Lawsuits Digital Trails: How Bungie Identified a Mass Sender of Fake DMCA Notices In response to persons unknown sending large numbers of fake DMCA notices to YouTube while impersonating its anti-piracy partner, Bungie filed a lawsuit in the… today, 08:55 by Andy Maxwell
Anti-Piracy Brazil’s Targets ‘Metaverse’ Piracy in Latest “Operation 404” Crackdown Brazilian law enforcement agencies have announced the fourth wave of anti-piracy initiative "Operation 404." The authorities blocked or shut down 226 websites and 461 piracy… yesterday, 22:59 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy DMCA Subpoena to Unmask Twitter User Hits Fair Use & Constitutional Roadblock A Twitter user who posted copyrighted photos for the purpose of criticizing a private-equity billionaire will retain their anonymity. The allegedly infringing material was taken… yesterday, 08:34 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits Tarantino Asks Court to Dismiss Miramax’s ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFT Lawsuit Quentin Tarantino has asked a California court to dismiss a copyright lawsuit filed by Miramax against his "Pulp Fiction" NFT project. The director's legal team… June 22, 2022, 20:38 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits Megaupload Pair Plead Guilty, Kim Dotcom Turns Anger on Former Friends In May, former Megaupload executives Mathias Ortmann and Bram van der Kolk revealed a deal to avoid extradition to the US by being charged with… June 22, 2022, 11:58 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits Paris Hilton is One of the First Defendants at the ‘Small’ Copyright Claims Board The U.S. Copyright Claims Board has been live for a few days and thus far 19 cases have been filed. This doesn't include any file-sharing… June 21, 2022, 20:58 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy MANGA Plus Invites Users to Confess Piracy & Name Most-Used Pirate Sites Manga publisher Shueisha is running a survey on its MANGA Plus service. Many of the questions seek information to help improve the platform but others… June 21, 2022, 10:46 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits Judge Recommends $150k Piracy Judgment Against Torrent Site Operator The makers of the film "Hellboy" have scored a preliminary victory in Hawaii's federal court. After a three-year legal battle, Magistrate Judge Kenneth Mansfield now… June 20, 2022, 22:43 by Ernesto Van der Sar