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UFC Knocks Out First Pirate Site Following Debut Blocking Action
The UFC has claimed its first knock out against a site that streamed its events without permission in Russia. The preliminary blocking injunction follows cooperation between the world famous mixed...
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Showbox Site Owner Settles Piracy Case For $150,000
With a consent judgment issued by a Hawaii federal court, several movie companies have settled their piracy case with the operator of a "Showbox" site. The Pakistani man, who says he believed the app...
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DISH Sues ‘Pirate’ IPTV Suppliers One Box TV & Miracle Box
US broadcaster DISH Networks seems determined to keep its lawyers busy by suing yet more suppliers of 'pirate' TV streams. The latest targets are Florida-based One Box TV and Virginia-based supplier...
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“Legal Options Are a Better Way to Beat Piracy Than Enforcement”
A new article, published in the American University International Law Review, suggests that affordability and availability are the key drivers to decrease piracy. Focusing on the supply-side is more...
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Microsoft Puts Blocks On In-Browser Minecraft Clone
A developer who implemented Minecraft in Javascript to bring the "game onto the web" has been served with a takedown notice by Microsoft. While citing breaches of the DMCA, the notice adds that the...
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‘Cheating’ Fortnite Kid Keeps on Cheating, Epic Games Tells Court
An alleged minor, accused of promoting and selling "Fortnite" cheats, recently asked a court to dismiss his case, as he's "just a kid." Fortnite publisher Epic Games clearly disagrees. In a response...
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Streaming Piracy Remains Constant in Sweden, Despite Boost in Legal Consumption
With more options to stream content legally presenting themselves online, it was hoped that use of unlicensed 'pirate' sites would decrease. But in Sweden, where more and more people are indeed...
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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 09/02/19
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'Dark Phoenix' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum'. 'Men in Black: International' completes the top...
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Pirate Bay Registrations Remain Closed After Three Months
The Pirate Bay remains one of the most popular pirate sites on the web. The notorious torrent site has survived plenty of legal and technical challenges during its long history, but a recent issue...
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Search Engines Given “Six Hours” to Delete Pirate Links Under New Law
New amendments to Russian law developed by the largest media and search engines will require the latter to swiftly delete 'pirate' links from their indexes. According to local sources inside the...
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TweakBox Removes ‘Pirate’ Movie Apps Following Legal Pressure
TweakBox, a popular third-party 'app store' for iOS devices, has removed several movie streaming apps from its platform. The developers haven't shared any further details, but the decision comes right...
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Court Postpones “Complex” Ruling That Could Expose Dutch Movie Pirates
Earlier this year, Dutch ISP Ziggo prevented a film distribution company gaining access to details of 377 subscribers who allegedly pirated its films. Dutch Filmworks appealed but a decision in the...
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Facebook Blocks Sharing of Links to Prominent Pirate Sites
Facebook is preventing users from sharing links to several prominent pirate sites, including YTS.lt and LimeTorrents. According to an error message that pops up, links to these sites go against the...
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France Plans to Merge Anti-Piracy Agency With Media Regulator
France's Ministry of Culture and Communication says that the country's anti-piracy agency, Hadopi, will likely merge with the Higher Audiovisual Council, an institution with the role of regulating...
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‘Pirate’ Site Manga Rock Starts Shutdown, Will Go Legal
The massively popular manga comic scanlation platform Manga Rock is shutting down. Its Google Play store app has been removed and according to a published timeline the iOS version and site will...
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1XBET Ads Appeared on 1,200 ‘Pirate’ Sites in Past Six Months
As pressure builds on several Premiership clubs to stop doing business with 1XBET, the scale of the company's advertising on 'pirate' sites has been revealed. According to brand protection company...
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Members of Congress Question Google CEO about YouTube’s Content-ID System
YouTube's Content ID system aims to protect copyright holders, but for now, it's not open to everyone. This limited availability of one of the largest copyright enforcement tools has raised questions...
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ISPs: Pirate Site Blocking Threatens Freedom of Expression
The Internet Service Providers’ Association of South Africa believes that site blocking isn't the right answer to piracy. The group describes the measure as "limited" and "blunt," while stressing that...
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Adult Site Calls For Google Action Against DMCA Notice ‘Carpet Bombing’
Google is being bombarded with what appear to be bogus DMCA notices which target the URLs of adult sites, including their main domains and in some cases, their entire web structure. The operator of...
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( Opinion ) The Solution to Music Piracy in Nigeria is No Joke – Or is It?
Popular comedian and musician Koffi Idowu sits on the board of the Copyright Society of Nigeria. He says the country needs to tackle piracy by utilizing cutting-edge technology. Such as barcodes. And...
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