Key Defendant in Anna’s Archive Lawsuit Denies Any Involvement With the Site

American nonprofit OCLC sued Anna's Archive in February for allegedly hacking its WorldCat database and posting the records online. The only named defendant, a software developer from Washington, denies any involvement with the hack and the pirate library, suggesting that the plaintiffs targeted the wrong person. With a motion to dismiss, the defendant hopes to end the case here and now.

Piracy

Pirate Site FMovies Rivals Major Streaming Platforms in U.S. Web Traffic

Every month, many millions of Americans visit pirate streaming site FMovies to bypass paid subscription services and watch movies and TV series for free. The…

yesterday, 21:50 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

Music Piracy Sites Targeted By Europol & Bulgarian Organized Crime Unit

In coordination with Europol, the General Directorate Combating Organized Crime (GDBOP), a specialist unit within Bulgaria's Ministry of Interior, says it has shut down a…

yesterday, 12:30 by Andy Maxwell

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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 04/15/2024

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Dune: Part Two' tops the chart,…

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Anti-Piracy

DMCA Notice Targeting ‘Bypass Paywalls Clean’ Isn’t The Thing to Get Angry About

Bypass Paywalls Clean (BPC) allows users to bypass paywalls that exist for the sole purpose of granting access to news in return for payment. According…

April 14, 2024, 16:57 by Andy Maxwell

AI-Startup Launches Ever-Expanding Library of Free Stock Photos and Music

Generative AI has the potential to rapidly change our lives. It opens the door to massive productivity gains, up to the point where human skills…

April 13, 2024, 11:42 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Block Innovation By Supporting the Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act

Claiming to protect creators, or perhaps that should be 'identifiable copyright holders', the Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act of 2024 has been introduced at the…

April 12, 2024, 17:33 by Andy Maxwell

Anti-Piracy

Google Delisted Thousands of ‘Music Piracy’ Domains in Response to UK Blocking Orders

During CinemaCon 2024, the MPA announced a major push to cement pirate site blocking in U.S. law. Similar measures are commonplace in dozens of other…

April 12, 2024, 11:50 by Ernesto Van der Sar

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‘Pirated’ TikTok Clips Help to Promote TV Series, Research Finds

A new academic study shows that condensed video clips of TV shows, posted on services such as TikTok, can serve as free advertising. This means…

April 11, 2024, 18:04 by Ernesto Van der Sar

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DMCA Notice Targeting ‘Bypass Paywalls Clean’ Isn’t The Thing to Get Angry About

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