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Kim Dotcom Domain Dispute Settled, Next Up: Supreme Court Extradition Ruling
After falling into third-party hands, the main domain of Kim Dotcom's K.im project has been returned following a settlement agreement. While this progress is being welcomed by the Megaupload...
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President Trump Signs USMCA Trade Deal that ‘Exports’ US Copyright Policy
President Trump has signed the new USMCA trade deal with Canada and Mexico into law. The agreement covers a wide range of trade topics including copyright issues. Despite objections from many...
View ArticleInstagram Uses DMCA Complaint to Protect Users’“Copyrighted Works”
Facebook-owned Instagram has taken down an independently developed API claiming that it violates the anti-circumvention provisions of the DMCA. The complaint claims that the tool 'Instagram-API'...
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YouTube Copyright Strike Took Down Livestream Before it Even Started
YouTube allows copyright holders to remove videos they deem to be copyright-infringing. However, it turns out that these takedown powers go even further. As it turns out, rightsholders can also...
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DISH Demands $9.9m in Damages From Pirate IPTV Provider
A lawsuit filed by US broadcaster DISH Network against Easybox IPTV looks set to end with significant cost to the men behind the unlicensed IPTV provider. In a motion for final judgment and...
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( Opinion ) ‘The US Shouldn’t Sanction South Africa for Copying US-Style Fair...
Several US entertainment industry groups are unhappy with South Africa's copyright policies, including plans to adopt a fair use exceptions inspired by US law. The complaints triggered a review...
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( Opinion ) YTS Lawsuits Offer Clearest Sign Yet That Pirates Shouldn’t Trust...
One of the most common recurring questions in respect of downloading, sharing and even streaming, is whether service X or platform Y is 'safe' to use, from a copyright-infringement perspective....
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( Opinion ) Record Labels Will Ask Potential Piracy Trial Jurors if They Read...
Cox Communications will soon go to trial where several major music companies accuse the ISP of not doing enough to curb piracy. The eventual verdict will be handed down by a carefully selected jury...
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( Opinion ) Author Fears That Former Pirate Site Owner is Trying to Bankrupt Him
Since early 2019, author John Van Stry has been spending huge sums of money in an effort to bring the former operator of download site eBook.bike to justice. The site itself has been down for...
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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 02/03/20
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'Ford v Ferrari' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Terminator: Dark Fate'. 'Doctor Sleep' completes the top three. This week we...
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Cox Asks Court to Overturn or Lower ‘Shockingly Excessive’ $1 Billion Piracy...
Internet provider Cox Communications has asked the court to overturn or lower the $1 billion piracy liability verdict a Virginia jury issued late last year. The company argues that there were...
View ArticleSupreme Court Denies Kim Dotcom’s Appeal to Access Illegal Spy Recordings
The New Zealand Supreme Court has declined Kim Dotcom's appeal in his bid to access private communications captured illegally by the country's spy agency. Dotcom will still be entitled to damages...
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IPTV Supplier Omniverse Wants Hovsat to Pay its $50 Million Piracy Damages Bill
Omniverse, a now-defunct supplier of IPTV streams, is demanding a $50 million default judgment against cable operator Hovsat. The amount covers the piracy damages Omniverse owes a group of major...
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Jury Finds Pirate TV Box Sellers Guilty Under the Serious Crime Act
Two men who sold piracy-enabled TV boxes and encouraged buyers to access content without an appropriate subscription have been found guilty after a four-day trial in the UK. The individuals, who...
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Huge French Torrent Site YggTorrent Suffers Domain Suspension
France's largest torrent site YggTorrent has lost control over its main domain. According to the site's operators, YggTorrent.ws was suspended by the domain registrar without providing additional...
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Retired Police Officer Wins $47,777 Judgment Against Copyright Troll
A retired police officer has won his case against Strike 3 Holdings, a known copyright troll that failed to properly back up its piracy claims. A federal court in Seattle ordered the company to pay...
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Millions Illegally Streamed the Super Bowl via YouTube and Facebook
With an audience of over 100 million people, the Super Bowl is one of the most-watched TV broadcasts in the world. At the same time, it's one of the most pirated live events as well. Data shared by...
View ArticlePirate IPTV Supplier One Box TV Ordered to Pay $3.8m Damages
In 2019, 'pirate' IPTV supplier One Box TV found itself on the wrong end of a DISH Networks lawsuit. Filed in a Florida court, the complaint alleged that the IPTV supplier was transmitting DISH...
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U.S. Counters Appeal of Criminally Convicted ‘Copyright Troll’ Lawyer
The US Government has asked the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to affirm the conviction of Paul Hansmeier, one of the lead attorneys behind the controversial Prenda law firm. The lawyer...
View ArticleYouTuber Who Slammed Copyright Lawsuit Against Katy Perry Hit With Copyright...
Katy Perry's writers lost a $2.8m lawsuit against Christian rapper Flame last year over the use of a handful of notes. Musician Adam Neely published a hit video on YouTube slamming the lawsuit but...
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