Anti-Piracy Pirate Sites’ Takedown Compliance Beats YouTube, Facebook, TikTok When platforms like Facebook and YouTube receive takedown notices from a reputable sender, Japan's CODA for example, the vast majority of requests are usually honored.… June 11, 2025, 12:54 by Andy Maxwell
Research Pirate Site Visits Dip to 216 Billion a Year, But Manga Piracy is Booming Fresh data for 2024 reveals that while overall pirate site traffic dipped to 216 billion visits, the landscape is shifting dramatically. Publishing piracy is booming,… June 10, 2025, 12:10 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy ICANN’s DNS Blocking Report Presents Three Key Recommendations ICANN, the organization responsible for ensuring the stability of the internet's Domain Name System (DNS), has published advice for all entities involved in DNS blocking.… June 9, 2025, 21:33 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits Grande Slams Labels’ “Egregious” Piracy Claims in Final Supreme Court Plea Can internet service providers be held liable for pirating subscribers? This question is at the center of several federal lawsuits in the U.S. and could… June 9, 2025, 09:03 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits Google Wins Copyright Claim Dismissal in Publishers’ Textbook Piracy Lawsuit A lawsuit filed by educational publishers in 2024 accuses Google of profiting from textbook piracy. At the heart of the complaint are claims that Google's… June 8, 2025, 11:33 by Andy Maxwell
Anti-Piracy Cloudflare Warns EU About Extensive Piracy Overblocking, Calls for Safeguards American Internet infrastructure company Cloudflare is pushing back against increasing calls to broaden pirate site blocking in the EU. The company notes that since similar… June 7, 2025, 09:39 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy Napster.com Faced ISP Piracy Blockade For “Massive Copyright Violations” Twenty-six years ago this week, Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker launched Napster, a music sharing platform that disrupted a global industry. After being sued and… June 6, 2025, 08:11 by Andy Maxwell
Piracy Unveiled: New U.S. Anti-Piracy Bill ‘ACPA’ Proposes Alternative Site Blocking Path Republican House Representative Darrell Issa is working on the introduction of the 'American Copyright Protection Act' (ACPA), a new bill that would enable copyright holders… June 5, 2025, 11:15 by Ernesto Van der Sar