![]() ![]() TorrentFreak reached out to TorGuard and a spokesperson shared the company’s official comment, which was also posted on its own website a few minutes ago. That said, people can still use BitTorrent on servers in other regions. This is quite a far-reaching measure as a broad BitTorrent blockade will also affect legal traffic, which includes software updates from Twitter and Facebook. “Pursuant to a confidential settlement agreement, Plaintiffs have requested, and Defendant has agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to block BitTorrent traffic on its servers in the United States using firewall technology,” a joint statement reads. As Bleeping Computer spotted, Torguard agrees to block BitTorrent traffic on U.S. However, the settlement comes with a twist. There is no evidence that any money will change hands and both sides have agreed to cover their own costs. Earlier this month, both parties agreed to end the legal dispute with a confidential settlement agreement. The court hasn’t ruled on this motion yet, and that’s no longer needed either. Among other things, the VPN company argued that the movie companies never sent any of their alleged copyright infringement and takedown notices to TorGuard’s designated DMCA agent. In response to this complaint, TorGuard asked a Florida federal court to dismiss the case. “When TorGuard’s end users have trouble accessing Pirate Bay, TorGuard’s official moderators give them advice on how to fix their settings so that the end users can freely pirate content,” the movie companies added. “TorGuard knows and encourages its end users to use its VPN service to access The Pirate Bay and pirate content” the complaint read, pointing to a topic in the Torguard forums. The company allegedly ‘encouraged’ subscribers to use pirate sites while helping to conceal movie piracy. In one of these cases, the filmmakers accused Torguard of being involved in widespread copyright infringement. They include the makers of films such as The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Dallas Buyers Club, and London Has Fallen. ![]() The VPN lawsuits are filed by a group of independent movies companies that previously went after piracy sites and apps. These lawsuits have expanded recently, with VPN providers and hosting companies as the main targets. Over the past few years, we have seen copyright holders take several ISPs to court, accusing them of failing to disconnect repeat copyright infringers. As with regular Internet providers, a subsection of these subscribers may be engaged in piracy activities. Millions of people use VPNs to stay secure and to prevent outsiders from tracking their online activities. Amidst growing concerns surrounding online privacy and security, VPN services have become increasingly popular in recent years.
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