YouTube Orders ‘Invidious’ Privacy Software to Shut Down in 7 Days

The developers of Invidious, a privacy-respecting alternative front-end for YouTube, have received a cease-and-desist notice from YouTube's legal department. The free and open source software, which provides a YouTube experience minus advertising and user tracking, has been instructed to shut down within seven days. As things stand, cooperation isn't on the agenda.

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‘Nude Scenes’ Controversy Triggers Call on Reddit to Filter Infringing Uploads

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Maria Schneider's lawsuit against YouTube began with great ambitions to vastly improve the copyright enforcement landscape on YouTube to the benefit of artists everywhere. With…

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Lawsuits

Manga Publishers Seek Google Analytics Data to Back $14m Piracy Damages Claim

Manga publishers Kodakawa, Shogakukan, and Shueisha hope to recoup millions of dollars in damages from the operator of Mangamura, which was once the largest manga…

June 7, 2023, 11:50 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Piracy

Dodgy RARBG Knockoffs Thrive as Former Users Seek Refuge

While the shutdown of RARBG is bad news for former users, scammers are happily exploiting the confusion to boost their own traffic. One copycat in…

June 6, 2023, 19:58 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

Rightscorp Taps Indie Labels to Fuel New Wave of Piracy Settlement Action

After somehow managing to survive years of losses that pushed the company ever closer to bankruptcy, Rightscorp's piracy settlement model suddenly underpinned recording industry lawsuits…

June 6, 2023, 13:16 by Andy Maxwell

Lawsuits

Setback for Bell Canada in $400m Movie Piracy Lawsuit

Canada's 'Notice and Notice' regime requires ISPs to forward infringement notices to subscribers, typically those linked to the sharing of movies via BitTorrent. U.S. movie…

June 5, 2023, 21:04 by Andy Maxwell

Anti-Piracy

Japan’s Largest Manga Piracy Site Shuts Down Following Cloudflare Probe

Japan's largest manga piracy site 13DL is no more. The site closed its doors shortly after a DMCA subpoena required CDN provider Cloudflare to uncover…

June 5, 2023, 10:53 by Ernesto Van der Sar

YouTube Orders ‘Invidious’ Privacy Software to Shut Down in 7 Days

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What Remains of Content ID Lawsuit Seems Unlikely to Change YouTube

Manga Publishers Seek Google Analytics Data to Back $14m Piracy Damages Claim

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Rightscorp Taps Indie Labels to Fuel New Wave of Piracy Settlement Action

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