Law and Politics U.S. Copyright Holders Want Russia to Criminally Prosecute Pirate sites Russia has implemented a wide variety of anti-piracy laws and procedures in recent years. Thousands of copyright-infringing sites have been blocked and even app stores… September 28, 2021, 11:24 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits Cox Plans to Challenge $1 Billion Piracy Verdict Over ‘Concealed Evidence’ Internet provider Cox Communications believes that several record labels may have concealed key information at the 2019 piracy trial, which led to a $1 billion… September 27, 2021, 22:20 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Piracy ROM & Emulation Site Pleasuredome Shuts Down After 15 Years of Gaming Pleasuredome, one of the world's most enduring ROM and emulation sites, has suddenly shut down after more than 15 years online. The torrent site first… September 27, 2021, 10:42 by Andy Maxwell
‘Illegal Streaming Sites Might Take Nude Pictures of You’ Most people know that they shouldn't stream or download pirated content. However, legal and moral arguments are often not sufficient to stop prospective pirates. A… September 27, 2021, 07:45 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy New UK ISP Piracy Blocks Target Sci-Hub, Streaming & Torrent Site Proxies Efforts to make pirate sites harder to access have resulted in two new waves of blocking in the UK. Action by Elsevier and Springer Nature… September 25, 2021, 16:16 by Andy Maxwell
Piracy ResearchGate Removes 200,000 ‘Infringing’ Files After Takedown Tidal Wave The academic community platform ResearchGate has removed 200,000 files in response to a wave of copyright complaints from publishers ACS and Elsevier. The takedowns go… September 24, 2021, 22:47 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits Several ‘SportsBay’ Pirate Streaming Sites Go Dark In Wake of US Lawsuit Several large live streaming sites sued by DISH Network for breaching the anti-circumvention provisions of the DMCA have gone dark. SportsBay, the largest of the… September 24, 2021, 09:29 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits Wow! Asks Court to Dismiss Filmmakers’ Piracy Liability Lawsuit Internet provider Wide Open West, better known as WOW!, has responded to a piracy liability lawsuit recently filed by several filmmakers. The Internet provider brands… September 23, 2021, 22:30 by Ernesto Van der Sar