MPAA: Switzerland Remains “Extremely Attractive” For Pirate Sites In a recent submission to the US Trade Representative, the MPAA again states that Switzerland’s copyright law is wholly inadequate, making it extremely attractive to… November 11, 2018, 21:17 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Corel Wrongly Accuses Licensed User of Piracy, Disables Software Remotely Earlier this year, Corel obtained a patent which enables the company to offer software pirates an amnesty deal via a messaging system. While this can… November 10, 2018, 23:38 by Andy Maxwell
Researchers Report Elsevier to EU Anti-Competition Authority Academic publisher Elsevier has repeatedly made the news for its battle with Sci-Hub, the "Pirate Bay" of science. However, while Elsevier is using copyrights to… November 10, 2018, 13:33 by Ernesto Van der Sar
MPAA Considers a ‘Makeover’ As It Faces Shrinking Budget Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox has been one of the major entertainment industry stories this year. Indirectly, it also impacts Hollywood's industry group the… November 9, 2018, 22:55 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Greek ISPs Ordered to Block 38 Domains, Including The Pirate Bay Following a request from a local anti-piracy group, Greek Internet service providers are required to block access to The Pirate Bay, 1337x, YTS, and several… November 9, 2018, 16:22 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Publishing Giants Ask to Join Landmark Anti-Piracy Agreement A landmark anti-piracy agreement between rightsholders and technology companies in Russia might soon have a new signature. Major publishers have asked to join the scheme,… November 9, 2018, 11:16 by Andy Maxwell
Dutch Govt Agency Warns Against Fake ‘Piracy’ Fines The Dutch Government's Telecom Agency is alerting the public that its name is being abused by scammers to demand piracy fines. In a warning issued… November 8, 2018, 18:55 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Denuvo Cites Huge ‘Losses’ For AAA Game Not Using its Anti-Piracy Tech Anti-piracy outfit Denuvo has published figures that suggest huge 'losses' for games not using its anti-tamper technology. The company says that an unnamed AAA sports… November 8, 2018, 10:57 by Andy Maxwell