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PIPCU Uses UK IPO’s ‘Surplus Millions’ to Wage War on IPTV Pirates

City of London Police formed the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit over a decade ago. Since then, the specialist anti-piracy unit has targeted pirates of…

January 24, 2025, 11:11 by Andy Maxwell

Lawsuits

Supreme Court: Bank Can Terminate Contract Over Lacking Anti-Piracy Measures

The French Supreme Court has confirmed that Société Générale rightfully terminated a payment processing agreement with file-hosting service 1fichier. The cyberlocker failed to monitor and…

January 23, 2025, 11:27 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Law and Politics

Tech Industry Urges EU to Halt Italy’s Overreaching Anti-Piracy Measures

The CCIA, which represents global tech firms including Amazon, Cloudflare and Google, is sounding the alarm over Italy's "Piracy Shield" blocking scheme. The group's European…

January 22, 2025, 18:19 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

Telegram ‘Suspends RuTracker’s Channel’ For Copyright Infringement

Following the surprise arrest of founder Pavel Durov in France last year, Telegram's suddenly improved attitude towards content complaints was unexpected, and appears to be…

January 22, 2025, 09:44 by Andy Maxwell

Lawsuits

Reddit and Film Companies Clash in Appeals Court Over Sharing Users’ IP Addresses

Reddit finds itself in court once again as movie companies continue to seek information on the site's users. After several rejections, the case is now…

January 21, 2025, 15:15 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Authors Seek Meta’s Torrent Client Logs and Seeding Data in AI Piracy Probe

Meta is among a long list of companies being sued for allegedly using pirated material to train its AI models. Meta has never denied using…

January 20, 2025, 18:57 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Lawsuits

Man Jailed For Pirate IPTV Used By “Hundreds of Thousands” Had 2,000 Users

A man who ran an IPTV piracy operation from his home in Birmingham, UK, has been sentenced to two years and nine months in prison…

January 20, 2025, 09:09 by Andy Maxwell

‘Piracy Shield’ Fails to Convert Pirates to Paying Subscribers, Data Suggest

Despite blocking thousands of illegal streaming sites, Italy's 'Piracy Shield' anti-piracy program has failed to deliver increased viewership for legal services like DAZN. This revelation…

January 19, 2025, 15:38 by Ernesto Van der Sar

PIPCU Uses UK IPO’s ‘Surplus Millions’ to Wage War on IPTV Pirates

Supreme Court: Bank Can Terminate Contract Over Lacking Anti-Piracy Measures

Tech Industry Urges EU to Halt Italy’s Overreaching Anti-Piracy Measures

Telegram ‘Suspends RuTracker’s Channel’ For Copyright Infringement

Reddit and Film Companies Clash in Appeals Court Over Sharing Users’ IP Addresses

Authors Seek Meta’s Torrent Client Logs and Seeding Data in AI Piracy Probe

Man Jailed For Pirate IPTV Used By “Hundreds of Thousands” Had 2,000 Users

‘Piracy Shield’ Fails to Convert Pirates to Paying Subscribers, Data Suggest

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