Reddit Bans ‘/r/PiratedGames’ for Excessive Copyright Claims
Reddit is without doubt one of the most popular user-submitted content sites that exists on the Internet. The community-driven platform…
Reddit is without doubt one of the most popular user-submitted content sites that exists on the Internet. The community-driven platform…
In August 2021, US broadcaster DISH Network, Sling and NagraStar sued pirate IPTV service Nitro TV. The case focused on…
With over 200 million code repositories, shared by more than 80 million users, GitHub is the largest online developer platform…
Piracy tracking firm MUSO aims to help rightsholders convert pirates into paying customers. This is a noble goal and the…
In August 2021, game developer Bungie filed a flurry of lawsuits in the United States against entities accused of offering…
Few people need to be reminded of the massive success story attached to HBO’s hit TV series, Game of Thrones….
DISH Network’s campaign against the pirate IPTV ecosystem is large but also unique. Anyone involved, from the biggest fish to…
In today’s ‘click-and-play’ world, almost anyone can launch their own pirate site. Servers ready to accept self-installing scripts are available…
One criticism of legitimate streaming platforms such as Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video, involves content discovery. Even if people subscribe…
Over the years, Twitch streamers have been increasingly targeted by DMCA takedowns, which can cause quite a fuss. Many of…
Nintendo has been tackling videogame piracy for a very long time but a lot of water has gone under the…
Earlier this month we reported on what initially appeared to be just another DMCA subpoena application to identify an alleged…
Copyright holders send out millions of takedown notices a day, hoping to remove pirated content or making it harder to…
The RIAA was well within its legal rights when it sued thousands of file-sharers in the early 2000s. But it…
Every day an estimated 30 million players jump into Roblox, an online game where players can play games created by…
Tackling online piracy is a complicated endeavor that can easily backfire. This is also true for takedown notices. Week in…
Earlier this year, Bungie and its enthusiastic Destiny fan community were plunged into chaos. Using the DMCA’s takedown process as…
Around October 2020 a Twitter user called ‘MrMoneyBags‘ began posting critical messages targeting billionaires. Brian Sheth, the former President of…
In August 2021, US broadcaster DISH Network plus Sling and NagraStar sued pirate IPTV service Nitro TV. According to the…
When Congress passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in 1998, section 1201 outlawed circumvention of technological protection measures controlling access…
Late August 2022, game developer Bungie filed a lawsuit against the creators of software that enabled cheating in Destiny 2….
The United States is actively exploring options to update copyright law to bring it into line with the current online…
When torrent sites, streaming portals and IPTV services suddenly disappear or find themselves fighting a lawsuit, it’s common for users…
A year after Megaupload was shut down, Kim Dotcom launched a brand new file-hosting service called Mega. In the years…
Time flies, some people say. There is certainly some truth to that but for others, it appears that time stands…
This week marked the 10th anniversary of Google’s important decision to begin publishing DMCA takedown notices sent to the company….
Exactly ten years ago, Google expanded its transparency report with a new section dedicated to DMCA takedown requests. For the…
DMCA takedown notices give copyright holders the ability to remove copies of their content from websites that have no right…
Most suppliers, sellers and resellers in the pirate IPTV space face an interesting conundrum. On one hand, being unsuccessful dramatically…
Long before the advent of legitimate online video streaming services, torrent sites and similar platforms allowed users to download and…
After researching thousands of DMCA notices and reporting on hundreds of copyright lawsuits, more often than not it takes just…
Given that the production of today’s videogames requires the involvement of a large number of people, preventing all information leaks…
Earlier this week, Republican Senator Josh Hawley introduced a bill that aims to shorten the copyright term to a maximum…
Tracking BitTorrent pirates is relatively easy since IP addresses are broadcasted publicly. With help from Internet providers, these addresses can…
Tackling online piracy is a complicated endeavor that often starts by identifying the operators of infringing sites and services. This…
For many years, U.S. lawmakers have considered options to update the DMCA so it can more effectively deal with today’s…
A class action lawsuit filed in 2020 by musician Maria Schneider against YouTube is showing no sign of a conclusion….
In common with similar groups and their rightsholder partners in other sectors, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) plays a key…
Bing has a relatively small market share but that doesn’t mean that it’s being ignored by copyright holders. Microsoft’s search…
Over the years we’ve published thousands of articles on copyright law, from how it works in theory to its application…
Last month, Lookmovie and Cuevana3, two of the largest pirate movie and TV streaming sites, had their domains suspended. Both…
Every week millions of online copyright infringements are detected by rightsholders and their anti-piracy partners. In the overwhelming majority of…
By offering access to high quality movies and TV-shows, streaming site Flixtor.to has become the go-to destination for many pirates….
With over 200 million code repositories, GitHub takes prides in being the largest and most advanced development platform in the…
Last month persons unknown began sending DMCA takedown notices to YouTube, claiming that videos uploaded by Destiny content creators infringed…
With 70 million users and over 200 million code repositories, GitHub is the largest online developer platform of its kind….
After more than two decades of declining fortunes, 2021 was a blockbuster year for global recorded music revenues. With a…
Internet provider Cox Communications has been on the sharp end of several piracy lawsuits in recent years. The biggest hit…
Notices of infringment sent by rightsholders under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act are supposed to identify infringing content so that…
Those wanting to learn how many DMCA notices have been sent to Google over the past few years need look…