UK Considers Fines to Force Search Engines to Tackle Piracy Proposed amendments to the UK's Digital Economy Bill have revealed a desire by some MPs to force search engines to tackle piracy. A new clause… October 27, 2016, 09:57 by Andy Maxwell
Major ‘Pirate’ Movie Streaming Site Fmovies Sued in US Court The popular movie streaming service Fmovies.to has only been around for a few months but already it's listed among the most popular websites on the… October 26, 2016, 20:55 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Repeat Infringers Can Be Mere Downloaders, Court Rules A 10-year-old copyright case has prompted an interesting opinion from a US appeals court. In determining the nature of a "repeat infringer" (which service providers… October 26, 2016, 10:58 by Andy Maxwell
Aussie KickassTorrents Blocking Battle Continues, Despite Takedown Despite KickassTorrents being taken offline during the summer, the battle to have clones and copies blocked by ISPs continued this week in the Australian Federal… October 25, 2016, 22:22 by Andy Maxwell
Warner Bros. Claims Agency Ran its Own Pirate Movie Site Warner Bros. says a talent agency effectively ran its own pirate site when it ripped DVD screeners and streamed them to associates via Google servers.… October 25, 2016, 14:14 by Andy Maxwell
Megaupload 2.0 Will Outsource File-Hosting and Prevent Takedown Abuse The third incarnation of the popular Megaupload service just completed its first investment round, crowdfunding over a million dollars. With Kim Dotcom as the chief… October 25, 2016, 10:45 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Police Confiscate Hundreds of Computers Over Movie Piracy Allegations Copyright trolling is usually handled in the civil courts but over in Poland, things are getting out of control. Police have reportedly visited hundreds of… October 24, 2016, 17:01 by Andy Maxwell
BPI Reports Quarter Billion ‘Pirate’ Links to Google, Ask UK Govt. For Help UK music industry group BPI has hit a new milestone this weekend after the group reported its 250 millionth infringing link to Google. According to… October 24, 2016, 10:52 by Ernesto Van der Sar