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MPAA: Moviegoers Use More ‘Piracy-Enabling’ Smartphones

New data revealed by the MPAA shows that frequent moviegoers own more smartphones and other technological devices. The MPAA notes that the movie industry should…

March 26, 2014, 15:10 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Lawsuits

File-Sharing Copyright Trolls Invade Finland

The practice of issuing copyright infringement notices for the purpose of obtaining cash settlements is now commonly referred to as “copyright trolling." It’s a practice…

March 26, 2014, 10:07 by Ben Jones

Research

Google Takedown Notices Surge 711,887 Percent in Four Years

A new paper published in the Virginia Journal of Law and Technology shows that the number of DMCA notices received by Google increased 711,887 percent…

March 25, 2014, 23:11 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Android App Pirates Plead Guilty to Criminal Copyright Infringement

Two men associated with the "pirate" Android store Appbucket have pleaded guilty to criminal copyright infringement. The Department of Justice estimates that the site generated…

March 25, 2014, 11:35 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Dotcom’s Mega Plans $179m Public Listing Via Reverse Takeover

Mega.co.nz, the cloud storage company founded by Kim Dotcom, has announced its intention to go public with a backdoor listing on the New Zealand stock…

March 25, 2014, 09:36 by Andy Maxwell

Lawsuits

Judge: IP-Address Is Not a Person and Can’t Identify a BitTorrent Pirate

An important ruling in Florida has made it more difficult for copyright holders to extract cash settlements from alleged BitTorrent pirates. District Court Judge Ursula…

March 24, 2014, 19:08 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Sssh! Dotcom’s Use of Twitter Problematic, Court Told

Days after the Supreme Court denied Kim Dotcom access to evidence held by the FBI, the Megaupload founder's legal team were back in court seeking…

March 24, 2014, 12:49 by Andy Maxwell

Stats

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 03/24/14

The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. ‘47 Ronin’ tops the chart this week, followed by ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of…

March 24, 2014, 10:06 by Ernesto Van der Sar

MPAA: Moviegoers Use More ‘Piracy-Enabling’ Smartphones

File-Sharing Copyright Trolls Invade Finland

Google Takedown Notices Surge 711,887 Percent in Four Years

Android App Pirates Plead Guilty to Criminal Copyright Infringement

Dotcom’s Mega Plans $179m Public Listing Via Reverse Takeover

Judge: IP-Address Is Not a Person and Can’t Identify a BitTorrent Pirate

Sssh! Dotcom’s Use of Twitter Problematic, Court Told

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 03/24/14

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