Stray Kids Label Hits Music Distributor With DMCA Subpoena Over Bootleg Track

Stray Kids is one of the biggest bands in today's music industry. Because of that massive reach, a solo track from member Han went from a YouTube exclusive to bootleg releases on Apple Music and TikTok in days. Label JYP Entertainment now wants to identify the bootlegger. Instead of subpoenaing the platforms, it targets music distributor Symphonic, asking for names, IP addresses, and bank details of the offender.

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Internet service provider RCN has asked a New Jersey federal court to reconsider a six-year-old ruling and dismiss the major record labels' piracy liability lawsuit.…

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Piracy

“A Cute Little LibGen Babysitter”: Music Publishers Sue Anthropic Founders Over Torrenting Spree

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Take-Two Says GTA 6 Leak Probe Is “Rapidly Evolving,” Wants New Discord Demands Under Seal

Take-Two has informed U.S. federal courts that its investigation into the GTA 6 leak is "rapidly evolving." On the heels of its Netflix preview, the…

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Anti-Piracy

ACE Targets Dozens of Streaming Pirates Through Cloudflare and Discord Subpoenas

Through the Motion Picture Association, anti-piracy coalition ACE has requested two DMCA subpoenas at California federal courts. One covers 49 Cloudflare-fronted domains including Miruro.to and…

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Stray Kids Label Hits Music Distributor With DMCA Subpoena Over Bootleg Track

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Was Built on Concealed ‘Mass Piracy’, Authors Tell Court

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 09/07/2026

Online Piracy Costs the UK 9,400 Nurses a Year, If Pirates Keep Their Word

Adult Film Producer Unmasks Prolific ‘John Doe’ Torrent Pirate as Meta Executive

RCN Urges Judge to Toss the Major Labels’ ‘Last’ Piracy Liability Lawsuit

“A Cute Little LibGen Babysitter”: Music Publishers Sue Anthropic Founders Over Torrenting Spree

Take-Two Says GTA 6 Leak Probe Is “Rapidly Evolving,” Wants New Discord Demands Under Seal

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