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After Five Years of Blocking Sites, Russia’s No Closer to Beating Piracy

Five years ago this week, Russia embarked on a site-blocking regime that was designed to drastically slow the piracy phenomenon. Currently, more than 5,000 sites…

August 3, 2018, 16:42 by Andy Maxwell

Reformed Music Pirates Increasingly Choose Legal Streaming Services

More than six out of ten former music pirates in the UK say that they've abandoned their use of questionable sources in favor of legal…

August 3, 2018, 04:55 by Andy Maxwell

Lawsuits

Record Labels File ‘Billion Dollar’ Piracy Lawsuit Against ISP Cox

A group of major record labels including Sony, Universal, and Warner Bros, has filed a piracy liability lawsuit against Internet provider Cox Communications. In common…

August 2, 2018, 20:12 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Movie & TV Show Companies Want Subtitle Sites Blocked Down Under

For the first time since Australia's piracy blocking laws came into effect, entertainment industry companies have asked for sites offering subtitles to be blocked by…

August 2, 2018, 10:21 by Andy Maxwell

Mastercard and Visa Under Pressure for ‘Enabling’ IPTV Piracy

The Irdeto anti-piracy team has revealed new data which show how pirate IPTV services rely on reputable payment processors to earn money. Payment services such…

August 1, 2018, 22:19 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Nintendo Brings Killer Switch Anti-Piracy Protection to 3DS

Back in June it was revealed that Nintendo had deployed a Switch anti-piracy system that has the ability to detect people playing pirate games online…

August 1, 2018, 09:55 by Andy Maxwell

Research

Piracy Boosts Concert Ticket Sales, Hurts Box Office Revenue

Online piracy is a complicated phenomenon that's constantly evolving. While it's hard to draw strong conclusions across the board, new research published by the University…

July 31, 2018, 19:55 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Tron Wants to Give BitTorrent Users Financial Incentives to Seed

Following its acquisition of BitTorrent Inc., the TRON foundation says it is considering changes to BitTorrent that have the potential to improve the ecosystem. TRON…

July 31, 2018, 10:27 by Andy Maxwell

After Five Years of Blocking Sites, Russia’s No Closer to Beating Piracy

Reformed Music Pirates Increasingly Choose Legal Streaming Services

Record Labels File ‘Billion Dollar’ Piracy Lawsuit Against ISP Cox

Movie & TV Show Companies Want Subtitle Sites Blocked Down Under

Mastercard and Visa Under Pressure for ‘Enabling’ IPTV Piracy

Nintendo Brings Killer Switch Anti-Piracy Protection to 3DS

Piracy Boosts Concert Ticket Sales, Hurts Box Office Revenue

Tron Wants to Give BitTorrent Users Financial Incentives to Seed

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