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Lumen Database Restricts Access to DMCA Notices But Plans to Expand
Lumen Database Restricts Access to DMCA Notices But Plans to Expand The Lumen Database, a research project designed to facilitate research on takedown notices, has made a significant change to the...
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( Opinion ) ‘YouTube Content-ID Abusers Could Face Millions of Dollars in...
WatchMojo, one of the most viewed channels on YouTube, is striking back at Content-ID abusers. The channel is fed up with the numerous claims it has received against fair use content. Rightsholders...
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“Confidential” HDMI Specifications Docs Hit With DMCA Takedown By Andy on May...
A Github user who archived documents detailing every HDMI specification since its inception has been hit with a DMCA takedown notice. According to Consumer Technology Association member HDMI Licensing...
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Tor Exit Node Operator Dodges Bullet in Piracy Lawsuit
The operator of a Tor exit-node, who stands accused of downloading a pirated copy of the movie Dallas Buyers Club, has dodged a bullet. District Court Judge Michael Simon decided not to adopt a...
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( Opinion ) Vader & the Truth About Pirate IPTV Services
This week, pirate IPTV hit the headlines again with the mysterious shutdown of Vader, one of the most visible brands on the Internet. The murkiness of the aftermath is not only telling, but also...
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( Opinion ) Former “Copyright Alert System” Portal Now Links to Mattress...
The 'six-strikes' Copyright Alert System was once praised as an excellent tool to address online piracy. Nonetheless, it was shut down two years ago. Today, the domain name of the Center for Copyright...
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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 05/13/19
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 05/13/19 The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'Avengers: Endgame' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Cold...
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Google “De-Indexes 832 Pirate Sites” From Australia Search Results
Google “De-Indexes 832 Pirate Sites” From Australia Search Results Google has voluntarily agreed to remove 832 pirate sites from its search results after reaching a "voluntary" agreement with content...
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Judge: Number of ‘Unprovable’ Piracy Cases is Alarmingly High
Copyright-trolling outfit Strike 3 has suffered a severe blow in a New York federal court. U.S. Magistrate Judge James Orenstein has thrown out over a dozen cases, signaling a variety of problems....
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US Govt. Seizes Millions in Cash & Crypto in Movie Piracy Case
US Govt. Seizes Millions in Cash & Crypto in Movie Piracy Case The United States Government has seized millions in cash and cryptocurrency as part of a movie and TV show piracy investigation...
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Namecheap Must Identify Nofile.io Registrant Following Piracy Complaint
Namecheap Must Identify Nofile.io Registrant Following Piracy Complaint File-hosting service Nofile.io suffered some downtime recently. The outage coincided with a subpoena obtained by the RIAA a...
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Supreme Court Refuses Eminem Publisher’s Case Over Copyright Damages
Supreme Court Refuses Eminem Publisher’s Case Over Copyright Damages The legal battle between Eminem's publisher and New Zealand's National Party will not go to the Supreme Court. While it is clear...
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RIAA Obtains Subpoena to Unmask YouTube-Ripping Site Operator
The RIAA is attempting to unmask the operator of YouTube ripping site YouTubNow. The popular platform receives around 15 million visits per month but now stands accused of infringing RIAA members'...
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Aussie Music Industry Wins First Ever Stream-Ripping Site Blocks
Aussie Music Industry Wins First Ever Stream-Ripping Site Blocks Sony, Universal, and Warner, with assistance from Music Rights Australia and the Australasian Performing Right Association, have...
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Canadian Parliamentary Report Proposes Tough Copyright Measures
Canadian Parliamentary Report Proposes Tough Copyright Measures Canada's Heritage Committee has released the results of its study on artists remuneration. In a new report, it recommends that the...
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MPAA / ACE Shut Down ‘Pirate’ IPTV Service, Seize Domain
An IPTV provider offering thousands of movies and around 600 live TV channels has been shut down following action by the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment. As One Step TV's subscribers...
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YouTuber Sends Lawyer After UFC to Stop ‘Unfair’ Takedown Notices
The owner of a popular post-fight boxing commentary channel on YouTube is demanding that the UFC stops taking down his videos, which only use still images from fights. With help from the Electronic...
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Movie Piracy Giant Egy.best Shuts Down
One of the most-visited movie piracy sites in the world shut down this week. Egy.best, which was extremely popular in Arabic speaking countries, threw in the towel without any further explanation,...
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Rightscorp Done Anti-Pirating? Stock Worthless, Website Gone
Rightscorp Done Anti-Pirating? Stock Worthless, Website Gone Rightscorp, the infamous anti-piracy company that hounded hundreds of thousands of alleged file-sharers for cash settlements, seems to be...
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( Opinion ) The Pirate Bay’s Oldest Torrents Survived 15 Years of Turmoil
The Pirate Bay has been around since 2003 and is still going strong. The longest surviving torrents on the site recently turned 15 years old. While these torrent files are still being seeded after...
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