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NZ Government Lawyers Spent 40,500 Hours Battling Kim Dotcom and Megaupload
NZ Government Lawyers Spent 40,500 Hours Battling Kim Dotcom and Megaupload After more than nine years of legal battles, the staggering cost of the various copyright-related cases against Kim Dotcom...
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Reddit Piracy Takedowns and Subreddit Bans Skyrocketed in 2020
Reddit Piracy Takedowns and Subreddit Bans Skyrocketed in 2020 Reddit's latest transparency report reveals that the number of copyright takedown notices it receives continues to rise. Last year,...
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ACE Targets Popular ‘Watched’ Streaming App Add-Ons in US Court
ACE Targets Popular ‘Watched’ Streaming App Add-Ons in US Court The popular 'Watched' streaming app is used by large numbers of viewers to watch movies, TV shows and live sports for free. However,...
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Top 10 Most Popular Torrent Sites of 2021
As another year kicks off, we take a look at the most popular torrent sites are at the start of 2021. Continuing a long-standing top 10 tradition, we see that The Pirate Bay is the favorite among...
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Sci-Hub: Elsevier and Springer Nature Obtain UK ISP Blocking Order
Sci-Hub: Elsevier and Springer Nature Obtain UK ISP Blocking Order Major UK ISP TalkTalk is reporting that in response to an order from a court in the UK, it is now required to block subscriber...
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Copyright Troll Lawyer Must Pay Victims $1.5 Million Restitution, Appeals...
Copyright Troll Lawyer Must Pay Victims $1.5 Million Restitution, Appeals Court Affirms The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed that Paul Hansmeier, a convicted copyright troll lawyer, must...
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UK Govt. Parodies “You Wouldn’t Steal” Anti-Piracy Ad to Deter COVID Spreaders
UK Govt. Parodies “You Wouldn’t Steal” Anti-Piracy Ad to Deter COVID Spreaders To discourage people from meeting up illegally during the coronavirus pandemic, the UK government has put out a new...
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Bulgaria Asks United States to Help Shut Down Torrent Tracker Zamunda
Bulgaria Asks United States to Help Shut Down Torrent Tracker Zamunda After being called out by the US, Bulgaria has intensified its copyright enforcement in recent years. The Eastern European...
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University Runs Massive BitTorrent Seedbox to Showcase Music Streaming App
University Runs Massive BitTorrent Seedbox to Showcase Music Streaming App The Tribler lab at the Delft University of Technology has released a new Android app showcasing how the music industry can...
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Twitch Replaces Live Metallica Audio With Hilarious Folk Music to Avoid...
Twitch Replaces Live Metallica Audio With Hilarious Folk Music to Avoid Copyright Violation The gaming platform Twitch, which has had no shortage of music-copyright problems in recent months, cut...
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Hollywood & Netflix Win New Streaming Piracy Blocking Order at UK High Court
Hollywood & Netflix Win New Streaming Piracy Blocking Order at UK High Court After several years' hiatus, the major Hollywood studios of the MPA have obtained a new site-blocking injunction at...
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DMCA Notice Wipes Reverse-Engineered GTA Code from GitHub
DMCA Notice Wipes Reverse-Engineered GTA Code from GitHub GitHub has removed a fan-made project that included reverse-engineered code of the popular GTA 3 and Vice City games. The developer platform...
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Pirate IPTV Providers With Millions of Visits Blocked Following La Liga Request
Pirate IPTV Providers With Millions of Visits Blocked Following La Liga Request Spanish football league La Liga has been successful in its application to have Italian ISPs block access to five...
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Kim Dotcom, United States & NZ Supreme Court All Agree to Court of Appeal...
Kim Dotcom, United States & NZ Supreme Court All Agree to Court of Appeal Referral Following a rare moment of agreement, requests from Kim Dotcom and the United States government to refer the...
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Top 10 Most Torrented Movies of The Week – February 22, 2021
Top 10 Most Torrented Movies of The Week – February 22, 2021 Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Monster Hunter' tops the chart,...
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The Woman Bulldozing Video Games’ Toughest DRM
The Woman Bulldozing Video Games’ Toughest DRM For Empress, cracking titles like Red Dead Redemption 2 and Immortals Fenyx Rising is more than a pastime. It's a mission. The cracker known as Empress...
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U.S. Copyright Groups Praise UAE’s Enforcement Against ‘Illegal’ VPN and Tor Use
U.S. Copyright Groups Praise UAE’s Enforcement Against ‘Illegal’ VPN and Tor Use The IIPA, which represents the MPA, RIAA, and other entertainment industry groups, is pleased with the United Arab...
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YouTube Identifies Operator of “Shell Company” Behind Class Action Piracy...
YouTube Identifies Operator of “Shell Company” Behind Class Action Piracy Lawsuit A class-action lawsuit filed by musician Maria Schneider and Pirate Monitor claims that YouTube restricts access to...
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Copyright Coalition Asks President Biden to Help Fight Piracy and Big Tech
Copyright Coalition Asks President Biden to Help Fight Piracy and Big Tech The CreativeFuture coalition, which represents companies and individuals in the film, TV, music, and publishing industries,...
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Astro And Local Content Creators Demand Higher Penalty Against Digital Piracy
In a statement that is said to represent the local entertainment and media industry, Astro and several industry representatives have expressed their displeasure with the penalty that is being...
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