ISP Suggests That Record Labels Can Sue Torrent Client Developers
Late 2022, several of the world’s largest music companies including Warner Bros. and Sony Music prevailed in their lawsuit against…
Late 2022, several of the world’s largest music companies including Warner Bros. and Sony Music prevailed in their lawsuit against…
Over the past decade and a half, hundreds of thousands of alleged BitTorrent pirates were taken to court for sharing…
Founded in 1996, the Internet Archive has built an unparalleled library of digital artifacts in less than three decades. Many…
Founded in 1996, the Internet Archive has built an unparalleled library of digital artifacts in less than three decades. Many…
Almost half a decade ago, eight Las Vegas men were indicted by a grand jury for conspiring to violate criminal…
With more ways to stream online video than ever before, protecting video continues to be a key issue for copyright…
To a background of seemingly unstoppable corporate and political momentum, challenging the introduction of Italy’s much-heralded pirate IPTV blocking system…
Early last year, a group of filmmakers obtained a subpoena, requesting Reddit to reveal the identities of users who commented…
Action role-playing game Genshin Impact is enjoyed by tens of millions of players each month. Fans are engaged and always…
Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. is one of the most interesting cases in history to rely on a fair use…
TV drama ‘Mr Bates vs The Post Office’ tells the story of the Post Office ‘Horizon’ scandal and the lives…
Millions of people regularly pirate movies and music. While this is against the law, most don’t get into trouble. Some…
In recent months, rightsholders of all ilks have filed lawsuits against companies that develop AI models. The list includes record…
Under U.S. copyright law, Internet providers must terminate the accounts of repeat copyright infringers “in appropriate circumstances.” The law doesn’t…
The music industry obtained a pioneering injunction to compel Danish ISPs to implement site-blocking measures back in 2006. The goal…
Today, it’s common knowledge that IP-addresses and downloads of BitTorrent users can be easily monitored by tracking outfits. This inherent…
The Internet Archive (IA) is a non-profit organization that aims to preserve digital history for generations to come. The digital…
Those who stream content illegally online are regularly portrayed as generating huge profits at the expense of legitimate content owners….
The name ‘Aylo’ might not ring a bell with many people but it is one of the leading players in…
In July 2022, popular IPTV service provider SmoothStreams suddenly went offline in somewhat unusual circumstances. In the weeks that followed,…
In 2020, publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House sued the Internet Archive (IA) for copyright infringement, equating…
When U.S. broadcaster DISH Network files another new lawsuit in the U.S., targeting various players in the IPTV ecosystem, the…
Over the past several years we’ve covered dozens of copyright troll cases against tens of thousands of alleged copyright infringers….
On December 14, 2022, a group of music rightsholders including BMG, UMG, and Capitol filed a complaint at a Texas…
In 2021 , Sony Music obtained an injunction that ordered DNS resolver Quad9 to block a popular pirate site. The…
Similar to other user-generated content platforms, X allows people to freely share content online. This includes text but images, videos,…
Copyright holders have made serious work of website blocking in recent years, expanding the practice to over forty countries worldwide….
Late 2022, several of the world’s largest music companies including Warner Bros. and Sony Music prevailed in their lawsuit against…
While opinions, definitions, and scope vary, it seems fairly clear that lawsuits targeting BitTorrent pirates do little to prevent mass…
Over the past several years, a wave of copyright infringement lawsuits has targeted alleged cheaters and cheat makers. Game companies…
Bungie’s interest in individuals linked to Destiny 2 cheat maker and distributor, Ring-1, became public in 2021. A lawsuit filed…
Two years ago, Bungie filed a complaint at a federal court in Seattle, accusing AimJunkies.com of copyright and trademark infringement,…
Under U.S. copyright law, Internet providers must terminate the accounts of repeat infringers “in appropriate circumstances.” This legal requirement remained…
In 2021, the US Department of Justice launched a criminal proceeding against two men suspected of running a massive YouTube…
While all non-compliant DMCA takedown notices are invalid by default, there’s a huge difference between those sent in error and…
Popular pirate IPTV service Beast TV built one of the most recognizable brands the illicit sector had even seen. That…
The DMCA takedown process allows copyright holders to report infringing content and have it removed or taken down. It’s a…
Two years ago, several movie production companies, including the makers of Hellboy, Rambo V, The Hitman’s Bodyguard, and Dallas Buyer’s…
In response to constant claims by Italy’s multi-billion euro football and broadcasting sectors, that pirate IPTV services were “killing football”…
Kiwi Farms is an online forum with a reputation for mocking and harassing people, actions that have been linked to…
During the summer of 2017, French law enforcement booked a massive success with the shutdown of T411, a popular semi-private…
Last year, a Texas federal jury found Grande Communications liable for willful contributory copyright infringement and ordered the ISP to…
The theory that “nobody likes a snitch” depends heavily on individual circumstances, motivation, and who stands to benefit. Whistleblowers, on…
When companies want to increase sales of their products, marketing teams work extremely hard to ensure that the target audience…
Plex is a multifunctional media software and service that allows users to easily access all of their entertainment in one…
Voltage Holdings is one of many mostly American movie companies that have attempted to turn piracy into profit over the…
In our brave new world where millions of ordinary people are copyright holders of snaps they publish to social media…
Following the creation of its Hadopi anti-piracy agency over 13 years ago, France monitored and stored data on millions of…
Generative AI models such as ChatGPT have captured the imaginations of millions of people, offering a glimpse of what an…
There is little doubt that video and music streaming services have taken the Internet by storm over the past decade….