vKontakte Responds to US Notorious Pirate Market Allegations Despite its work with rightsholders, this week the United States Trade Representative described Russian social networking giant vKontakte as one of the world's most notorious… December 23, 2016, 11:17 by Andy Maxwell
US Government Targets Pirate Bay and Other ‘Piracy Havens’ The US Government has listed some of the largest piracy websites and other copyright-infringing venues. The USTR calls on foreign countries to take action against… December 22, 2016, 18:06 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Australian Govt Advisory Body Digs in Over Fair Use & Geo-Unblocking A final inquiry report published by the Australian government's Productivity Commission is steadfastly maintaining the position that citizens should have the right to use VPNs… December 22, 2016, 10:21 by Andy Maxwell
Takedown Notices Can’t Stop Unfinished ‘Mummy Trailer’ From Spreading Yesterday, IMAX accidentally leaked an unfinished trailer of The Mummy film, which will air in movie theaters next summer. The video, without proper music or… December 21, 2016, 18:00 by Ernesto Van der Sar
UK Police Arrest Man For Selling ‘Pirate’ Kodi Devices A man who sold devices containing piracy-enabled custom builds of Kodi has been arrested in the UK. The 32-year-old company director from Norfolk was detained… December 21, 2016, 11:46 by Andy Maxwell
Nature Picks ‘Pirate’ in This Year’s Top People in Science Over the past year science's pirate portal Sci-Hub has become the center of an academic debate about copyright's 'stranglehold' on science. The site was sued… December 20, 2016, 19:43 by Ernesto Van der Sar
First Aussie Pirate Bay Block Gets Defeated in Seconds Telstra has become the very first Australian ISP to block The Pirate Bay, a move designed to crack down on piracy in the country. However,… December 20, 2016, 11:03 by Andy Maxwell
Denuvo: We Don’t Give Refunds When Games Get Cracked The company behind Denuvo has refuted claims that refunds are given to games companies when titles are cracked within a specific time frame. The makers… December 19, 2016, 19:42 by Andy Maxwell