Anti-Piracy Group Warns of a Problematic Textbook Piracy Culture Among Students

This week, a Danish court convicted a 26-year-old man for selling pirated digital copies of textbooks. The seller received a suspended jail sentence and was ordered to pay damages. While this incident has been dealt with, anti-piracy group Rights Alliance signals a broader piracy habit among students that has rightsholders worried.

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When ensuring the profitability of multi-billion dollar industries, engaging governments at the highest level is the way to get things done. The MPA and RIAA…

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25 Private Torrent Trackers Went Offline After BREIN Tracked Down ‘Scripter’

The Dutch private torrent tracker scene has been decimated by BREIN. The anti-piracy group tracked down a man who coded and maintained the scripts these…

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Twitter Hit With $228.9m Copyright Infringement / Repeat Infringer Lawsuit

Celebrity photo agency Backgrid has filed a $228.9m copyright infringement lawsuit against Twitter after thousands of its photographs were uploaded by users of the social…

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RIAA Wants $250,000 in Attorneys’ Fees from Yout, Without Delay

In 2022, the RIAA booked a landmark victory against YouTube-ripper Yout.com and soon after requested $250,000 in attorneys fees. Yout asked the court to put…

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Piracy

Major Private Torrent Sites Have a Security Disaster to Fix Right Now

At least three major torrent sites are currently exposing intimate details of their operations to anyone with a web browser. TorrentFreak understands that the sites…

January 3, 2023, 22:10 by Andy Maxwell

Piracy

SoccerStreams Throws in the Towel Following U.S. Domain Seizures

Popular sports streaming site SoccerStreams has thrown in the towel and shut down. The operators of the site, which has its roots in a defunct…

January 3, 2023, 12:09 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Lawsuits

Piracy Lawsuit Will Be Dismissed Unless Copyright Troll Fixes Corporate Suspension

Adult entertainment company Malibu Media faces yet another setback. A Texas federal court says it will dismiss the company's lawsuit against an alleged BitTorrent pirate…

January 2, 2023, 21:08 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Lawsuits

LaLiga: Court Orders Google to Wipe IPTV Smarters Pro From Play Store

A court in Spain has handed down an order that requires Google to remove popular IPTV app 'IPTV Smarters Pro' from the Google Play Store.…

January 2, 2023, 10:16 by Andy Maxwell

Anti-Piracy Group Warns of a Problematic Textbook Piracy Culture Among Students

MPA & RIAA Deployed 60+ Lobbyists in 2022, Piracy Top of The Agenda

25 Private Torrent Trackers Went Offline After BREIN Tracked Down ‘Scripter’

Twitter Hit With $228.9m Copyright Infringement / Repeat Infringer Lawsuit

RIAA Wants $250,000 in Attorneys’ Fees from Yout, Without Delay

Major Private Torrent Sites Have a Security Disaster to Fix Right Now

SoccerStreams Throws in the Towel Following U.S. Domain Seizures

Piracy Lawsuit Will Be Dismissed Unless Copyright Troll Fixes Corporate Suspension

LaLiga: Court Orders Google to Wipe IPTV Smarters Pro From Play Store

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