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… digital Cold War has manifested itself as Web Sheriff, www.websheriff.com, the world’s leading anti-piracy protection agency, fires the … yesterday. “The rogue website, operating under the WebSheriff.ru banner, has not only copied Web Sheriff’s trademark, but also …
Anti-piracy outfits come in different shapes and forms. The largest group are so called DMCA-agents, usually small companies that help copyright holders to prevent their content from spreading over the Internet. They are tasked with sending takedown reques …
Update: August 2010, RLSLOG Down, But Not Out. RLSLOG has grown out to be the authority when it comes to news about, and links to, scene releases. Millions of readers visit the site every month, looking for the latest releases that are posted daily by t …
With millions of visitors every month, RLSLOG has grown out to be the authority when it comes to news about scene releases. A hard-working team of editors constantly ensures that fresh releases are covered daily, week in week out. Yesterday, however, it …
The Web-Sheriff, aka John Giacobbi, has been chasing after many torrent site owners for years. With his polite style and distinguished font use, he sets himself apart from other anti-piracy crusaders tasked with sending out DMCA takedown requests on behalf …
Early 2008, the Web Sheriff, aka John Giacobbi, launched an assault on the operators of The Pirate Bay. The Sheriff threatened legal action in both Sweden and the US, but despite all the bluster, that’s the last we heard of it. Now, nearly two years later, …
Last week we reported that Web Sheriff, hired by Franz Ferdinand’s label Domino Records, was taking an aggressive stance towards anyone posting links to the band’s new album ‘Tonight’. Sites like SceneReleases and RLSlog did their regular reporting on the …
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