Law and Politics Google Delisted Hundreds of Thousands of URLs to Comply with Russian ‘VPN Law’ Week in and week out, the Russian telecoms watchdog Roskomnadzor orders Google to remove hundreds of URLs. The requests, which are sent under the country's… July 20, 2021, 21:32 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy UEFA Wins Two-Year Extension to Streaming Piracy Blocking Order UEFA, the governing body of football in Europe, has obtained an extension to a High Court injunction that requires major ISPs to block consumer access… July 20, 2021, 09:17 by Andy Maxwell
Law and Politics US Copyright Groups Want ‘Adequate’ Anti-Piracy Penalties in South Africa The IIPA, which represents the MPA, RIAA, and other entertainment industry groups, is calling for stricter anti-piracy enforcement in South Africa and a thorough redraft… July 19, 2021, 21:59 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy Operation Dark Stream: Police in Portugal Arrest 9 For IPTV Piracy Law enforcement agencies in Portugal have coordinated an operation targeting a pirate IPTV service. In addition to domestic and non-domestic searches, six men and three… July 19, 2021, 10:33 by Andy Maxwell
Anti-Piracy Developer on Twitch Creates Neat Tool to Prevent DMCA Notices Twitch users who play copyrighted music in the background leave themselves open to DMCA notices that can result in a ban. Other than expensive licensing… July 18, 2021, 14:24 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits ‘Copyright Troll’ Lawyer Seeks to Reduce 14-Year Prison Sentence Due to COVID Pandemic Paul Hansmeier, one of the lead attorneys behind the controversial Prenda Law firm, has asked the court for a reduction of his 14-year prison sentence.… July 17, 2021, 18:09 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy ACE/MPA Shut Down Pirate IPTV & Card Sharing Operation Global anti-piracy coalition Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment has shut down and seized the domains of an entity offering pirate IPTV and card-sharing services. The… July 16, 2021, 18:32 by Andy Maxwell
Law and Politics ‘Upload Filters’ Don’t Violate Freedom of Expression, Advocate General Finds EU Advocate General Saugmandsgaard Øe has published his advice on Poland's request to annul Article 17 of the Copyright Directive. The AG argues that the… July 16, 2021, 09:56 by Ernesto Van der Sar