Court Punishes Copyright ‘Troll’ Lawyer for Repeatedly Lying to The Court
Copyright lawyer Richard Liebowitz has been sanctioned by a federal court in New York for repeatedly lying about his grandfather's date of death, which made him miss a hearing. The lawyer, who many...
View ArticleCompany That Acquired ‘Copyright Troll’ Warns ISPs & VPN Providers
American Films Inc, a company that 'acquired' the US operations of notorious 'copyright troll' outfit GuardaLey earlier this year, says it has made a new acquisition. With the addition of...
View ArticleEU Court to Decide on BitTorrent Questions in Copyright Trolling Case
A copyright troll that failed in its quest to target Virgin Media customers earlier this year is having another bite at the cherry against a different ISP in Belgium. This time, however, a local...
View ArticleDisney Wants to Reinforce Its ‘Piracy Intelligence’ Team
Disney entered the streaming market this week with its own video on demand platform. While there is plenty of interest in the new service, piracy remains a major concern. This is an area Disney's...
View Article( Opinion ) KodiUKTV Considers its Future Following FACT Cease & Desist
This week, the Federation Against Copyright Theft confirmed that it had sent cease-and-desist notices to at least two players in the Kodi add-on community. Amid the uncertainty, both took a quick...
View ArticleJudge Recommends Denial of $150,000 Piracy Judgment Against APK Download Site
Several independent movie studios, including the makers of "The Hitman's Bodyguard" and "London Has Fallen," have suffered a setback in a Hawaii court. A magistrate judge is recommending a denial...
View ArticleIllicit streaming devices bring piracy to the mass market – and it's...
SAN DIEGO: No longer tucked away in the dark reaches of the Internet, the streaming of pirated television shows and films has gone mainstream. Just look at Heroes IPTV. Not satisfied with online...
View ArticleFederal Court Approves First ‘Pirate’ Site Blockade in Canada
A group of major broadcasters and telco giants, including Rogers and Bell, have obtained the first Canadian pirate site blocking order. The Federal Court approved a request that requires several...
View ArticleTop 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 11/18/19
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'Angel Has Fallen' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Joker'. 'Gemini Man' completes the top three. This week we have four...
View Article‘Royalty-Free’ Music Supplied By YouTube Results in Mass Video Demonetization
A YouTuber who used a royalty-free track supplied by YouTube itself has had all of his videos copyright claimed by companies including SonyATV and Warner Chappell. According to the music outfits,...
View Article( Opinion ) Karl Pilkington Shares a Pirated Copy of His Own TV-Show
The second season of the sitcom "Sick of It" will soon air on the British TV-channel Sky One. This prompted co-writer and actor Karl Pilkington to share an episode of the first season with over a...
View ArticlePirate IPTV: Spanish Police Target €1m Supplier, 12 People Arrested
Spain's National Police says it has dismantled a pirate IPTV operation worth an estimated €1 million to its operators. A police video shows raids on various locations which resulted in the arrest...
View ArticleHow to install Disney + on Android TV?
How to install Disney + on Android TV? Disney + will be released in France in 2020. Disney's Netflix is already available in the Netherlands and will be released on November 12 in the United States....
View ArticleACE 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...
View ArticlePolice Arrest Three in Prolonged Movie2K Piracy Investigation
Six years ago, Movie2K was one of the largest 'pirate' streaming sites on the Internet, with more traffic in Germany than Twitter or Amazon. During May 2013, the site suddenly disappeared but now,...
View ArticleCox Knew About Pirating Subscribers, Court Concludes
Internet provider Cox Communications can't argue that it had "no knowledge" of the hundreds of thousands of piracy notices it received, a Virginia federal court ruled. The ruling is important for...
View ArticleGears Reloaded: FBI Just Took Everything, Says Pirate IPTV Boss OMI IN A HELLCAT
YouTube sensation and founder of 'pirate' IPTV Gears Reloaded 'OMI IN A HELLCAT' says that he's been raided by the FBI who "took everything", including his huge car collection. With a rumored net...
View ArticlePolice seize $6.7m cryptocurrency from alleged movie pirate Jaron David...
EXCLUSIVE: The unusual case of alleged movie piracy and a small fortune in cryptocurrency is the latest example of police testing their powers under the Criminal Proceeds Recovery Act, which came into...
View ArticleUK Man Admits to Selling £400,000 in Pirate Streaming Subscriptions
A UK man who sold access to pirate streaming services admitted to copyright and fraud charges in court today. According to a police investigation, instigated by anti-piracy group FACT, the man sold...
View ArticleDISH Sues Multiple ‘Pirate’ TV Streaming Sites
DISH Network has filed a new lawsuit against the currently unknown operators of several streaming websites. DISH says that despite numerous demands to cease-and-desist, the sites - which all embed...
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