Repeat Infringer

The repeat infringer issue is a hot topic in US Courts that has resulted in several lawsuits already.

Under the DMCA, companies are required to implement a reasonable policy to deal with frequent offenders. Those who don?t, risk being held liable.

Below is an overview of the most recent news coverage on repeat-infringer related lawsuits.

Cloudflare Doubts DMCA Takedown Company’s Fake Employee and Special Bots

Cloudflare has faced quite a few copyright challenges in courts already, but a case filed by two wedding dress manufacturers…

2 weeks ago

Record Labels May Have Falsely Taken Credit for Artists’ Works, Charter Tells Court

The piracy liability lawsuit between ISP Charter and several major record labels continues. In a new filing this week, Charter…

4 weeks ago

Movie Companies Sue Popcorn Time, VPN, and ‘Hosting’ Provider in Piracy Lawsuit

A group of independent movie companies, including the makers of "The Hitman’s Bodyguard" and "London Has Fallen," has filed a…

2 months ago

Cox Appeals $1 Billion Piracy Damages Verdict, Doesn’t Have to Pay Yet

Cox Communications has decided to appeal the $1 billion jury verdict in its piracy liability lawsuit against several major record…

2 months ago

Charter Argues That P2P Piracy is No Longer a Problem, Labels Disagree

ISP Charter Communications believes that P2P piracy is no longer a problem for the music industry, which makes a 'ton…

3 months ago

Legal Battle Over Rightscorp’s ‘Fraudulent’ Piracy Notices Heats Up

Internet provider RCN has accused anti-piracy company Rightscorp of unfair practices that resulted from partly 'fraudulent' anti-piracy notices. Rightscorp asked…

3 months ago

RIAA Defeats False DMCA Takedown Notice Claims in Court

Popular mixtape platform Spinrilla has failed in its legal quest to hold the RIAA liable for willingly sending inaccurate takedown…

3 months ago

Court Confirms $1 Billion Piracy Damages Verdict Against Cox

A federal court in Virginia has backtracked on an earlier order that allowed Cox to lower the damages amount in…

3 months ago