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Hong Kong Police 'Rip-Off' Kimetsu No Yaiba, Japan Minister Warns Against IP...
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is one of the best-selling manga series of all time. A new movie based on the series was released in October and is already one of Japan's highest-grossing movies....
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Nintendo Asks Court to Put an End to 'Domain Hopping' Piracy Hack Stores
Nintendo has asked a US federal court to clarify that domain registrars have to take action against new domains of online stores that sell Team-Xecuter modchips. The request comes after GoDaddy...
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Nintendo Files Lawsuit Against Seller of RCM Loader Jailbreak Device
In a new lawsuit filed in the US, Nintendo sues an Amazon seller who distributed RCM Loader, a device that the company claims has the sole purpose of allowing people to play pirated video games by...
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Torrent Site Admin and Uploader Can’t Be Sued in US
The makers of the movie 'Hellboy' have failed to obtain a default judgment against the operator of the now-defunct torrent site MKVCage. A federal court in Hawaii ruled that US courts don't have...
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Nintendo Shuts Down Smash Bros. Tournament, Blames Use of Pirated Games
Competitive Smash Bros. players hoping to test their skills online have received a major setback after Nintendo stomped them with a cease-and-desist. According to Nintendo, The Big House tournament...
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US Court Orders Couple to Pay $35,000 For Sharing Pirated ‘YTS’ Movies
A federal court in Arizona has ordered a local couple to pay $35,000 for sharing pirated copies of the films “Lost Child” and “Saving Christmas.” This includes $5,000 for distributing the movies with...
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EFF and GitHub’s Support for YouTube Rippers is Bad News for RIAA Lawsuits
This week GitHub reversed an RIAA takedown by reinstating the youtube-dl repository. The Microsoft-owned developer platform, together with the EFF, sent a clear message that YouTube downloaders are...
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Amazon Patents Technology to Track Down Streaming Pirates
Amazon hopes to protect online streaming content with a newly awarded anti-piracy patent. The company has developed a technique where personally identifiable information can be dynamically added to...
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New MPA Subpoena Targets Private BitTorrent Tracker & Locally Significant...
The MPA and Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment regularly obtain DMCA subpoenas against Cloudflare, often targeting the most significant pirate sites globally. Interestingly, a new subpoena...
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Alleged KickassTorrents Operator is Now Officially a Fugitive
All defendants in the criminal case against KickassTorrents are now at large. A few weeks ago the news broke that alleged operator Artem Vaulin had fled Poland. After that happened his U.S. legal team...
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Youtube-dl Wins Reprieve But Deezer & Spotify Downloaders Are On Thin Ice
The RIAA's takedown of youtube-dl and its subsequent reinstatement by Github has generated hundreds of headlines and a fierce debate over the anti-circumvention provisions of the DMCA. However,...
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Top 10 Most Torrented Movies of The Week – 08/31/20
Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Ava' tops the chart, followed by ‘Bill & Ted Face the Music'. 'Project Power' completes...
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YouTube “Failed to Provide Evidence” in Copyright Class Action Counterclaim
During the summer, Grammy award-winning musician Maria Schneider and Pirate Monitor sued YouTube in an attempt to gain access to its Content ID tools. YouTube then fought back, claiming that Pirate...
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'The US Piracy Watchlist is a Marketing Campaign for Pirate Sites'
A concerned taxpayer has warned the US Trade Representative that its annual “notorious markets” overview, which lists prominent pirate sites, may do more harm than good. According to former criminal...
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Anti-Piracy Coalition Seeks Powerful New Tools To Tackle IPTV Piracy in the EU
The Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance, which counts major TV broadcasters, sports rightsholders, and content security companies among its members, is seeking enhanced anti-piracy tools from the...
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Twitter Under Fire for Refusal to Attend Senate's Anti-Piracy Hearing
US Senator Thom Tillis is incredibly disappointed that Twitter declined his invite to testify at a subcommittee hearing to discuss how online piracy can be tackled through voluntary agreements. In a...
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EU Study: More People Consume Legally But Stubborn Pirates Remain
New research published by the European Union Intellectual Property Office shows that, in the EU, people more frequently pay to access online content. There is still a group of stubborn pirates who...
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Denuvo's Anti-Piracy Protection Probably Makes Sense For Big-Selling AAA Titles
A hacking team believed to have obtained data from gaming giant Ubisoft has published documents that claim to reveal the costs of implementing Denuvo's anti-piracy protection. While the service...
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Tech Giants Protest Nomination for US ‘Notorious’ Markets List
Several major US tech companies including Facebook, Namecheap and Cloudflare, have informed the US Trade Representative that they shouldn't be listed alongside known piracy sites in the upcoming...
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Researcher Retains EFF To Fight DMCA Takedowns Sent By Proctoring Company
University student and security researcher Erik Johnson is fighting back after proctoring software company Proctorio sent a series of DMCA notices to suppress his criticism of its controversial...
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