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Search Engines & Copyright Holders Ready Voluntary Anti-Piracy Code
Google and other search companies are close to striking a voluntary agreement with entertainment companies to tackle the appearance of infringing content links in search results. Following roundtable...
View ArticlePolice Bust ‘Pirate’ Kodi Box Sellers on Behalf of Sky, Virgin, BT, Premier...
Police have arrested five people on suspicion of selling 'pirate' set-top boxes configured to receive pay TV. The Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit teamed up with FACT, Sky, Virgin, BT, and The...
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BitTorrent Expert Report Slams Movie Piracy Evidence
In California, a copyright case between adult movie studio Malibu Media and a John Doe is heating up in court. The alleged downloader discredits the actions and technical evidence provided by the...
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Change.org Petitions Used For Pirate Movie Downloads
The Change.org petition website has more than 100 million users and is used for causes big and small. However, in recent times it's been put to a more unusual use. Pirates have been creating petitions...
View ArticleFacebook and Foxtel Team Up to Crack Down on Live Streaming Piracy
Following an unprecedented live streaming "piracy fest," Facebook and Foxtel are working on a new tool that should make it easier to shut down unauthorized streams in the future. Foxtel CEO Peter...
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CloudFlare Puts Pirate Sites on New IP Addresses, Avoids Cogent Blockade
The Pirate Bay and dozens of other pirate sites that were blocked by Cogent's Internet backbone are now accessible again. CloudFlare appears to have moved the sites in question to a new pair of...
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MPAA: Dealing With Kodi is the $64,000 Question
While torrent sites have been a thorn in the side of the MPAA for more than a decade, there's a new kid on the block. Speaking at the Berlin Film Festival, MPAA chief Chris Dodd cited the growing use...
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Cogent’s Broad Pirate Site Block Was ‘Collateral Damage’ of a Court Order
The mysterious pirate site blockade by Internet backbone provider Cogent was a 'mistake.' The Pirate Bay and dozens of other pirate sites were blocked as collateral damage, following a broad court...
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Judge Splits $750 Piracy Penalty Between BitTorrent Peers
A District Court judge in Seattle has taken a novel approach in a series of default judgments targeting alleged BitTorrent pirates. Since the defendants are accused of sharing files in the same swarm,...
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Search Engines and Rightsholders Sign Landmark Anti-Piracy Deal
After well over half a decade of backroom meetings facilitated by the UK Government, search engines and major rightsholder groups have signed an anti-piracy agreement. Both sides agreed on a deal in...
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Kim Dotcom Extradition to Go Ahead, But Not on Copyright Grounds
The New Zealand High Court today ruled that Kim Dotcom can be extradited to the US, but it won't be on copyright grounds. After months of deliberation, Justice Murray Gilbert agreed with the US...
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Pirate Site With No Traffic Attracts 49m Mainly Bogus DMCA Notices
It's likely you've never heard of mp3toys.xyz since the site has very little traffic. However, thanks to a bungling anti-piracy outfit, the site is now the second most complained about 'pirate' site...
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Court: Hosting A Pirate Site Doesn’t Equal Copyright Infringement
A Federal Court in California ruled that Steadfast is not automatically liable for hosting an alleged pirate website. In a tentative order favoring the Chicago-based hosting provider, Judge Wu fails...
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Google: 99.95% of Recent ‘Trusted’ DMCA Notices Were Bogus
In comments submitted to a U.S. Copyright Office consultation, Google has given the DMCA a vote of support, despite widespread abuse. Noting that the law allows for innovation and agreements with...
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Google: With No Fair Use, It’s More Difficult to Innovate
Unlike the United States where 'fair use' exemptions are entrenched in law, Australia has only a limited "fair dealing" arrangement. As a result, Google's head of copyright William Patry says that...
View ArticleLawmakers Won’t Force Google to Police Piracy but Doubt Voluntary Code
Quote A Digital Economy Bill amendment that would've given the UK government the power to impose an anti-piracy code on Google has been withdrawn. Instead, the voluntary agreement announced this week...
View ArticleDozens of Pirate Sites Targeted in New Aussie Crackdown
Quote As Australians get used to the idea of The Pirate Bay being blocked by ISPs, more obstacles are on their way. Movie company Village Roadshow has initiated new legal action, targeting dozens of...
View ArticleMovie Company Issues Warning Over Fake “Piracy” Fines
Quote Automated piracy fines and settlement letters have become a serious threat in several countries. This week several Dutch Internet users received a letter in the mail, asking them to pay a small...
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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 02/20/17
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 02/20/17 BY ERNESTO ON FEBRUARY 20, 2017 C: 18 STATS The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'Doctor Strange' tops the chart this...
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