Appeals Court Revives Canadian Reverse Class Action Against BitTorrent Pirates

Canada's Federal Court of Appeals has revived a reverse class-action lawsuit from Voltage Pictures, which plans to go after alleged BitTorrent pirates. The lower court rejected this approach, as it would not suitable for file-sharing cases, but in a unanimous decision, the Court of Appeals sees things differently.

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Virgin Media Subscribers Told to Pay “Thousands of Pounds” to Settle Piracy Lawsuits

Virgin Media subscribers receiving letters accusing them of movie piracy may find that settling their cases will be a costly affair. TorrentFreak understands that settlement…

yesterday, 17:27 by Andy Maxwell
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Law and Politics

U.S. Copyright Holders Want Tougher Anti-Piracy Measures in China

The IIPA, which represents the MPA, RIAA, and other entertainment industry groups, would like China to take a stand against online piracy. This includes targeting…

yesterday, 12:59 by Ernesto Van der Sar
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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 09/20/2021

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

yesterday, 00:30 by Ernesto Van der Sar
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Anti-Piracy

DMCA Takedown Errors Can Make it Harder to Find Movies Legally

Copyright holders have sent billions of takedown requests to Google. Their goal is to make it harder for people to find pirated content through the…

September 19, 2021, 15:51 by Ernesto Van der Sar
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YouTubers Frustrated By Site’s Anti-Piracy Policies Are Being a Little Naive

YouTubers operating in the free TV/streaming niche are becoming pretty frustrated by the community policies, which are designed to prevent piracy instruction videos from appearing…

September 18, 2021, 15:27 by Andy Maxwell
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Lawsuits

Yout Files Refocused Lawsuit Against RIAA to Have YouTube-Ripping Service Declared Legal

YouTube-ripping service Yout.com sued the RIAA in 2020, hoping to have its platform declared legal. As time went on the case became more complex. As…

September 17, 2021, 23:07 by Andy Maxwell
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Lawsuits

RIAA and Rightscorp Counter Renewed ‘False and Fraudulent’ DMCA Notice Claims

Internet provider RCN accused the RIAA and Rightscorp of sending "fraudulent" piracy notices based on flimsy evidence. The anti-piracy outfits recently asked the court to…

September 17, 2021, 11:38 by Ernesto Van der Sar
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Piracy

“The Card Counter” Webscreener Adds New Twist to Early Movie Leaks

The pirate movie screener season has started early this year. After two Netflix films leaked a few days ago, reportedly from festival screeners, a 'webscreener'…

September 16, 2021, 18:49 by Ernesto Van der Sar
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Appeals Court Revives Canadian Reverse Class Action Against BitTorrent Pirates

Virgin Media Subscribers Told to Pay “Thousands of Pounds” to Settle Piracy Lawsuits

U.S. Copyright Holders Want Tougher Anti-Piracy Measures in China

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 09/20/2021

DMCA Takedown Errors Can Make it Harder to Find Movies Legally

YouTubers Frustrated By Site’s Anti-Piracy Policies Are Being a Little Naive

Yout Files Refocused Lawsuit Against RIAA to Have YouTube-Ripping Service Declared Legal

RIAA and Rightscorp Counter Renewed ‘False and Fraudulent’ DMCA Notice Claims

“The Card Counter” Webscreener Adds New Twist to Early Movie Leaks

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