Lawsuits Seized Uptobox Servers Won’t Be Returned, Requests Ruled Inadmissible Initially reported as technical issues, in September 2023 file-hosting platform Uptobox watched as its servers went offline. In reality, they were being taken away due… September 14, 2024, 15:30 by Andy Maxwell
Piracy French Pirate Site Blocking Order Targets Expired and Seized Z-Library Domains A court in Paris, France, has ordered major Internet providers to block 98 domain names used by popular book download portal Z-Library. The order comes… September 13, 2024, 14:03 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Piracy ‘Parasitic’ IPTV Piracy is Killing Football, “It’s Them or Us” Says Serie A CEO Serie A CEO Luigi De Siervo's dramatic take on Italian football's piracy problems isn't new, likewise his insistence that only coercive action will produce results.… September 12, 2024, 18:28 by Andy Maxwell
Anti-Piracy ACE Helps Egypt to Dismantle the Region’s Largest Piracy Site Anti-piracy coalition ACE reports that Egyptian law enforcement authorities have shut down Laroza, the 'largest' pirate site in the Middle East and North Africa. Two… September 12, 2024, 13:18 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Law and Politics Namecheap Flagged for EU ‘Piracy Watchlist’ After Failing to Block Infringing Sites Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has submitted its recommendations for the EU's Counterfeiting and Piracy Watchlist. The group notes that its court-ordered site blocking efforts appear… September 11, 2024, 12:55 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Law and Politics Sky Calls Out IPTV Piracy Facilitators, Including Cloudflare & Facebook UK broadcaster Sky has submitted its report to the European Commission providing its overview of the latest piracy threats. These submissions guide the EC as… September 10, 2024, 19:09 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits Verizon Asks Court to Dismiss Music Labels’ Piracy Liability Lawsuit Verizon is pushing back against a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by several major music labels, arguing that inaction in response to piracy notices doesn't equate… September 10, 2024, 10:41 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Law and Politics Hollywood and Netflix Report Piracy Threats to the EU, Call for ‘Intermediary’ Action The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has submitted its latest overview of piracy threats to the European Commission. The submission details many of the usual targets,… September 9, 2024, 19:45 by Ernesto Van der Sar