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Anti-Piracy

GitHub Warns Users Reposting YouTube-DL They Could Be Banned

When the RIAA filed a copyright complaint with Github targeting YouTube-DL, large numbers of angry developers and users aired their displeasure by reposting the contentious…

November 2, 2020, 12:44 by Andy Maxwell

Technology

20 Years Ago, LimeWire Took File-Sharing to A New Level

A few months after the turn of the new millennium, a new piece of software called LimeWire saw the light. At the time, Napster was…

November 1, 2020, 20:39 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

An Extraordinarily Successful Anti-Piracy Campaign…Or Maybe Not

Internet Matters, a not-for-profit organization based in London, has been running a video anti-piracy campaign for just over a week. In common with many of…

November 1, 2020, 13:36 by Andy Maxwell

Lawsuits

Movie Company Demands $10K From BitTorrent Pirate, Court Awards $750

Not mounting a defense in a BitTorrent piracy lawsuit can be a recipe for disaster, with large damages handed down in a default judgment. However,…

October 31, 2020, 23:38 by Andy Maxwell

Law and Politics

Tech Giants Want EU ‘Safeguard’ to Proactively Remove Pirated Content

Several of the world's leading Internet companies, including Google, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok, are calling for a new safeguard under EU law, so they can…

October 31, 2020, 09:55 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

‘Deciphering’ YouTube’s Rolling Cypher in Your Browser is a Piece of Cake

The RIAA and other music groups recently accused youtube-dl and related stream-ripping tools of circumventing YouTube's 'rolling cipher' protection. While that may sound complex, anyone…

October 30, 2020, 23:02 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Piracy

Ololo.to Shuts Down After Being Targeted By ACE Anti-Piracy Coalition

Popular streaming video search engine Ololo.to has thrown in the towel leaving around two million monthly visitors behind. Earlier this month, Ololo was targeted in…

October 30, 2020, 12:00 by Andy Maxwell

Lawsuits

US Court Dismisses ‘Unique’ YTS Trademark Case Against Pirate Sites & Apps

Anti-piracy lawyer Kerry Culpepper has failed to secure $250,000 damages claims against sites and apps that used the YTS trademark he obtained. The court dismissed…

October 29, 2020, 22:46 by Ernesto Van der Sar

GitHub Warns Users Reposting YouTube-DL They Could Be Banned

20 Years Ago, LimeWire Took File-Sharing to A New Level

An Extraordinarily Successful Anti-Piracy Campaign…Or Maybe Not

Movie Company Demands $10K From BitTorrent Pirate, Court Awards $750

Tech Giants Want EU ‘Safeguard’ to Proactively Remove Pirated Content

‘Deciphering’ YouTube’s Rolling Cypher in Your Browser is a Piece of Cake

Ololo.to Shuts Down After Being Targeted By ACE Anti-Piracy Coalition

US Court Dismisses ‘Unique’ YTS Trademark Case Against Pirate Sites & Apps

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