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Lawsuits

YouTube Fights Off Lawsuit Over ‘Retaliatory’ Copyright Strikes

A California federal court has dismissed a lawsuit against YouTube over 'retaliatory' copyright strikes. DJ Short-E accused YouTube of failing to process DMCA counternotices after…

April 15, 2020, 17:01 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Piracy

Huge Games Piracy Forum CS.RIN.RU Says Cash is Needed to Stay Online

CS.RIN.RU is probably the largest forum dedicated to video games piracy on the planet. However, after a reported 17 years in operation, the site's sponsor…

April 15, 2020, 11:38 by Andy Maxwell

Lawsuits

Charter Can’t Sue Over False DMCA Notices, Record Labels Argue

Last year Internet provider Charter Communications was sued by several record labels for not doing enough to curb piracy. A few weeks ago, the ISP…

April 14, 2020, 22:43 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Internet Archive to Senator: No “Emergency Copyright Act” Required, Fair Use Has Library Covered

The row over the Internet Archive's National Emergency Library, which aims to fill the learning gap in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, has now…

April 14, 2020, 11:01 by Andy Maxwell

Research

COVID-19 ‘Lockdowns’ Directly Impacted Torrent Download Numbers in Several Countries

The new coronavirus continues to spread around the world, with many governments responding with social distancing measures and lockdowns. These restrictions have far-reaching consequences and…

April 13, 2020, 22:05 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

Russia Preparing New Law to Ban All Video Recording in Movie Theaters

Russia's Ministry of Culture says it has drafted new legislation to combat the unauthorized recording of movies in cinemas. The development will be greeted with…

April 13, 2020, 12:42 by Andy Maxwell

Stats

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 04/13/20

The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'Bad Boys for Life' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Trolls world Tour'.…

April 13, 2020, 09:34 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Lawsuits

‘Copyright Troll’ Lawyer’s Request for a Temporary Prison Release Due to COVID-19 Threat Fails

Paul Hansmeier, one of the lead attorneys behind the controversial Prenda law firm, has asked the court for a temporary release from prison while he…

April 12, 2020, 22:44 by Ernesto Van der Sar

YouTube Fights Off Lawsuit Over ‘Retaliatory’ Copyright Strikes

Huge Games Piracy Forum CS.RIN.RU Says Cash is Needed to Stay Online

Charter Can’t Sue Over False DMCA Notices, Record Labels Argue

Internet Archive to Senator: No “Emergency Copyright Act” Required, Fair Use Has Library Covered

COVID-19 ‘Lockdowns’ Directly Impacted Torrent Download Numbers in Several Countries

Russia Preparing New Law to Ban All Video Recording in Movie Theaters

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 04/13/20

‘Copyright Troll’ Lawyer’s Request for a Temporary Prison Release Due to COVID-19 Threat Fails

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