Law and Politics US Passes Spending Bill With CASE Act and Felony Streaming Proposal US Congress passed the spending bill a few hours ago. The legislation package includes the CASE Act, which establishes a tribunal for small copyright claims.… December 22, 2020, 16:56 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy Police “Seize” Pirate IPTV Platform, Prepare to Identify 50,000 Users Italy's Guardia di Finanza says it has carried out a "preventative seizure" of a pirate IPTV platform serving in excess of 50,000 users. The action… December 22, 2020, 09:41 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits YouTube Class Action: Same IP Address Used to Upload ‘Pirate’ Movies & File DMCA Notices YouTube says it has found a "smoking gun" to prove that a class-action lawsuit filed by Grammy award-winning musician Maria Schneider and Pirate Monitor Ltd… December 21, 2020, 21:18 by Andy Maxwell
Anti-Piracy UK Police Threaten YouTube Ripper With Potential Criminal Action City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) has sent a cease and desist notice to a popular YouTube ripper. The letter accuses the… December 21, 2020, 12:07 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits Former Phone Store Employee Sued for Promoting Popcorn Time The company behind the film Hunter Killer has sued a former phone store employee who allegedly promoted the piracy app Popcorn Time to customers. The… December 21, 2020, 00:36 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits Court: Mass “Copyright Troll” Lawsuits Targeting Danes May Be Illegal A mass copyright-trolling scheme in Denmark is at risk of boiling over into criminal action against the companies involved. After hundreds of cases against alleged… December 20, 2020, 18:07 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits Cosplay Models Want Cloudflare to Stop ‘Indulging’ Pirate Sites Niece Waidhofer and cosplay models Ryuu Lavitz and OMGcosplay are accusing Cloudflare of protecting and supporting pirate sites that host their leaked photos. Responding to… December 19, 2020, 23:40 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy YouTube Ordered to Unmask Cheaters TV Show Pirates & How Much Money Was Made The creator of popular TV show Cheaters is now engaged in legal action to prevent the series from being viewed on YouTube illegally. Targeting more… December 19, 2020, 13:48 by Andy Maxwell