Hadopi Reports on Five Years of “Three Strikes” Piracy Measures This week the French "three strikes" anti-piracy system has been in operation for five years. To commemorate the event the HADOPI agency overseeing the scheme… September 17, 2015, 12:21 by Andy Maxwell
Presidential Candidate Lawrence Lessig Steps Up To Assist Kim Dotcom Professor Lawrence Lessig has provided an expert opinion in support of Kim Dotcom and his Megaupload co-defendants. In submissions filed today in New Zealand, the… September 16, 2015, 20:00 by Andy Maxwell
Science “Pirate” Attacks Elsevier’s Copyright Monopoly in Court In a lawsuit filed by Elsevier, one of the largest academic publishers, the operator of Sci-Hub.org is facing millions of dollars in damages. This week… September 16, 2015, 13:01 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Judge Slams Copyright Troll’s “Harassment” Tactics in Piracy Case Adult movie studio Malibu Media has received a slap on the wrist from New York federal judge Katherine Forrest. The company asked permission to interrogate… September 15, 2015, 21:55 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Conservative Party Pirated Labour Leader Supporter’s Video A controversial UK Conservative party video portraying the Labour party's new leader in a negative light has been taken down by YouTube. The advert, which… September 15, 2015, 17:20 by Andy Maxwell
Google Taken to Court to Uncloak eBook Pirates Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has taken Google to court in an effort to obtain the personal details of one of its users. The account in… September 15, 2015, 12:17 by Andy Maxwell
Warning Illegal Downloaders is Too Expensive, Record Labels Complain New Zealand's three-strikes anti-piracy law is turning into a huge disappointment for copyright holders. The costs that are involved with sending warning notices and pursuing… September 14, 2015, 21:53 by Ernesto Van der Sar
FBI Seizes Domains Of Two Pre-Release Music Sites The FBI has seized domains belonging to sites involved in pre-release music piracy. ShareBeast.com and AlbumJams.com now display the infamous Department of Justice banner informing… September 14, 2015, 13:12 by Andy Maxwell