Lawsuits Pirate IPTV Investigations Are Expensive, Time-Consuming & Prone to Misfire In September 2023, Swedish anti-piracy group Rights Alliance was looking forward to the upcoming trial of a man suspected of being behind a pirate IPTV… April 5, 2024, 08:04 by Andy Maxwell
Anti-Piracy Plex Asks GitHub to Take Down ‘Reshare’ Repository Over Piracy Fears Plex is a multi-functional streaming platform that allows users to watch, organize, and curate their favorite media entertainment. Sharing Plex libraries is also an option;… April 4, 2024, 20:44 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Piracy Russians Pirate Premier League, Add Their Own Graphics & Commentators Russia's full-blown invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 triggered a Western rightsholder exodus. For the English Premier League, a £43m deal with Match TV was… April 4, 2024, 09:24 by Andy Maxwell
Law and Politics U.S. Calls Out EU Member States For Piracy Failings in Trade Barriers Report The Foreign Trade Barriers Report published by the office of the USTR outlines "significant barriers" to exports, investment, and commerce. On IP-related matters, the latest… April 3, 2024, 19:49 by Andy Maxwell
Anti-Piracy Publisher Reinforces Paywall With Sci-Hub Blockade in Germany As part of a voluntary agreement with copyright holders, German Internet service providers block a list of structurally infringing websites. This blocklist has recently expanded… April 3, 2024, 11:42 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy Piracy Shield: Influential Consumer Union Attempts to Break AGCOM’s Silence Telecoms regulator AGCOM has either downplayed, dismissed, or flat-out ignored even the most constructive criticism concerning the Piracy Shield system. How AGCOM will handle a… April 2, 2024, 19:45 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits Court Denies ISP’s Request to Dismiss Music and Movie Piracy Liability Claims Internet provider Frontier Communications asked a New York bankruptcy court to dismiss several piracy liability claims brought by movie and music industry companies. Citing a… April 2, 2024, 11:44 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Piracy The Pirate Bay’s Oldest Torrent is Now 20 Years Old While the majority of The Pirate Bay's users download recent content, some older torrents still manage to survive. An episode of the Swedish TV series… April 1, 2024, 18:56 by Ernesto Van der Sar