Websites Can Legally Pirate Porn Movies, Prosecutors Rule

For years Japan's leading producers of pornographic movies have been battling to protect their content overseas. In particular they have focused on Taiwan where websites…

Spain to Crackdown on Pirate Sites and Outlaw File-Sharing

After becoming known as somewhat of a haven for both file-sharing sites and their users, Spain is preparing to crack down on breaches of intellectual…

eBook Pirates “Hijack” Domain Name of Anti-Piracy Campaign

This week at a grand press event the French Publishers Association announced their new anti-piracy portal ProtectionLivres.com. Through the website authors can search for and…

isoHunt Loses Appeal Against the MPAA, Keyword Filter Remains

IsoHunt lost its appeal against the MPAA today, with the Ninth Circuit upholding the 2010 ruling that the website does not qualify for safe harbor…

Fresh Calls to Congress to Make Movie and Music Streaming a Felony

Last time there was an attempt to turn streaming copyrighted content into a felony the effort was crushed when the Internet rose up and defeated…

UK ISPs Start Blocking KickassTorrents, H33T and Fenopy

BT, Virgin Media, O2 and Be There have started to block access to three of the world's largest BitTorrent sites. The blockades were put in…

Google Further Highlights Wrongful DMCA Takedowns

As the tsunami of DMCA takedowns sent to Google breaks yet another record, there are signs that the search engine is beginning to make rightsholders…

Hitler Goes Nuts Over Prenda Copyright Troll Debacle