This Millennium’s Best Picture Oscar Winners Are Not On Netflix

Opinion

A recent study commissioned by Hollywood shows that with 120 legal online services, movies and TV-shows are more accessible than ever before. Unfortunately, however, content remains scattered and the dominant streaming service Netflix doesn't have any of the best picture Oscar winners of this century in its U.S. catalog.

Rightscorp Plans to Hijack Pirates’ Browsers Until a Fine is Paid

Anti-piracy outfit Rightscorp says that it's working on a new method to extract cash settlements from suspected Internet pirates. The company says new technology will lock users' browsers and prevent Internet access until they pay a fine. To encourage ISPs to play along, Rightscorp says the system could help to…

Reddit Working On a Copyright Takedown Transparency Report

Large Internet services are slowly becoming more open about the kind of requests they receive to remove content or disclose information on users. Following the publication of Reddit's latest transparency report the site says it is developing tools to provide a more detailed overview of the copyright complaints received and…

The Pirate Bay Reveals New “Climate Saving” Design (Update)

The Pirate Bay will soon roll out a new look. The notorious pirate site has picked a command-line themed green on black design for the coming years. Apart from improving the user experience, the darker design will also be more gentle on the environment due to reduced monitor power consumption.

Rightscorp Blames VPNs and ISPs For Drop in Revenue

Anti-piracy cash settlement outfit Rightscorp has just announced a net loss of $3.5m for its operations during 2015. Interestingly the company cites a number of reasons, some of them cryptic, for decreasing revenues. Alongside the mysterious "shutting down" of unnamed file-sharing infrastructure, VPN use and ISP reluctance to assist trolling…

28% of Piracy Takedown Requests Are “Questionable”

A new study published by researchers from Columbia University’s American Assembly and Berkeley reveals that more than 28% of the takedown requests received by Google are "questionable." Nearly five percent of the takedown notices that were reviewed did not target the supposed infringing content, while another 24 percent raised other…

Copyright Does Not Protect the Klingon Language, Court Hears

Paramount Pictures and CBS Studios can't claim copyright over the Klingon language, Vulcan's pointy ears, or Phaser weapons, a court heard this week. This defense comes from the makers of crowdfunded Star Trek spin-off 'Prelude to Axanar', who were sued over their use of various well-known Star Trek elements.