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Japan Planning Up to Two Years in Prison For Manga Pirates

While downloading copyright-infringing movies and music is illegal in Japan, downloading static images such as manga is not. According to local reports, the Agency for…

January 5, 2019, 07:32 by Andy Maxwell

Lawsuits

US Online Piracy Lawsuits Hit a Record High Last Year

The number of piracy lawsuits filed against alleged file-sharing pirates hit a record high in 2018. In total, more than 3,300 new cases were filed…

January 4, 2019, 19:23 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Operator of China’s Former Leading Torrent Site Jailed For Three Years

The owner of what once said to be China's leading torrent site has been jailed for three years and fined more than US$116,000 by the…

January 4, 2019, 10:35 by Andy Maxwell

BitTorrent Unveils New Token to Pay for Faster Downloads

BitTorrent Inc. has announced a new cryptocurrency token that will allow users to pay for faster downloads. The token is part of BitTorrent and TRON's…

January 3, 2019, 21:30 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Mitch Glazier Becomes New Chairman and CEO of the RIAA

Mitch Glazier has been promoted to becomethe new Chairman and CEO of the powerful recording industry trade organization RIAA. The former RIAA President, who was…

January 3, 2019, 10:44 by Andy Maxwell

Lawsuits

Movie Companies Sue Popcorn Time Operator in US Court

Filmmakers behind the movies “Mechanic: Resurrection” and “Once Upon a Time in Venice” are trying to shut down a popular Popcorn Time fork through the…

January 2, 2019, 22:39 by Ernesto Van der Sar

New Law Will See Pirate TV Services Blocked By ISPs in Latvia

New laws that came into effect yesterday will see Latvian ISPs begin blocking 'pirate' sites that provide TV streams without a license. The blocking will…

January 2, 2019, 11:27 by Andy Maxwell

Reporting When Pirate Releases Hit The Internet is Apparently Illegal Now

A PreDb is an online database that advises users when a particular pirate file hits the Internet. The vast majority of these services are for…

January 1, 2019, 21:55 by Andy Maxwell

Japan Planning Up to Two Years in Prison For Manga Pirates

US Online Piracy Lawsuits Hit a Record High Last Year

Operator of China’s Former Leading Torrent Site Jailed For Three Years

BitTorrent Unveils New Token to Pay for Faster Downloads

Mitch Glazier Becomes New Chairman and CEO of the RIAA

Movie Companies Sue Popcorn Time Operator in US Court

New Law Will See Pirate TV Services Blocked By ISPs in Latvia

Reporting When Pirate Releases Hit The Internet is Apparently Illegal Now

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