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Piracy

Amazon, Facebook and Google Paid Millions to Pirates, Study Finds

A new report published by the Digital Citizens Alliance suggests that pirates sites earn more than a billion dollars in revenue per year, while pirate…

August 17, 2021, 12:58 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Piracy

AdCenter Affiliate Network Closes Shop After ‘Piracy Scam’ Investigation

The Montreal-based affiliate network AdCenter has closed shop overnight. The company gives no reason for its sudden decision, which follows a few weeks after an…

August 16, 2021, 20:07 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Lawsuits

Movie Studios Sue Grande Communications: Terminate Pirates, Block The Pirate Bay

More than two dozen movie companies have sued Grande Communications demanding that it should terminate BitTorrent pirates and block sites including The Pirate Bay. Evidence…

August 16, 2021, 10:38 by Andy Maxwell

Research

Microsoft Envisions a Blockchain-Based Bounty System to Catch Pirates

A new paper published by Microsoft's research department proposes to tackle piracy with a blockchain-based bounty system titled "Argus." The system allows volunteers to report…

August 15, 2021, 13:48 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Lawsuits

Internet Archive Wants Publishers’ Sales Data to Show Digital Library Doesn’t Hurt Sales

In June 2020, major publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House sued the Internet Archive, claiming that its Open Library is effectively a…

August 14, 2021, 14:04 by Andy Maxwell

Lawsuits

Court Orders RomUniverse to Destroy Pirated Nintendo Games and Stay Offline

A California federal court has ordered the operator of the now-defunct pirate site RomUniverse to destroy all copyright-infringing games within two weeks. The court initially…

August 13, 2021, 21:50 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

Police Visit Pirate IPTV Suppliers’ Homes to Serve Cease-and-Desist Notices

Police officers across the UK have visited the homes of people reportedly involved in the supply of pirate IPTV services. The operation, which involved the…

August 13, 2021, 09:47 by Andy Maxwell

Lawsuits

Jake Paul Fight Piracy: Judge Dismisses Triller’s Main Lawsuit, Others On The Brink

A court in the United States has dismissed Triller's original lawsuit that targeted a site alleged to have pirated the Jake Paul vs Ben Askren…

August 12, 2021, 20:41 by Andy Maxwell

Amazon, Facebook and Google Paid Millions to Pirates, Study Finds

AdCenter Affiliate Network Closes Shop After ‘Piracy Scam’ Investigation

Movie Studios Sue Grande Communications: Terminate Pirates, Block The Pirate Bay

Microsoft Envisions a Blockchain-Based Bounty System to Catch Pirates

Internet Archive Wants Publishers’ Sales Data to Show Digital Library Doesn’t Hurt Sales

Court Orders RomUniverse to Destroy Pirated Nintendo Games and Stay Offline

Police Visit Pirate IPTV Suppliers’ Homes to Serve Cease-and-Desist Notices

Jake Paul Fight Piracy: Judge Dismisses Triller’s Main Lawsuit, Others On The Brink

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