Court: Accused Pirate Can Use the Term ‘Copyright Troll’ at Trial

Online piracy lawsuits against individual file-sharers rarely make it to trial, but a case in Florida between Strike 3 Holdings and an alleged pirate is moving strongly in that direction. A recent order provides positive news for the rightsholder but that won't prevent the defense from being able to use the term "copyright troll" in court.

Stats

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 01/30/2023

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'M3GAN' tops the chart, followed by…

today, 00:30 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Piracy

Watching Pirate Streams in the UK is Illegal: Risk of Prosecution “Minimal”

This month millions of people read that two UK men had been sentenced to 16 months in prison "for watching unauthorized streams." Since the actual…

yesterday, 13:34 by Andy Maxwell

Anti-Piracy

MPA & ACE Need OSINT Investigators to Track Down IPTV Pirates

The MPA's Global Content Protection team and the connected Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment are on a mission to disrupt video content piracy and those…

January 28, 2023, 16:29 by Andy Maxwell

Anti-Piracy

ACE Anti-Piracy Coalition Takes Credit for USTVGO Shutdown

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) says that it is behind the surprise shutdown of USTVGO. The popular streaming service, which was ostensibly operated…

January 27, 2023, 23:18 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Lawsuits

Usenet Provider Claims Supreme Court Victory Against Anti-Piracy Group BREIN

An ancient piracy battle has reached its final verdict at the Dutch Supreme Court. After 14 years, defunct Usenet provider News-Service Europe has won its…

January 27, 2023, 18:25 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

‘Elon Musk’ Sends Hundreds of Takedown Requests to Protect Precious Memes

Someone claiming to be Elon Musk has bombarded Google with takedown notices recently. The requests urge the search engine to remove listings for T-shirts emblazoned…

January 27, 2023, 11:41 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

Illegal Streaming Detector Cars Can’t Track Firesticks Wrapped in Tin Foil

This month the tabloids have been spicing up regular Premier League and PPV boxing event articles with exclusive commentary on cutting-edge anti-piracy techniques. The Orwellian…

January 26, 2023, 21:37 by Andy Maxwell

Piracy

Domain Registry Takes Sci-Hub’s .SE Domain Name Offline

Sci-Hub, a shadow library that offers a free gateway to paywalled academic research, has lost control over one of its main domain names. Sci-Hub.se was…

January 26, 2023, 13:13 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Court: Accused Pirate Can Use the Term ‘Copyright Troll’ at Trial

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 01/30/2023

Watching Pirate Streams in the UK is Illegal: Risk of Prosecution “Minimal”

MPA & ACE Need OSINT Investigators to Track Down IPTV Pirates

ACE Anti-Piracy Coalition Takes Credit for USTVGO Shutdown

Usenet Provider Claims Supreme Court Victory Against Anti-Piracy Group BREIN

‘Elon Musk’ Sends Hundreds of Takedown Requests to Protect Precious Memes

Illegal Streaming Detector Cars Can’t Track Firesticks Wrapped in Tin Foil

Domain Registry Takes Sci-Hub’s .SE Domain Name Offline

Sponsors

Popular Posts

‘U.S. Authorities Seize Z-Library Domain Names’

House of The Dragon Season Finale Leaks Early on Pirate Sites

US Court Orders Every ISP in the United States to Block Illegal Streaming Sites

Which VPN Providers Really Take Privacy Seriously in 2023?

SPARKS Piracy Busts: Facts, Rumors & Fear Point to Something Huge

From 2 Years ago…

14216

179k

19.9k