Lawsuits DNS Resolver Quad9 Wins Pirate Site Blocking Appeal Against Sony DNS-resolver Quad9 has won its appeal against Sony Music's pirate site-blocking order at the Higher Regional Court in Dresden. The non-profit Quad9 Foundation no longer… December 8, 2023, 11:16 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy YouTube, Facebook, & TikTok Won’t Discuss Bad Takedowns? Get Over It, They’re Busy Over the years we've published many articles detailing abusive content removal demands and more generally the staggering volume of takedown notices received by the likes… December 7, 2023, 19:40 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits Music Rights Group Sues Elon Musk’s X for Copyright Infringement Swiss music collective management outfit SUISA Digital has filed a lawsuit against X's parent company, Twitter International. Filed in Germany, the complaint accuses the platform… December 7, 2023, 10:14 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy Pirate IPTV Operation Dismantled, 9 Arrested, 43 Customers Investigated Greek police say they have dismantled a pirate IPTV operation after carrying out coordinated raids in five areas of the country. A criminal case was… December 6, 2023, 21:29 by Andy Maxwell
Law and Politics EU Mulls Expansion of Geo-Blocking ‘Bans’ to Video Streaming Platforms A recent report from the European Parliament's Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection urges the EU Commission to review its current geo-blocking policies. One… December 6, 2023, 13:46 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy Legal Manga App User Banned After Taking ‘Fraudulent Screenshots’ A user of a legal manga app operated by one of Japan's largest publishers claims they were locked out of the service after being accused… December 5, 2023, 19:22 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits Cloudflare Applauds Court for Rejecting DNS Piracy Blocking Order Cloudflare applauds a recent decision from a Higher Court in Germany, which ruled that DNS resolvers are not liable for online piracy. The ruling is… December 5, 2023, 12:15 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits Record Labels Urge Court to Uphold $47 Million Piracy Liability Verdict In 2022, a group of major recording labels won $47 million in damages from Internet provider Grande Communications. The ISP appealed the verdict, challenging the… December 4, 2023, 22:37 by Ernesto Van der Sar