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Anti-Piracy

Free F1 Streaming Sites Latest Targets in French Piracy Blocking Campaign

Following in the footsteps of football leagues and boxing promotions, Canal+ has obtained a court order compelling local ISPs to block dozens of sites accused…

August 3, 2022, 12:44 by Andy Maxwell

Lawsuits

Major Record Labels and ISP Settle Piracy Lawsuit One Day Before Trial

Internet provider Bright House has resolved its legal dispute with several RIAA-backed record labels. The ISP stood accused of turning a blind eye to pirating…

August 2, 2022, 20:38 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

Why Nintendo Uses the DMCA to Take Down Piracy-Enabling SigPatches

To reduce piracy on the Switch console, last week Nintendo used a DMCA notice to target a popular 'sigpatch' repository on Github. While the coding…

August 2, 2022, 12:57 by Andy Maxwell

Lawsuits

VeePN Agrees to Block Torrent Traffic and Pirate Sites on U.S. Servers

VPN provider "VeePN" has reached a settlement with a group of filmmakers to resolve a piracy lawsuit. Most of the agreed details remain confidential but…

August 1, 2022, 21:57 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

Illegal Blocking of Copyrighted Content to Be Punished Under Russian Draft Law

Every week copyright holders and their anti-piracy agents issue instructions for content to be removed or blocked. Most of these requests are made in good…

August 1, 2022, 10:03 by Andy Maxwell

Research

“You Wouldn’t Steal…” Research Shows Why Many Anti-Piracy Messages Fail

You wouldn't steal a car, right? So why are you pirating? With this 2004 message, the movie industry hoped to turn illegal downloaders into paying…

July 31, 2022, 21:46 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Lawsuits

SmoothStreams IPTV Shut Down By MPA/ACE After Secret Legal Process

SmoothStreams - one of the most reliable and well-known pirate IPTV providers - suddenly went offline this month. A two-week TorrentFreak investigation has determined that…

July 30, 2022, 15:21 by Andy Maxwell

Lawsuits

Piracy Lawsuit Triggers Dispute Over ‘Hollywood Style Quality’ of Adult Films

Piracy lawsuits should be pretty straightforward. Rightsholders must provide solid evidence that someone shared a copy of their content without permission. However, in a piracy…

July 29, 2022, 22:49 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Free F1 Streaming Sites Latest Targets in French Piracy Blocking Campaign

Major Record Labels and ISP Settle Piracy Lawsuit One Day Before Trial

Why Nintendo Uses the DMCA to Take Down Piracy-Enabling SigPatches

VeePN Agrees to Block Torrent Traffic and Pirate Sites on U.S. Servers

Illegal Blocking of Copyrighted Content to Be Punished Under Russian Draft Law

“You Wouldn’t Steal…” Research Shows Why Many Anti-Piracy Messages Fail

SmoothStreams IPTV Shut Down By MPA/ACE After Secret Legal Process

Piracy Lawsuit Triggers Dispute Over ‘Hollywood Style Quality’ of Adult Films

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