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China Seriously Doubts Objectivity of US ‘Pirate Site’ List
Every year the US Government pinpoints some of the largest piracy websites and other copyright-infringing venues. The USTR calls on foreign countries to take appropriate action in response, but not...
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Copyright Trolls Obtained Details of 200,000 Finnish Internet Users
In general terms, Finland was targeted by copyright trolls fairly late in the day, during 2013. But according to information compiled by an NGO activist, they're certainly making up for lost time....
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Kim Dotcom Sues Government for ‘Billions’ Over Erroneous Arrest
Kim Dotcom is seeking billions of dollars in damages from the New Zealand Government over an invalid arrest warrant. The entrepreneur accuses the authorities of negligence and misfeasance, which...
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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 01/22/18
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'The Shape of Water' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Thor Ragnarok'. 'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle' completes the top three....
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Thor Ragnarok Furiously Pirated After iTunes Pre-Order Blunder
Marvel's Thor Ragnarok was due it be released digitally on February 19th. However, some kind of blunder at Apple means that people using MoviesAnywhere and Vudu were offered it for immediate download...
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Planned Piracy Upload Filters are ‘Censorship Machines,’ MEPs Warn
In a new campaign video, several Members of the European Parliament warn that the EU's proposed mandatory upload filters pose a threat to freedom of speech. The new filters would function as...
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Hollywood Says Only Site-Blocking Left to Beat Piracy in New Zealand
The Motion Picture Distributors’ Association, which represents the major Hollywood studios in New Zealand, says that there is "nothing" that can be done to tackle piracy other than site-blocking....
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Denuvo Has Been Sold to Global Anti-Piracy Outfit Irdeto
Denuvo, the company behind the world's most famous video game anti-piracy system, has been sold. The buyer is global anti-piracy outfit Irdeto, which specializes in protecting all kinds of content,...
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NAFTA Negotiations Heat Up Copyright “Safe Harbor” Clash
To what degree should Internet services be shielded from liability for the copyright infringements of their users? With the NAFTA negotiations underway this has become a hot topic once again. Content...
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Pirate Bay Suffers Downtime, Tor Domain Is Up
The Pirate Bay has been hard to reach for nearly a day, causing concern among some BitTorrent users. The outage is likely caused by technical issues, so the site is expected to rebounce soon....
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The EU is Working On Its Own Piracy Watch-List
Following in the footsteps of the United States, the European Union plans to launch its own piracy "watch list". Based on input from relevant stakeholders, the list will identify sites and services...
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New Kodi Addon Tool Might Carry Interesting Copyright Liability Implications
A tool just released by the TVAddons team might carry interesting copyright implications. Github Browser enables Kodi users to install third-party addons directly from development platform Github....
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Movie Industry Hides Anti-Piracy Messages in ‘Pirate’ Subtitles
Players in the Belgian movie sector have found a brilliantly innovative way to deliver anti-piracy messages to the public in a playful way. While watching films like The Hitman's Bodyguard, those...
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Grumpy Cat Wins $710,000 From Copyright Infringing Coffee Maker
Grumpy Cat feels vindicated and is somewhat pleased. Her owners have won a $710,001 jury verdict in California, against a coffee maker that exploited their copyrights. The bulk of the damages were...
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Pirate Bay Founder’s Domain Service “Mocks” NY Times Legal Threats
When The New York Times discovered that a site was sharing copies of their articles without permission, it demanded the associated domain registration service to identify the owner. While some...
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Torrent Links Disappear From Torrentz2, For Adblock Users
The popular torrent meta-search engine Torrentz2 is without links to external torrent sites once again, for some, which makes the site harder to use. This time the issue is not caused by the site...
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Court Orders Hosting Provider to Stop Pirate Premier League Streams
The UK's Premier League has won a landmark case against hosting provider Ecatel. The Court of The Hague ordered the company to null-route the servers of customers who offer illegal live streams. The...
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Playboy Brands Boing Boing a “Clickbait” Site With No Fair Use Defense
Playboy has fired back a new volley in response to an assertion by Boing Boing and the EFF that linking to an archive of hundreds of centerfold playmates was fair use. Branding Boing Boing a...
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Thor:Ragnarok Director Says He “Illegally Torrented” Clips for the Showreel
Last weekend, after what appeared to be a pre-order blunder, Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok was leaked online in advance of its official release date. Interestingly, it now transpires that director Taiki...
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Tor Exit Node Operator Denies Piracy Allegations and Hits Back
The operator of a Tor exit-node faces tens of thousands of dollars in potential damages because his connection was allegedly used to download a pirated copy of Dallas Buyers Club. The movie company...
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