Filmmakers Drop Piracy Liability Lawsuit Against ISP RCN

A group of independent film companies has dropped its long-running piracy liability lawsuit against U.S. Internet provider RCN. The joint stipulation, filed in a New Jersey federal court, follows the Cox Supreme Court ruling. In addition to dropping a multi-million-dollar damages claim, the requested U.S. pirate site blocking injunction is also off the table.

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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 04/27/2026

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Google Uses Cox Ruling to Kill Last Copyright Claim in Textbook Piracy Lawsuit

Google is trying to put an end to the copyright liability claim in its textbook piracy battle with several academic publishers. In a motion for…

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Spanish Film Archivist Faces Prison and €870,000 Fine Over ‘Non-Commercial’ Movie Site

A Spanish content creator who ran a film preservation website together with more than a dozen others, is now the sole defendant in a prosecution…

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Record Labels Drop Piracy Lawsuits Against Altice and Verizon in Wake of Cox Ruling

The major record labels have walked away from two of the largest remaining ISP piracy liability cases. They filed joint stipulations this week, dismissing both…

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Sflix, Myflixerz, HDtoday, and other Pirate Sites Go Dark as Backend Infrastructure Fails

Dozens of pirate sites using popular brands such as Sflix, Watchseries, HDtoday, and Fmovies have become unreachable this week. The targeted domains all return a…

April 23, 2026, 09:51 by Ernesto Van der Sar

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Paramount Faces DMCA Whac-a-Mole as Leaked Avatar: Aang Movie Thrives on Pirate Sites

Paramount’s attempt to contain the leaked 'Avatar: Aang, The Last Airbender' has transformed into a digital game of whac-a-mole. Despite sending numerous takedown notices, the…

April 21, 2026, 15:05 by Ernesto Van der Sar

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India’s Expanding Site Blocking Orders Hit Legal Wall at Delhi High Court

Justices at India's Delhi High Court disagree on the future of India's world-leading site-blocking regime. The same court that pioneered "Dynamic+" injunctions to target pirate…

April 20, 2026, 08:00 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Piracy

GitHub Reports DMCA Takedown Record and Surging Anti-Circumvention Claims

GitHub has published its 2025 transparency report, revealing record levels of DMCA takedown activity across two separate metrics. The total number of removed projects increased…

April 19, 2026, 11:47 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Filmmakers Drop Piracy Liability Lawsuit Against ISP RCN

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 04/27/2026

Google Uses Cox Ruling to Kill Last Copyright Claim in Textbook Piracy Lawsuit

Spanish Film Archivist Faces Prison and €870,000 Fine Over ‘Non-Commercial’ Movie Site

Record Labels Drop Piracy Lawsuits Against Altice and Verizon in Wake of Cox Ruling

Sflix, Myflixerz, HDtoday, and other Pirate Sites Go Dark as Backend Infrastructure Fails

Paramount Faces DMCA Whac-a-Mole as Leaked Avatar: Aang Movie Thrives on Pirate Sites

India’s Expanding Site Blocking Orders Hit Legal Wall at Delhi High Court

GitHub Reports DMCA Takedown Record and Surging Anti-Circumvention Claims

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