TamilRockers explained

TamilRockers
Type:Torrent index, magnet links provider, Peer-to-peer
Language:English
Area Served:Worldwide
Registration:Optional, free
Revenue:Advertisements
Current Status:Active
Country:India

TamilRockers is a torrent website based in India which facilitates the distribution of copyrighted material, including television shows, movies, music and videos.[1] The site allows visitors to search for and download copyrighted material with the help of magnet links and torrent files, which facilitate peer-to-peer file sharing. It also operates multiple Telegram channels and groups with thousands of subscribers.[2] TamilRockers is the tenth most popular torrent site in TorrentFreak's Top 10 Most Popular Torrent Sites of 2020 list.[3]

In India, ISPs have been ordered to block access to the website.[4] [5] [6] The website continues operation by switching to a series of new web addresses.[7] Aside from its traditional list of pirate sites, apps, and hosting providers, the movie industry group Motion Picture Association (MPA) lists TamilRockers as one of the notorious markets.[8] [9]

History

TamilRockers was a bootleg recording network which was founded in 2011 and later became a public torrent website that links to pirated copies of Indian films, particularly Tamil, in addition to Hollywood films dubbed into Indian languages along with the original English audio.

On March 14, 2018, three men said to be behind the site were arrested. One of the men was believed to be the site administrator.[10] On 23 May 2019, more members of TamilRockers were arrested in Coimbatore.[11]

On October 19, 2020, the site went offline but came back online after a while; it was speculated that Amazon intervened by issuing several DMCA takedown notices.[12]

On July 28, 2024 another person who was reported to be an admin of the site was arrested by Thiruvananthapuram police while recording a movie in the theatre for pirating.[13]

Legacy

Unofficial clones

Since the official TamilRockers went offline, there has been two prominent clone websites called TamilMV and Tamil Blasters, which are also been targeted by ISPs to block them. In May, 2022, Disney Star, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, filed complaint with police in India, targeting Tamil Rockers, TamilMV, and Tamil Blasters.[14] [15] [16]

In popular culture

The TamilRockers name has made cameo in many Tamil movies, including a Tamil movie Tamil Rockers starring Premgi Amaren released on December 31, 2021.[17]

On July 2, 2022, SonyLIV released a series named Tamil Rockerz, which is about online piracy and cybercrime, it stars Arun Vijay and Vani Bhojan, directed by Arivazhagan.[18] [19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tamilrockers: How does the website work? Who are uploading movies? . Prabhakar . Siddharth . 29 November 2018 . . https://archive.today/20190612080015/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tamilrockers-how-does-the-website-work-who-are-uploading-movies/articleshow/66602806.cms . 12 June 2019 . live . 18 February 2019 .
  2. Web site: 2020-08-27. Tamil cinema and TamilRockers: An insider view of the never-ending piracy battle. live. 2022-01-08. The News Minute. en. 8 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220108201209/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tamil-cinema-and-tamilrockers-insider-view-never-ending-piracy-battle-131730.
  3. Web site: Top 10 Most Popular Torrent Sites of 2020 * Best of TorrentFreak. 2022-01-08. en. 29 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220929131951/https://torrentfreak.com/top-10-most-popular-torrent-sites-of-2020-200105-archive/. live.
  4. Web site: How Karthik Subbaraj's 'Petta' team is fighting Tamil Rockers . Shekar . Anjana . January 12, 2019 . . 18 February 2019 . 18 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190218202038/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/how-karthik-subbarajs-petta-team-fighting-tamil-rockers-and-other-online-pirates-94915 . live .
  5. Web site: Block TamilRockers and piracy websites: Delhi High Court to Internet Service Providers . 2024-04-03 . India Today . en . 12 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190812144355/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/block-tamilrockers-and-piracy-websites-delhi-high-court-to-internet-service-providers-1580094-2019-08-12 . live .
  6. Web site: Delhi HC Directs Internet Service Providers to Block Tamilrockers for Unauthorised Movie Screening. News18. 12 August 2019. 2019-08-30. 14 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190914130930/https://www.news18.com/news/india/delhi-hc-directs-internet-service-providers-to-block-tamilrockers-for-unauthorised-movie-screening-2268223.html. live.
  7. Web site: 2.0 leaked: Why is it so hard to stop the Tamilrockers? . 1 December 2018 . . 18 February 2019 . 18 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190218201955/https://www.oneindia.com/india/2-0-leaked-why-is-it-so-hard-to-stop-the-tamilrockers-2816221.html . live .
  8. Web site: MPA Adds 1XBET and Baidu to Latest Piracy Threat Report. 2019-10-13. TorrentFreak. en. 2019-10-26. 24 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210124012305/https://torrentfreak.com/mpa-adds-1xbet-and-baidu-to-latest-piracy-threat-report/. live.
  9. Web site: MPA's full report. 31 January 2020. 18 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191018164847/https://torrentfreak.com/images/Motion_Picture_Association_2019_Notorious_Markets_OCR.pdf. live.
  10. Web site: Kerala police arrest 5 for piracy: 3 from Tamilrockers and 2 from DVD rockers. www.thenewsminute.com. 2019-08-30. 15 March 2018. 3 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190803130540/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kerala-police-arrest-5-piracy-3-tamilrockers-and-2-dvd-rockers-78008. live.
  11. News: TamilRockers: Members of piracy website Tamil Rockers arrested. The Times of India. 30 August 2019 . en. 2019-08-30. 30 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190830132804/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Members-of-piracy-website-TamilRockers-arrested/articleshow/55887838.cms. live.
  12. Web site: 2020-10-20 . TamilRockers domain blocked, but the piracy website can come back anytime . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201031022951/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tamilrockers-domain-blocked-piracy-website-can-come-back-anytime-135767 . 31 October 2020 . 2020-10-30 . . en.
  13. Web site: 2024-07-29 . Tamil Rockers Member, Filming Dhanush’s Raayan, Caught Red-handed . 2024-07-30 . News18 . en . 30 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240730035544/https://www.news18.com/movies/tamil-rockers-member-filming-dhanushs-raayan-caught-red-handed-8982562.html . live .
  14. Web site: Piracy: Disney Files Police Complaint Against Tamilrockers & Pikashow * TorrentFreak . 2022-06-25 . en . 4 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220704041831/https://torrentfreak.com/piracy-disney-files-police-complaint-against-tamilrockers-pikashow-220531/ . live .
  15. Web site: Indian OTTs might lose $3 bn to piracy this year as leaked content sites see 62 mn footfalls . 2022-06-25 . Business Insider . 25 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220625070957/https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/enterprise/news/disney-star-is-the-latest-victim-of-online-piracy-which-is-expected-to-touch-3-billion-this-year-in-india/articleshow/91912088.cms . live .
  16. Web site: 2022-06-03 . 'Pirates' robbing entertainment giants back in focus as Disney Star files FIR on leaked shows . 2022-06-25 . ThePrint . en-US . 25 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220625070953/https://theprint.in/theprint-essential/pirates-robbing-entertainment-giants-back-in-focus-as-disney-star-files-fir-on-leaked-shows/978899/ . live .
  17. News: Premgi's new film titled after the infamous piracy movie website - Times of India . 2022-06-25 . The Times of India . 15 June 2021 . en . 7 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220707210821/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/premgis-new-film-titled-after-the-infamous-piracy-movie-website/articleshow/83538912.cms . live .
  18. Web site: Desk . Online . Arun Vijay to star in Arivazhagan's web series 'Tamil Rockerz' . 2022-07-03 . DT next . en . 3 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220703120237/https://www.dtnext.in/cinema/2022/07/02/arun-vijay-to-star-in-arivazhagans-web-series-tamil-rockerz . dead .
  19. Web site: Arun Vijay's Tamil Rockerz first look out . 2022-07-03 . . 2 July 2022 . en . 2 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220702143959/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/jul/02/arun-vijaystamil-rockerz-first-look-out-32497.html . live .

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