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YouTube Launches “Copyright Match” Tool to Protect Initial Uploaders
YouTube will release a new tool to help initial uploaders to take action against those who duplicate and re-upload their content without permission. Copyright Match, which will be available to...
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Anti-Piracy Group BREIN Plans to Target ‘Frequent’ Seeders
Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN stresses that its plan to go after frequent seeders of pirated material is still on. The outfit will use its own tracking software to detect persistent infringers and...
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Mom’s Defense of “Cheating” Fortnite Kid Fails
Game developer and publisher Epic can continue its copyright infringement lawsuit against a minor. A Carolina federal court, which reviewed a scathing letter of the alleged cheater's mother as a...
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Rightscorp Prompted The RIAA to Sue Internet Provider
With help from the RIAA, several companies are waging a legal battle against Grande Communications, accusing the company of not taking proper action against pirating subscribers. It turns out that...
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‘Copyright’s True Purpose Is Dead, It Never Existed’
According to the US Constitution, copyrights exist to "promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts." It's meant to facilitate and encourage artists to create content, which the public can enjoy....
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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 07/16/18
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'Rampage' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Ready Player One'. 'Overboard' completes the top three. This week we have three newcomers...
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Suffocating Financial Power Means Mismatches in Copyright Cases
Being an entrepreneur in the digital age comes with risks, particularly when a business model is connected in any way with the music and movie industries. Kim Dotcom says he's spent $40 million in...
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Court Sanctions TVAddons Owner For Failing to Disclose Evidence
A Texas District Court has sanctioned TVAddons operator Adam Lackman for failing to disclose evidence requested by Dish. Within five days, he must share how much money was earned through TVAddons.ag...
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Man Jailed For Five Years+ For Selling Streaming Piracy Devices
A UK man who sold 8,000 set-top boxes that provided illegal access to Hollywood movies and live sports has been jailed for five years and three months. John Haggerty founded Evolution Trading, a...
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Movie & TV Giants Apply For Broadest Ever Piracy Blocking Injunction
A large coalition of movie and TV show companies has filed for a record-setting site-blocking injunction Down Under. Village Roadshow and several Hollywood companies have teamed up with Hong...
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Pirates Punish Denuvo-Protected Games With Poor Ratings
Denuvo's anti-piracy technology is a thorn in the side of game pirates. While it has been defeated on several occasions recently, the strict anti-piracy measures have not been without consequence....
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French Pirates Are Increasingly Buying Through Legal Options
from the c'est-la-vie dept Do you guys remember Hadopi? This French version of a law designed to kick copyright infringers off of the internet essentially ended in 2016, after all kinds of reports...
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Former Pirate Bay Cyberlocker ‘Bayfiles’ Makes a ‘Comeback’
Bayfiles, the file-hosting service originally launched by two Pirate Bay co-founders, makes a comeback under new ownership this week. The site disappeared after the 2014 raid on a Stockholm...
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Premier League Obtains Piracy Blocking Order For 2018/19 Season
The High Court has granted the Premier League permission to continue blocking live pirate streams of football matches in the UK. The football organization obtained a pioneering injunction early 2017,...
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Flipkart Dismisses FIFA 18 PC Piracy Report as “Irrelevant Question”
Flipkart, the India-based online retail giant set to be largely acquired by Walmart after outbidding Amazon, has some its virtual shelves stocked with pirated games. However, when a customer pointed...
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Nintendo Sues Console ROM Sites For ‘Mass’ Copyright Infringement
Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against the alleged operator of the popular console ROM sites LoveROMS.com and LoveRETRO.co. The sites are among the most notorious online hubs for pirated games,...
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Two Years On, Alleged KAT Founder Continues to Fight Extradition
Exactly two years ago, on July 20th 2016, KickassTorrents was shut down following a criminal investigation by the United States. The enforcement action also led to the arrest of several men, including...
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SEGA Accused of “Anti-Consumer” Behavior With “Rushed” Sonic Mania Plus...
The Bulgarian responsible for cracking the latest variants of the Denuvo anti-tamper technology has slammed SEGA for being "anti-consumer". Voksi says that when cracking the protection on Sonic Mania...
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NetEase Refutes PUBG’s Copyright Infringement Claims in Court
NetEase, the Chinese developer of the popular mobile games 'Rules of Survival' and 'Knives Out', has responded to PUBG's copyright infringement claims. The company asked the California federal court...
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Copyright Troll Law Firm Broke Copyright Law, Disciplinary Board Finds
A law firm deeply entrenched in so-called copyright troll activities in Finland broke copyright law itself, a disciplinary board has found. Hedman Partners sent out letters demanding large sums to...
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