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Spotify’s Anti-Plagiarism Tool To Protect Copyright is Too Black Mirror
This week it was revealed that Spotify wants to patent a technology that will enable artists to check whether their uploaded songs have elements that are too similar to others. One of the aims is to...
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DMCA Review Triggers Opposition Against Site Blocking and Staydown Requirements
US Senator Thom Tillis has asked various stakeholders to shed light on possible DMCA reforms, including easier website blocking options and a notice-and-staydown regime. These potential changes will...
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Team-Xecuter Defendant 'GaryOPA' is a Flight Risk and Remains in Prison
The U.S. Government recently indicted three alleged members of Team-Xecuter, the masterminds behind various Nintendo hacks. A federal court has now ruled that Gary Bowser, the only defendant in...
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Udemy Uses DMCA To Delete Video Showing How to Access Courses Free & Legally
Major online course provider Udemy has used the DMCA to delete a video on YouTube that showed students how to legally access 6,000 courses for free via a schools and public libraries partnership....
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EU Research Unveils “Most Pirated” Movies, TV-Shows and Music
New research published by the EU Intellectual Property Office unveils local piracy preferences, including the most pirated TV-shows, movies, and musicians. While the findings are somewhat dated, the...
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Cyberpunk 2077’s Use of Denuvo To Prevent Leaks Makes Total Sense
With the grand launch of Cyberpunk 2077 just two days away, some gamers have become irritated by the news that developer CD Projekt Red has implemented Denuvo anti-tamper technology into review copies...
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Pirating Cyberpunk 2077: CD Projekt Sends Waves of DMCA Notices
Cyberpunk 2077, one of the most anticipated games ever, is being pirated at a rate rarely seen in the gaming world. Already a smash hit through legitimate channels, the game is being shared by an...
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Torrentz2 Mystery Downtime Continues but its .Onion Domain Works Fine
Popular torrent meta-search engine Torrentz2 is still having issues. The main domains have returned '503 errors' for more than two weeks now and the operator is unresponsive. Meanwhile, Torrentz2's...
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New U.S. Streaming Piracy Bill Focuses on Commercial Services
Senator Thom Tillis has announced a new bill that will criminalize streaming piracy. Unlike similar legislation that was proposed in the past, the new ‘‘Protecting Lawful Streaming Act of 2020’’...
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Movie Pirate Has US$15m in Crypto Seized By New Zealand Authorities
Following an investigation that began in 2016 at the behest of US authorities, New Zealand's High Court has now ordered the seizure of cash and more than US$21m in cryptocurrencies from a man who...
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Pirate IPTV Provider Must Pay DISH $15.8m in Damages
Back in January, US broadcaster DISH Network filed a sealed complaint targeting the Florida-based owner of a pirate IPTV service operating under several brand names. After almost a year, the case has...
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MediaFire Counters La Liga’s 'Baseless' Piracy Accusations
A few weeks ago, Spanish football league La Liga nominated several sites and services for the US Trade Representative's upcoming 'notorious markets' report. The Texan company MediaFire was highlighted...
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Anti-Censorship VPN Service Agrees to Block Major Pirate Sites
After being targeted in a copyright infringement lawsuit featuring backbone provider Hurricane Electric, a US-based ISP that operates a VPN service helping people circumvent Internet censorship in...
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Millions of videos purged from Pornhub amid crackdown on user content
Millions of videos purged from Pornhub amid crackdown on user content Almost 2/3 of content “suspended” as Pornhub scrambles following NYT report. Enlarge / A Pornhub logo at the company's booth...
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German Court: YouTube Not Obliged to Reveal Movie Pirates’ Email or IP Addresses
Germany's Federal Court of Justice has ruled that YouTube does not have to hand over the email or IP addresses of users who uploaded pirated movies to the platform. The decision is part of a...
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Pirate IPTV: UK Police Prepare to Send Warnings to 7,000 Users
Police say they are preparing to send warning notices to more than 7,000 UK residents who are believed to have purchased pirate IPTV subscriptions. The warnings follow the arrest of a then 28-year-old...
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EU Adds Telegram to ‘Piracy Watch List’ and Removes Cloudflare
The European Commission has released its 2020 piracy watch list which provides an overview of notorious markets located outside of the EU. The report is largely based on input from copyright holders...
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EU’s Digital Services Act Proposes New Content Removal Rights and Rules
The European Commission has just released a draft of its Digital Services Act, which will dictate how online services deal with potentially illegal content. The proposed legislation prohibits...
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Music Mission Anti-Piracy Campaign “Keeps Tracks in Charts For Longer”
This May, anti-piracy company AudioLock and music distributor Label Worx, later joined by more than 800 supporters made up of labels and distributor platforms, announced a new campaign to crack down...
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Danish Police Eyes Torrent Tracker Users After Arrest and Shutdowns
The Danish State Prosecutor has confirmed its role in shutting down two popular torrent trackers and the arrest of the alleged operator of Danishbits. The operator of Nordicbits, who confirmed his...
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