Alleged Z-Library Operators Ask Court to Dismiss Criminal ‘Piracy’ Indictment
With more than 13 million books available for download, Z-Library is one of the largest repositories of pirated books on…
With more than 13 million books available for download, Z-Library is one of the largest repositories of pirated books on…
Some people believe that the early internet received a welcome uptake boost when the adult industry began to move online….
Every day, millions of people from all over the world submit posts, comments, and other content to Reddit. Most discussions…
Many pirate sites have attracted large volumes of traffic over the years but a relatively new breed of streaming portals…
Following a piracy crackdown in Denmark and the closure of the largest torrent sites as part of a joint Rights…
The wheels of justice in the Megaupload case may have moved at a glacial pace over the last 11 years…
Faced with extradition to the United States to face copyright infringement, racketeering, and money laundering charges, last year Mathias Ortmann…
Two years ago, Bungie filed a complaint at a federal court in Seattle, accusing AimJunkies.com of copyright and trademark infringement,…
According to the original complaint filed July 2, 2020, this was a case about “copyright piracy” and how YouTube, the…
According to the most recent order in Maria Schneider’s copyright lawsuit against YouTube, the long-running case is still scheduled for…
Despite the growing availability of legal options, online piracy remains rampant. In Japan, manga comics are a particularly popular category….
After well over a decade of pushing back against pirate site blocking applications, many European ISPs now see little value…
Bungie’s pursuit of people behind Destiny 2 cheat operation Elite Boss Tech, is pushing forward and showing no sign of…
At the end of 2020, the operator of one of the largest YouTube rippers took the unprecedented step of taking…
Two years ago, Spanish-born movie tycoon Carlos Vasallo sued YouTube at a Florida federal court over various piracy-related claims. The…
The use of lawsuits to solve complex commercial disputes suggests that no amount of talking will ever produce the desired…
Most artists and music labels share their music with the public on YouTube, free of charge. The popular video platform…
Bungie’s relentless pursuit of cheat developers, sellers, and resellers was probably crafted to send a deterrent message. After another judgment…
Obtaining a proper education can give people a leg up in life, but this privilege does come at a price….
Over the past several years, major videogame companies have taken cheat developers, sellers, and resellers to court in the United…
When the global music industry declared YouTube-ripping platforms public enemy number one and responsible for most music piracy online, the…
Music fans love to share mixtapes and have done so for decades but sharing these ‘tapes’ over the Internet is…
Every day, millions of people from all over the world submit posts, comments, and other content to Reddit. In many…
Over the past several years, a wave of copyright infringement lawsuits has targeted alleged cheaters and cheat makers. Several game…
When a company like Nintendo puts out a press release, the entire world pays attention. This week was no different….
Ever since its launch in 2009, rightsholders have complained that file-hosting platform 1fichier.com fails to take intellectual property rights seriously….
The official stable release of the first person shooter game Dark and Darker is eagerly awaited by hundreds of thousands…
In the fall of 2020, the U.S. Government indicted three members of the infamous Team Xecuter group, the masterminds behind…
Pirate sites with tens of millions of visits each month are large enough to consider themselves global players yet some…
Rick Falkvinge founded the first Pirate Party on January 1, 2006, and then rallied the masses in Sweden six months…
For those who care to remember it, November 2016 was a dark month for communities with a penchant for sharing…
In 2021, a group of Grand Theft Auto enthusiast programmers released ‘re3’ and ‘reVC’, a pair of reverse-engineered modifications for…
The major record labels don’t want the public to download music from YouTube, which is common practice for millions of…
In 2014, David Tardà, Andreu Caritg, and Oriol Solé were hard at work in Spain developing Tviso, a service with…
More than a decade has passed since Kim Dotcom’s file-storage empire Megaupload collapsed after becoming the prime target in a…
Operating a mixtape site is not without risk. By definition, mixes include multiple sound recordings that are often protected by…
Having developed a highly automated system that attempts to deal with huge and increasing instances of piracy, YouTube has shown…
In common with most broadly comparable countries, internet users in Denmark enjoy movies and TV shows, music, videogames, and ebooks….
Over the past several years, several videogame companies have taken cheaters to court in the United States. In 2021, American…
Back in the 1980s, all computer nerds were familiar with Datel. The company produced peripherals for the 8-bit computers of…
In the summer of 2021, game developer Bungie filed a complaint targeting three well-known cheat sellers; Elite Tech Boss, Lavicheats…
In 2021, Bungie filed a complaint at a federal court in Seattle, accusing AimJunkies.com of copyright and trademark infringement, among…
Under U.S. copyright law, Internet providers must terminate the accounts of repeat infringers “in appropriate circumstances.” Many ISPs have been…
For more than 15 years, rightsholders have been obtaining injunctions that require internet service providers to block pirate sites. With…
Over the past several years, a wave of copyright infringement lawsuits has targeted alleged cheaters and cheat makers. Several game…
In 2020, YouTube ripper Yout.com sued the RIAA, asking a Connecticut district court to declare that the site does not…
In 2021, Bungie filed a complaint at a federal court in Seattle, accusing AimJunkies.com of copyright and trademark infringement, among…
Pornhub is without a doubt one of the most visited adult entertainment outlets on the Internet. The ‘entertainment’ platform is…
In 2009, anti-piracy group BREIN took News-Service Europe (NSE) – one of Europe’s largest Usenet providers at the time – to…
In August 2021, Bungie filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against a number of defendants involved in the development and supply…