{"id":98772,"date":"2016-07-15T09:31:47","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T07:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=98772"},"modified":"2016-07-15T09:32:32","modified_gmt":"2016-07-15T07:32:32","slug":"pokemon-go-pirate-links-get-takedown-notices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/nintendo\/98772-pokemon-go-pirate-links-get-takedown-notices","title":{"rendered":"Pokemon Go &#8220;pirate&#8221; links get takedown notices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo is trying to limit the distribution of Pok\u00e9mon Go for Android through\u00a0BitTorrent with DMCA takedowns,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/torrentfreak.com\/nintendo-cracks-pokemon-go-piracy-160714\/\" target=\"_blank\">TorrentFreak reported<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It said that it has noticed several\u00a0takedown notices issued to Google and Google Blogspot under the digital millennium copyright act (DMCA) targeting links to Pok\u00e9mon Go on\u00a0torrent sites.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lumendatabase.org\/notices\/12641849\" target=\"_blank\">One such notice<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0was issued by monitoring agents working for the Entertainment Software Association, which listed links to several unofficial\u00a0downloads of an older version of Pok\u00e9mon Go.<\/p>\n<p>These notices come amidst warning from security companies like Proofpoint and Sophos, who warn that\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/nintendo\/98448-south-african-smartphone-owners-beware-pokemon-go-downloads-could-be-infected.html\">third-party downloads of the game<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0may be infected with malicious software.<\/p>\n<p>Although\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon Go is free to download, it is not yet available\u00a0everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>Niantic, who developed the game with Nintendo and The Pok\u00e9mon Company, has only officially released it in Australia, New Zealand, the US, Germany, and the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Pok\u00e9mon Go has seen tremendous growth over the past week with no signs of slowing down, and Niantic said its\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gaming\/171939-why-pokemon-go-hasnt-officially-launched-in-south-africa.html\">servers struggled to keep up with demand<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Pokemon-Go-takedown-notice.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-new-size wp-image-172069\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Pokemon-Go-takedown-notice-640x298.jpg\" alt=\"Pokemon Go takedown notice\" width=\"640\" height=\"298\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More on Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/nintendo\/98708-pokemon-go-plus-south-african-pricing-and-release-date.html\"><strong>Pok\u00e9mon GO Plus \u2013 South African pricing and release date<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/nintendo\/98646-this-is-why-pokemon-go-hasnt-officially-launched-in-south-africa.html\"><strong>This is why Pokemon Go hasn\u2019t officially launched in South Africa<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/nintendo\/98582-pokemon-go-has-obliterated-twitter-and-is-on-its-way-to-beat-snapchat-and-maps.html\"><strong>Pokemon Go has obliterated Twitter and is on its way to beat SnapChat and Maps<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/98380-the-5-craziest-places-people-have-gone-while-playing-pokemon-go.html\"><strong>The 5 craziest places people have gone while playing Pokemon GO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/nintendo\/98562-how-you-can-download-pokemon-go-in-south-africa.html\"><strong>How you can download Pokemon Go in South Africa<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google has received several DMCA takedown notices for links to &#8220;pirate&#8221; 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