shamu726 Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 The 'pirate' blocklist operated by the UK's leading Internet service providers has been massively expanded during the past few days. With no public announcement around 170 domains and sub-domains were added to the unofficial register, targeting The Pirate Bay, KickassTorrents and dozens of other allegedly infringing sites. Between April 2012 and May 2015, a handful of international rightsholder groups went to the UK High Court to obtain blocking injunctions against some of the world’s most popular ‘pirate’ sites.In response to these blockades, dozens of alternative domains appeared. Some simply provided a new way to access an existing site while some were clones or mirrors offering a similar experience to the original. However, the vast majority were proxy-style operations, ones which allowed users to bypass blockades by visiting a new URL.This appearance of new domains epitomized the “whac-a-mole” analogy so often referenced in connection with pirate sites. When one gets struck down, another appears. It’s a neverending game for rightsholders but in the UK it seems to be one they’re willing to play.As recently as October, dozens of new domains were added to the UK’s blocklist adding to the hundreds already present. And now, during the second week of November, around 170 more have been silently tagged on.The full list can be found below and it contains many familiar names. The vast majority are connected, however loosely, to sites covered by earlier court orders. As is usually the case, many of the targeted URLs are Pirate Bay proxies, mirrors and/or clones, with the same holding true for KickassTorrents.One ‘sleeper’ site definitely worth a mention is PirateProxy.la. According to Alexa, from a standing start in September the site has grown to become the 278th most popular site in the UK overall. That growth will almost certainly come to an abrupt end with the latest block.Popular MP3 sites also get a look in (MP3Bear, MP3Clan, MP3Lemon, MP3Monkey, MP3Raid, MP3Skull etc) but at this point it’s almost impossible to say with any certainty how or if they are connected to the original sites. It’s a situation playing out across the whole file-sharing site spectrum and is potentially putting users at risk.While rightsholders used to announce blockades when a new court order was won, these days sites are added almost silently to the blocklists operated by BT, Sky, Virgin Media, O2, EE and TalkTalk.Initially the BPI, MPA, The Premier League and Members of The Publishers Association, obtained more than 20 injunctions against ‘pirate’ sites but now additional domains are simply added to those orders. Pirate Bay proxies, for example, are considered part of the Pirate Bay operation and no new court order is required to have them blocked.The list of domains blocked in the most recent wave1337x.unblocked2.bzbushtorrente.comdadotorrent.comemp3world.unblocked.laemp3world1.cometmirror.comikwilthepiratebay.nllimetorrenturlx.commonova.unblocked.lamp3raid.unblocked.lamp3raid.workmp3skull.unblocked.lamp3skull.wtfpirateproxy.laseedpeer.unblocked.latorrentcrazy.unblocked.latorrentdb.liavoidcensorship.combayproxy.netbayproxy.orgbeemp3s.orgbittorrent.ambittorrent.ambittorrent.pmbittorrent.pmbtloft.combts.phbts.tobtscene.ccbtscene.combtscene.eubtscene.netbtscene.orgbtsdl.ccemp3world.comemp3world.soemp3world.toetproxy.comextratorrent.eeextratorrent.tvextratorrentlive.comextratorrentonline.comfastpiratebay.eufullsongs.netikwilthepiratebay.nlka.ttkat.sxkatproxy.bzkatproxy.comkatproxy.iskickass.lakickassto.cokickasstorrents.eekickasstorrents.tokickassunblock.eukickassunblock.netkuiken.colimetor.comlimetor.netlimetorrents.cclimetorrents.colimetorrents.inlimetorrents.netmega-search.memegasear.chmegasearch.comp3.inkmp3.remp3.supplymp3bear.bizmp3bear.commp3bear.orgmp3bear.tomp3boo.commp3boo.memp3clan.commp3clan.mobimp3clan.netmp3clan.ninjamp3clan.romp3lemon.netmp3monkey.netmp3raid.commp3raid.infomp3raid.workmp3skull.commp3skull.crmp3skull.ismp3skull.tomp3soup.netmymirrorpirate.commypirateproxy.commyproxypirate.comnewbursalagu.comoutlaw.ispicktorrent.compirateahoy.eupiratebay.netpiratebay1.compiratebayproxy.bepiratebayproxy.co.ukpirateproxy.bzpirateproxy.capirateproxy.inpirateproxy.netpirateproxy.nlpirateproxy.sepirateproxy.sxpirateproxy.wspirateuropa.netplixid.comproxybay.coproxybay.euproxybay.netproxybay.plproxybay.pwproxybay.xyzproxytpb.nlstafaband.co.uktechtoy.co.uk/pirate-bay-mirrorsthehiddenbay.netthepiratebay-proxylist.comthepiratebay.ae.orgthepiratebay.ar.comthepiratebay.comthepiratebay.com.uathepiratebay.crthepiratebay.de.comthepiratebay.eethepiratebay.gb.comthepiratebay.ggthepiratebay.jethepiratebay.lvthepiratebay.mgthepiratebay.netthepiratebay.org.inthepiratebay.org.uathepiratebay.websitethepirateboat.euthepiratemirror.comtheproxypirate.comtorrentbit.nettorrentbit.nltorrentcrazy.eetorrentcrazy.totorrentdb.litorrentdownload.biztorrentdownload.cotorrentdownload.metorrentdownload.wstorrentdownloads.cctorrentdownloads.cotorrentdownloads.metorrentdownloads.nettorrentexpress.nettorrentfunk.infotorrentfunk.nettorrentfunk.orgtorrents.amtorrentsdownload.orgtpbproxy.ccuberadserver.bizuberadserver.comuberadserver.mobiuberadserver.netuberadserver.orgukbay.coukbay.orgunblockthepiratebay.netxspyz.comzooqle.euzooqle.inzooqle.netSource: TorrentFreak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emerglines Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Thank you, those now are bookmarked for future use, thanks to the UK gov for easing the task for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straycat19 Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 The top three countries that control residents use of the internet should now list the UK second to North Korea. UK residents may not realize it but big brother isn't watching he actually has you by the balls and is squeezing you to death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmcknight2001uk Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Thanks for the updated list! ;) Business as usual! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy2004 Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 And the funny thing is ALL VirginMedia Customer have free access to a newserver, which is where i got over 80gb of music from. and most of my games. etc etc. so maybe they should take themselves down and tell the RIAA etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 I continue to simply change my DNS server and access what I like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pequi Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015  I continue to simply change my DNS server and access what I like. From what I understand they block the IP ranges, not the names.Using a hosts file or changing DNS servers will not unblock them.A proxy, OTOH ...BTW, thanks to the OP for the list, they are not blocked in Brazil, lots of new ones there.I'm very grateful to the MPAA and the RIAA for publishing the sites. Also to Glugle, for their "read the DMCA complaint":) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015  I continue to simply change my DNS server and access what I like. From what I understand they block the IP ranges, not the names.Using a hosts file or changing DNS servers will not unblock them.A proxy, OTOH ...BTW, thanks to the OP for the list, they are not blocked in Brazil, lots of new ones there.I'm very grateful to the MPAA and the RIAA for publishing the sites. Also to Glugle, for their "read the DMCA complaint" :)I am with BT, they use that block list.I have google set as my DNS.I can access all those sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pequi Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015  I continue to simply change my DNS server and access what I like. From what I understand they block the IP ranges, not the names.Using a hosts file or changing DNS servers will not unblock them.A proxy, OTOH ...BTW, thanks to the OP for the list, they are not blocked in Brazil, lots of new ones there.I'm very grateful to the MPAA and the RIAA for publishing the sites. Also to Glugle, for their "read the DMCA complaint" :) I am with BT, they use that block list.I have google set as my DNS.I can access all those sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pequi Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015  I continue to simply change my DNS server and access what I like. From what I understand they block the IP ranges, not the names.Using a hosts file or changing DNS servers will not unblock them.A proxy, OTOH ...BTW, thanks to the OP for the list, they are not blocked in Brazil, lots of new ones there.I'm very grateful to the MPAA and the RIAA for publishing the sites. Also to Glugle, for their "read the DMCA complaint" :) I am with BT, they use that block list.I have google set as my DNS.I can access all those sites. It's good to know the politicians are doing the actual blocking, and not the IT guys.:)As to using google DNS server, they keep any requests you make indefinitely.Have you tried https://www.grc.com/dns/benchmark.htm ?You can probably find a DNS server that is more pirate-friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015  I continue to simply change my DNS server and access what I like. From what I understand they block the IP ranges, not the names.Using a hosts file or changing DNS servers will not unblock them.A proxy, OTOH ...BTW, thanks to the OP for the list, they are not blocked in Brazil, lots of new ones there.I'm very grateful to the MPAA and the RIAA for publishing the sites. Also to Glugle, for their "read the DMCA complaint" :) I am with BT, they use that block list.I have google set as my DNS.I can access all those sites. It's good to know the politicians are doing the actual blocking, and not the IT guys. :)As to using google DNS server, they keep any requests you make indefinitely.Have you tried https://www.grc.com/dns/benchmark.htm ?You can probably find a DNS server that is more pirate-friendly.I use DNS jumper - handy little program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefa Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 I am with BT, they use that block list.I have google set as my DNS.I can access all those sites.Try this DNS been using it for a while fast,secure and private..blockaid.meBy the way i was with BT infinity but the pricing kept fluctuating even though we didn't even use the phone..So i switched to southern electric and couldn't be more pleased....No site blocks cheap,fast and reliable..Peace.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 I am with BT, they use that block list.I have google set as my DNS.I can access all those sites.Try this DNS been using it for a while fast,secure and private..blockaid.meBy the way i was with BT infinity but the pricing kept fluctuating even though we didn't even use the phone..So i switched to southern electric and couldn't be more pleased....No site blocks cheap,fast and reliable..Peace..Thanks - but I'm happy changing my DNS manually.Odd that the price fluctuated - I'm on a fixed price plan.I may change to PlusNet when my contract is up as I want a fixed IP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefa Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 I am with BT, they use that block list.I have google set as my DNS.I can access all those sites.Try this DNS been using it for a while fast,secure and private..blockaid.meBy the way i was with BT infinity but the pricing kept fluctuating even though we didn't even use the phone..So i switched to southern electric and couldn't be more pleased....No site blocks cheap,fast and reliable..Peace..Thanks - but I'm happy changing my DNS manually.Odd that the price fluctuated - I'm on a fixed price plan.I may change to PlusNet when my contract is up as I want a fixed IP.No probs..I thought the smaller ISP'S would chug :injured: ..They don't... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeSmithG Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Some on there bSkyb block, don't see them. bSkyb by court order also block some freeview sports sites. I browse a certain warez site, not for software but for updates. Sometimes software is newer on a warez site than he authors site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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