Anti-Piracy Is Site-Blocking Reducing Piracy or Helping to Disperse it Elsewhere? A report from anti-piracy group Rights Alliance reveals that the volume of Danish visits to pirate sites remained steady in 2020 but the overall number… April 10, 2021, 22:51 by Andy Maxwell
Piracy Nigerian ‘Scam Artist’ Used Apple, Amazon and Tidal to Cash in on Pirated Music An aspiring Nigerian musician named Wisekid copied an album from one of Africa's biggest artists Wizkid, reportedly passing it off as his own. By uploading… April 10, 2021, 13:20 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Law and Politics EU Parliament Wants Pirated Sports Streams Taken Down Within 30 Minutes The European Parliament is considering a draft resolution that requires online services to take pirated sports streams offline within 30 minutes. This includes a proposal… April 9, 2021, 17:02 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Law and Politics France’s New Strategy For Tackling Online Piracy Presented in New Bill France is set to take a fresh approach to online anti-piracy enforcement. A new bill presented to the Council of Ministers this week has several… April 9, 2021, 09:09 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits Cloudflare Doubts DMCA Takedown Company’s Fake Employee and Special Bots Cloudflare has faced quite a few copyright challenges in courts already, but a case filed by two wedding dress manufacturers is taking an unforeseen turn.… April 8, 2021, 22:42 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits Jetflicks Defendant Knew Pirate Site Was Illegal, Threatened to Report Founder to MPAA Before it was shut down, Jetflicks was reportedly one of the largest pirate streaming services in the US. To date, three defendants have indicated that… April 8, 2021, 12:35 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits Rojadirecta Wins Lawsuit Against News Agency Over Inaccurate Anti-Piracy Reporting Popular sports streaming site Rojadirecta has won a lawsuit against reputed news agency Europa Press. Based on information provided by copyright holders, the Spanish news… April 7, 2021, 19:07 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits Sky Wins Injunction to Stop Reddit Moderator Sharing Pirated TV Shows UK broadcaster Sky has won a court injunction to prevent links to its TV shows from being illegally shared online. Handed down by a court… April 7, 2021, 11:18 by Andy Maxwell