Lawsuits Xtream-Codes IPTV Company Declared Lawful, Assets Seized in Raid Returned The company behind Xtream-Codes, the IPTV management system shut down as part of a massive law enforcement operation in 2019, is reporting a significant legal… June 16, 2022, 22:06 by Andy Maxwell
Piracy ‘Pirate’ Streaming Apps Beat Netflix and Disney in Brazil’s Play Store Pirate streaming apps are leading the entertainment category in Brazil's Google Play Store. These unauthorized streaming apps draw a massive audience and beat official streaming… June 16, 2022, 09:56 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits Canadian Judge: Movie Company’s Piracy Evidence Just Not Good Enough Movie company Voltage Holdings has a reputation for filing lawsuits against alleged BitTorrent pirates, usually based on IP address evidence backed up by creative interpretations… June 15, 2022, 21:40 by Andy Maxwell
Anti-Piracy Ghost Piracy: Work-From-Home Software Piracy Worries BSA The Software Alliance (BSA) is helping enforcement authorities in Southeast Asia to crack down on businesses that use unlicensed software. This includes "Ghost Piracy," where… June 15, 2022, 10:15 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits Publishers & Internet Archive Both Seek Piracy Lawsuit Win Without Full Trial In 2020, publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House sued the Internet Archive claiming that its mass scanning and lending of print library… June 14, 2022, 19:56 by Andy Maxwell
Piracy YouTube and Facebook Are the Top ‘Pirate Sites’ in Denmark There has been no shortage of anti-piracy initiatives in Denmark in recent years. Shutdowns, raids, arrests, and site-blocking orders have repeatedly made headlines. Against this… June 14, 2022, 10:58 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Law and Politics The U.S. ‘Small’ Copyright Claims Board Goes Live this Week The US “Copyright Claims Board” starts accepting its first claims this week. The tribunal, which is part of the Copyright Office, allows parties to resolve… June 13, 2022, 22:25 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits IPTV Pirates Who Lost $90m Lawsuit Lose Another Worth $130m Former operators of pirate IPTV service SetTV were previously ordered to pay $90 million in damages after losing a DISH Network piracy lawsuit. A second… June 13, 2022, 09:53 by Andy Maxwell