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USPTO Questions if Artificial Intelligence Can Create or Infringe Copyrighted...
There is no question that artificial intelligence is destined to replace some human work in the future. But can something that's created by AI technology be copyrighted? And can AI creations...
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Netflix, HBO and Other Cable Giants Are Coming for Password Cheats
A coalition that includes Netflix Inc., HBO and cable-industry titans is stepping up efforts to crack down on password sharing, discussing new measures to close a loophole that could be costing...
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Japan Pirate Site Traffic Collapsed 50% in Four Months, With a Little Help...
A report published by the Motion Picture Association reveals that traffic to pirate sites focused on Japan halved between March and June 2018. A significant part of the collapse is attributed to the...
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Police Shut Down Thailand’s Most Popular Pirate Site Following Hollywood Request
Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation has confirmed the shutdown of the country's most popular pirate site, Movie2free.com. The streaming portal was shut down following a request from the...
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Tech Companies Warn U.S. Against Harmful Copyright Laws Worldwide
Major tech companies including Google, Facebook and Twitter are concerned about harmful copyright legislation being created around the world. Industry groups warn that these developments,...
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RIAA Delists YouTube Rippers From Google Using Rare Anti-Circumvention Notices
The homepages of five major YouTube-ripping platforms have been delisted from Google search in response to relatively rare notices citing the anti-circumvention provisions of the DMCA. The...
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Cox and Music Companies Battle Over Piracy Evidence Ahead of Trial
Last year, several major music companies sued Internet provider Cox Communications for failing to take proper action against pirating subscribers. The case will soon head to trial where Cox plans...
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ACE Hits Two More Pirate Streaming Sites, Seizes More Openload Domains
Global anti-piracy coalition Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment is continuing its drive to purge pirate sites from the Internet. In addition to the dramatic taking down of Openload last week...
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Spammers Abuse Medium.com to Spread ‘Pirate’ Scams
Scammers are using the online publishing platform Medium to spread links to supposedly pirated movies and TV-shows. The issue plagues many platforms, but as one of the world's most visited websites,...
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Sci-Hub & Libgen Blocked By Austrian ISPs Following Elsevier Complaint
Austrian ISP T-Mobile has announced that following a supervisory procedure carried out by local telecoms regulator TKK, it has begun blocking two dozen Sci-Hub and Libgen related domains. The...
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Hollywood Praises Australia’s Anti-Piracy Laws, But More Can Be Done
In a recent submission to the US Trade Representative, the MPA applauds Australia's anti-piracy enforcement tools, including effective copyright laws. Hollywood's trade group notes that piracy rates...
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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 11/11/19
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'Dora and the Lost City of Gold' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Joker'. 'Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw'...
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‘Copyright’ Sting Targeting 15-Year-Old Backfires With Arrest Warrants &...
A fake 'copyright agent' who instructed a 15-year-old Thai girl to make cartoon character krathong floats and then tried to extort her for alleged copyright infringement is watching his plan...
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Copyright Professors Back ISP Charter to Avoid Dangerous Piracy Liability...
A group of 23 law professors are warning that a recent recommendation from a Colorado magistrate judge opens the door to unprecedented piracy liability risks. In addition to threatening Charter...
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IPTV Supplier Omniverse Agrees to Pay $50 Million in Piracy Damages
Omniverse, a now-defunct supplier of IPTV streams, has agreed to pay $50 million in piracy damages to several Hollywood studios. Omniverse initially described the piracy allegations as "scandalous"...
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EU Academics Publish Recommendations to Limit Negative Impact of Article 17...
In March 2019, the European Parliament adopted the new Copyright Directive, including the widely opposed Article 13 (later renumbered to Article 17). Alongside fears that broad filtering will take...
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( Opinion ) Disney+ Launched and Pirates Love It, Especially Mandalorian
Disney's exclusive streaming service launched in three countries this week. While many new subscribers flocked to the Disney+ platform, others went to pirate sites instead. For some, this is the...
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Kodi Addon & Build Repositories Shut Down Citing Legal Pressure (Updated)
Two groups involved in the distribution of third-party Kodi addons and 'builds' have shut down citing legal pressure. KodiUKTV and OneNation both ran so-called repositories where software could be...
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Canadian Court Rejects Reverse Class Action Against BitTorrent Pirates
The Canadian Federal Court has dismissed a motion from Voltage Pictures to go after alleged BitTorrent pirates through a reverse class action lawsuit. The case in question started in 2016, in an...
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Piracy is back, and with a now-exhausting number of streaming sites, it...
TV is exhausting now. Where once the future of streaming promised to cut down bloated cable bills and create a more efficient customer-provider service—“Imagine a future where you only pay for the...
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