Law and Politics ‘The Digital Copyright Act Will Chill Innovation and Harm The Internet’ Late last year, Senator Thom Tillis released a discussion draft of the “Digital Copyright Act of 2021," which aims to replace the current DMCA legislation.… March 9, 2021, 22:48 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits Pirate Monitor Exits YouTube Class Action Piracy Lawsuit, Maria Schneider Persists Last summer, Grammy award-winning musician Maria Schneider and a shadowy company known as Pirate Monitor filed a class action lawsuit against YouTube, alleging massive copyright… March 9, 2021, 14:09 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits Movie Companies Sue Popcorn Time, VPN, and ‘Hosting’ Provider in Piracy Lawsuit A group of independent movie companies, including the makers of "The Hitman’s Bodyguard" and "London Has Fallen," has filed a lawsuit against a widely used… March 8, 2021, 22:48 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits Operators of Major Pirate Sites Committed No Crimes, Court Rules Four men accused of criminal copyright infringement for operating major Spanish streaming sites SeriesYonkis and PeliculasYonkis have been acquitted by a local court. The men,… March 8, 2021, 13:27 by Andy Maxwell
Anti-Piracy Overbroad DMCA Takedown Campaign Almost Wipes Dictionary Entries From Google A software review site recently tried to remove links to 'competitors' that lifted its writings without permission. While this urge is understandable, the execution was… March 8, 2021, 01:01 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy Warning! Pirate Devices Threaten US National Security…Apparently A study carried out by a group funded by the entertainment industries is warning of a potential national security disaster in the US. The Digital… March 7, 2021, 13:06 by Andy Maxwell
Research Movie Pirates Don’t Mind Waiting For HD Quality Releases New data shared by piracy tracking company MUSO shows that most torrenting movie pirates prefer HD quality releases, even if they have to wait for… March 6, 2021, 23:11 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits Search Engines Won’t Face Monopoly Investigation Over Pirated Content Pirated eBooks and similar content will remain in search results after Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service declined to take action following a complaint from an anti-piracy… March 6, 2021, 13:03 by Andy Maxwell