ISPs Don’t Have Blanket Immunity From Piracy, BMG Says Music rights group BMG has asked a New York federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Internet provider RCN. The ISP requested a declaratory… January 27, 2017, 23:57 by Ernesto Van der Sar
‘Pirate’ Kodi Box Seller Enters “Not Guilty” Plea in Landmark Case The man at the center of a landmark case involving the supply of "fully-loaded" Kodi boxes pleaded not guilty this morning. Middlesbrough shopkeeper Brian Thompson… January 27, 2017, 16:25 by Andy Maxwell
DailyMotion Permanently Blocked in Russia After Copyright Complaints Video-hosting platform DailyMotion has been permanently blocked in Russia . The platform, owned by French company Vivendi, was ordered to be blocked by the Moscow… January 27, 2017, 10:24 by Andy Maxwell
Demonoid Suffers Extended Downtime Due to Hosting Issue (Update) The semi-private BitTorrent tracker Demonoid has been offline for more than two days due to an unforeseen hosting problem. The site's operators planned to move… January 26, 2017, 20:09 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Finnish Government Investigates as Tens of Thousands Face Piracy ‘Fines’ The Finnish government will launch an investigation after it was revealed that tens of thousands of citizens are facing demands for cash settlements for alleged… January 26, 2017, 12:15 by Andy Maxwell
Researchers Issue Security Warning Over Android VPN Apps A research team has issued a warning over the lack of security in many VPN apps available from Google Play. A worrying 38% of the… January 25, 2017, 18:07 by Andy Maxwell
UK ‘Pirates’ Get 20-Day Grace Period After Each Warning UK Internet providers will soon begin sending piracy warnings to subscribers whose accounts are used to share copyright-infringing material. The associated "Get It Right" campaign… January 25, 2017, 12:08 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Usenet Provider Giganews Wins Landmark Copyright Battle Giganews is celebrating a hard-fought legal battle against adult publisher and serial copyright litigant Perfect 10. The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit handed… January 24, 2017, 22:55 by Andy Maxwell