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Red Dead Redemption: Damned Enhancement Modder Counters Take-Two Lawsuit
The developer behind the Red Dead Redemption: Damned Enhancement Project is fighting back against a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Take-Two. Among other things, Johnathan Wyckoff states...
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Windows Users Stream More Pirated Video than Others
New research published by researchers from the Technology Policy Institute suggests that the more pirated video people watch online, the less legal video content they stream on average....
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Descenders ‘Rewards’ Pirating Gamers With a Fitting Flag
RageSquid, the studio behind the downhill biking game "Descenders" has come up with a unique feature for players who pirated the game. To "reward" the efforts of release groups such as SKIDROW and...
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Spotify Hits Windows Software That Downloads Tracks & Removes DRM
A law firm acting for Spotify has taken down a piece of Windows software that allows users to download and remove DRM from music tracks while skipping ads. XSpotify, which also carries an...
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Serious Copyright Infringers Face Up to Six Years in Prison Under New Swedish...
A draft law in Sweden envisions much tougher penalties for serious copyright infringement. Under current rules, sentences carry fines and/or prison terms up to a maximum of two years. Under the new...
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( Opinion ) There’s Something Fishy Going on with Australia’s Piracy Numbers
The Australian Government recently reported that local piracy rates had been slashed in half over a period of 12 months. While this impressive drop was music to the ears of copyright holders, a...
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‘Pirate’ iTunes Download Site and Three Others Targeted By the RIAA
The RIAA has obtained a DMCA subpoena against Cloudflare in an effort to unmask the operators of several 'pirate' music platforms including one offering iTunes content. The subpoena requires the CDN...
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‘Copyright Troll’ Uses Social Media Info Against Alleged BitTorrent Pirates
People put all sorts of information on social media nowadays. While most of it is relatively harmless, it can also be used against them in the future. The information doesn't only allow neighbors...
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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 03/16/20
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'Star Wars: Episode IX' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Sonic The Hedgehog'. 'Jumanji: The Next Level' completes the top three....
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Cyber Police Raid Advertising Agency For Working With Pirate Sites
Authorities in Ukraine report that officers from the cybercrime unit have raided an advertising agency in the capital Kiev for doing business with sites offering pirated movies and TV shows. Images...
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Cox Maintains That $1 Billion in Piracy Damages is Excessive
Cox Communications has responded to the scathing opposition of several record labels, which asked the court not to lower the $1 billion piracy liability verdict a Virginia jury issued late last...
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Legendary Piracy App Popcorn Time Comes Back From the Dead During Coronavirus...
Popcorn Time, the 'Netflix for piracy,' has suddenly come back online while much of the world locks themselves in their homes. Popcorn Time, the highly popular and extremely-easy-to-use "Netflix...
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Copyright Holders Want to ‘Quietly’ Expand Canada’s Pirate Site Blocklist
Bell, Rogers, and Groupe TVA have asked Canada's federal court for an update of its blocking order to ban additional domains that provide access to the pirate IPTV service GoldTV. Internet providers...
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‘Hacked’ Netflix MENA Twitter Account Asks For Movie Torrent Recommendations...
Last night the Twitter account of Netflix in the MENA region suddenly had its 'N' logo replaced with a pirate-themed graphic. Then, in a series of bizarre tweets declaring a hack, followers were...
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Charter Countersues Music Companies for Sending Inaccurate DMCA Notices
Internet provider Charter Communications has submitted its answer to the piracy liability lawsuit filed by major record labels. The ISP denies many of the allegations and also strikes back. In a...
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Warner Bros Sues ‘Harry Potter’ Running Club over Copyright Infringement
Warner Bros. has filed a lawsuit against Connecticut-based non-profit organization Random Tuesday, for operating Harry Potter and Gilmore Girls themed running clubs. This causes confusion among the...
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The Invisible Man, Emma, and The Hunt Hit Pirate Sites After Rushed VOD Releases
A decision by Universal Pictures to quickly make movies available on VOD services due to the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in the inevitable. Titles including The Invisible Man, Emma, and The...
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Google Removes Official Kodi Download Page After “Bogus” Copyright Complaint
Google has removed the official Kodi download page from its search results, following a complaint from a copyright holder. The team behind the perfectly legal open-source software is disappointed...
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ACE Coalition Seizes Four More ‘Pirate’ IPTV Domains
The Alliance For Creativity and Entertainment has been quietly comandeering more pirate site domains, presumably as part of settlement arrangements with their former owners. One domain relates to a...
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Mixtape Service Sues RIAA for Sending False Takedown Notices
Popular hip-hop mixtape site and app Spinrilla has sued the RIAA for sending false takedown notices. The company believes that the music group relies on text searches, without properly checking if...
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