Triller Reportedly Agreed to Settle ‘Jake Paul’ Piracy Claim Then Returned Cash
Earlier this year, people who allegedly offered or even watched the Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren boxing match online without…
Earlier this year, people who allegedly offered or even watched the Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren boxing match online without…
Under US copyright law, Internet providers must terminate the accounts of repeat infringers “in appropriate circumstances.” In the past such…
Yout.com’s legal battle with the RIAA, which was instigated by the YouTube-ripping service in 2020, hasn’t been a straightforward affair….
Earier this month the RIAA secured a major victory in its piracy lawsuit against YouTube-rippers FLVTO.biz and 2conv.com and their…
During the 2020 US presidential election campaign, then-President Donald Trump took to Twitter to post an animated video of a…
In recent years, Italian authorities investigating IP crime have committed significant resources to the ongoing problem of pirate IPTV services….
Copyright holders have tried a wide variety of legal options to tackle online piracy, including lawsuits. This year we have…
In recent years, adult entertainment outfit Malibu Media has often been described as a copyright-trolling operation. The company, known for…
For more than seven years, Popcorn Time has been a thorn in the side of movie studios large and small….
In April 2020, members of the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment including Columbia, Amazon, Disney, Paramount, Warner, and Universal filed…
A group of movie production outfits, including affiliates of the film studios Millennium Media and Voltage Pictures, filed a lawsuit…
Ten years ago, online streaming hadn’t fully caught on yet and Netflix still had dozens of active DVD-mailing locations throughout…
In 2019, a U.S. District Court in Minnesota sentenced Paul Hansmeier to 14 years in prison, to be followed by…
In August 2019, US broadcaster DISH Network and partner NagraStar were maintaining their momentum against unlicensed streaming services. Together they…
Hosting providers are generally seen as neutral intermediaries but some copyright holders believe that these companies should bear more responsibility….
In May, Triller filed a lawsuit against the H3 Podcast, claiming that by showing a portion of the Jake Paul…
Popular CDN and DDoS protection service Cloudflare has come under a lot of pressure from copyright holders in recent years….
The major record labels believe that YouTube rippers are the most significant piracy threat on the Internet. These sites, which…
While the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment has built a reputation for shutting down pirate IPTV services by various means,…
YTS.mx is one one of the most-used torrent sites on the internet, serving millions of visitors every day. The site…
Early 2021 a group of programmers and Grand Theft Auto enthusiasts released ‘re3’ and ‘reVC’, a pair of reverse engineered…
Since around 2017, Danish law firm Njord Law has worked with movie companies to extract cash settlements from alleged pirates….
In April 2020, companies owned by Columbia, Amazon, Disney, Paramount, Warner, and Universal (all members of the Alliance for Creativity…
Earlier this year Texas-based model Deniece Waidhofer sued Thothub for copyright infringement after the site’s users posted many of her…
In recent years, adult entertainment outfit Malibu Media has often been described as a copyright-trolling operation. The company, known for…
With the 2020 United States presidential election campaign in full swing, then-President Donald Trump seized every opportunity to paint Democratic…
Internet provider Cox Communications has been on the sharp end of several piracy lawsuits in recent years. The biggest hit…
Most pirate IPTV services online today operate by accessing official broadcasts and streams, capturing them with dedicated equipment, and then…
Over the past two decades, online piracy has proven a massive challenge for the entertainment industries. Some copyright holders have…
A few years ago piracy-related lawsuits were pretty straightforward. Copyright holders would either sue alleged file-sharers or the operators of…
A little under two years ago, the federal government shut down Gears-branded IPTV services operated by Bill Omar Carrasquillo (aka…
Movie studio Voltage Pictures has gone after alleged movie pirates for many years now. The company and its subsidiaries have…
Last week TorrentFreak broke the news that Voltage Holdings LLC, a company well known for tracking down pirates worldwide, has…
In 2020, the RIAA attempted to have YouTube-ripping tool youtube-dl removed from Github and in the wake of that, YouTube-ripping…
Under US copyright law, Internet providers must terminate the accounts of repeat infringers “in appropriate circumstances.” In the past such…
Companies that own copyrighted works have the option to monetize them in any way they see fit. For movies this…
Early July, Warner Bros., several Universal companies, Amazon, Columbia, Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, and other content creators filed a lawsuit…
A group of independent film companies has taken the piracy liability issue to a new level this year. After targeting…
While millions of people have no qualms about downloading music, movies and TV shows for free, there are also large…
Two years ago Internet provider Cox Communications lost its legal battle against a group of major record labels. A Virginia…
As part of Triller’s legal campaign targeting people and entities that allegedly pirated the Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren fight…
Over the past years, dozens of independent photographers have taken their copyright disputes to court, accusing companies of using their…
For the past several years, Italian law enforcement authorities have been attempting to reduce the local availability of pirate IPTV…
Earlier this year a group of programmers and Grand Theft Auto enthusiasts released ‘re3’ and ‘reVC’, a pair of reverse…
Back in August 2020 the piracy world went into meltdown. Various raids, targeting so-called ‘Scene’ groups, turned the international file-sharing…
After raids in November 2019 that shuttered his Gears-branded IPTV services, Bill Omar Carrasquillo (Omi in a Hellcat) is inching…
For more than seven years, Popcorn Time has been a thorn in the side of movie studios large and small….
Amidst growing concerns about online privacy and security, VPN services have become increasingly popular in recent years. Millions of people…
In April 2020, a coalition of entertainment companies headed up by Universal, Paramount, Columbia, Disney and Amazon filed a copyright…
Early July in a California court, Warner Bros., several Universal companies, Amazon, Columbia, Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, and other content…