almost an artform in some parts of the world, with a report from Japan earlier this year noting that some sites operated from Vietnam actually grow their traffic when jumping to new domains. That’s hardly the kind of news coalitions like ACE want to hear.

There are also signs that some platforms contacted by ACE are indicating some level of compliance and then acting in a way that suggests the complete opposite. If that’s indeed the case, history says there will be a price to pay for that at some point; maybe not this year, maybe not next, but it will come.

Eventually, all site operators get tired, sick, start a family, find other things more exciting or simply get bored. When it comes to piracy, the MPA never, ever get bored, and never get tired of setting an example when one is required.

From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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