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Twitch’s DMCA Takedowns Threaten to Drive Musicians Away
Twitch’s DMCA Takedowns Threaten to Drive Musicians Away Twitch once looked like a lifeline for DJs and singers during the pandemic. The platform’s copyright issues tarnish that promise. PHOTOGRAPH:...
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Record Labels Blame YouTube For a Lot of Things But Continue to Upload Music A UK parliamentary inquiry has once again revealed that many music industry insiders are not happy with YouTube. The...
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Denuvo Cracker EMPRESS “Arrested”, Blames Repacker FitGirl & Reddit For...
Denuvo Cracker EMPRESS “Arrested”, Blames Repacker FitGirl & Reddit For Witch-Hunt Last year, games cracker EMPRESS told pirates that if they wanted Denuvo-protected games cracked and placed...
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Spotify: Price rise 'could push users into piracy'
Raising the price of music streaming services could lead to a rise in piracy, MPs have been told. The music industry has been keen to increase prices for some time, saying it could help artists...
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Italian Police Obtain Preventative Seizure Order Targeting 10 ‘Pirate Sites’
Italian Police Obtain Preventative Seizure Order Targeting 10 ‘Pirate Sites’ Following a complaint from the Italian Federation of Newspaper Publishers, Italian authorities say they have carried out...
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High Court Orders UK ISPs to Block Stream-Ripping & Cyberlocker Sites
High Court Orders UK ISPs to Block Stream-Ripping & Cyberlocker Sites Under the umbrella of the BPI, major and independent recording labels in the UK have announced a key victory in their fight...
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“Grumpy Cat” is Long Gone But Her Copyright Lives On in Court
“Grumpy Cat” is Long Gone But Her Copyright Lives On in Court Grumpy Cat is no longer with us. Tardar Sauce passed away in 2019 but the humans she shared a house with are keeping her memory alive....
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Florida Judge Keeps Questioning Copyright Troll’s IP-address Evidence
Florida Judge Keeps Questioning Copyright Troll’s IP-address Evidence Strike 3 Holdings has targeted thousands of alleged BitTorrent pirates in U.S. courts over the past several years, collecting...
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Woman Celebrates After Court Kicks Out Another Baseless Copyright Troll Lawsuit
Woman Celebrates After Court Kicks Out Another Baseless Copyright Troll Lawsuit In 2019, Danish citizen Anni Pape took to Facebook, pleading for help after being accused of downloading and sharing a...
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RuTracker Crowdfunding Drive Raises Cash To Seed Old & Rare Files
RuTracker Crowdfunding Drive Raises Cash To Seed Old & Rare Files Russia-based RuTracker is not only one of the oldest torrent sites online but also one of the most popular. The site is heavily...
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The Exploitive Business Model of Academic Publishers Fuels Piracy
The Exploitive Business Model of Academic Publishers Fuels Piracy For many researchers, a publication in a high-impact academic journal is the holy grail. However, this goal comes at a price....
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Earn $1 Million by Snitching on Companies that “Copy That Floppy’
Earn $1 Million by Snitching on Companies that “Copy That Floppy’ Nearly three decades ago, the Software and Information Industry Association released its infamous "Don't Copy That Floppy" PSA to...
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Top 10 Most Torrented Movies of The Week – March 1, 2021
Top 10 Most Torrented Movies of The Week – March 1, 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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‘US Government Should Protect the Public from Copyright Extremes’
‘US Government Should Protect the Public from Copyright Extremes’ The Re:Create Coalition has sent a letter to the new US Congress, warning lawmakers that heavy-handed copyright policies can do more...
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US Court: Pirate Streaming Sites Operator Must Pay $16.8m in Damages
US Court: Pirate Streaming Sites Operator Must Pay $16.8m in Damages A court in Texas has handed down a significant judgment against the operator of several 'pirate' streaming sites that offered...
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'The Sinking City' developer says its game was illegally uploaded to Steam
'The Sinking City' developer says its game was illegally uploaded to Steam The studio claims French publisher Nacon hacked the game. Frogwares Among the many other games that came out on Steam...
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U.S. Navy is Liable for Mass Software Piracy, Appeals Court Rules
U.S. Navy is Liable for Mass Software Piracy, Appeals Court Rules The United States Navy is liable for a mass copyright infringement. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit sided with the German...
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ICANN Refuses to Accredit Pirate Bay Founder Peter Sunde Due to His ‘Background’
ICANN Refuses to Accredit Pirate Bay Founder Peter Sunde Due to His ‘Background’ Peter Sunde is one of the original Pirate Bay founders, but in recent years he's mostly known for his role in various...
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Canada Court Asked to Ban Staples & Best Buy From Selling ‘Pirate’ Boxes
Canada Court Asked to Ban Staples & Best Buy From Selling ‘Pirate’ Boxes The operator of Canada's Super Channel has asked Alberta’s superior court to issue an order preventing Staples, Best Buy...
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Movie Companies Sue VPN Provider for ‘Encouraging’ and ‘Facilitating’ Piracy...
Movie Companies Sue VPN Provider for ‘Encouraging’ and ‘Facilitating’ Piracy (Updated) The makers of popular films including "Hunter Killer," "Automata," and “I Feel Pretty,” accuse LiquidVPN's...
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