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Supreme Court Wipes Piracy Liability Verdict Against Grande Communications

Following on the heels of the landmark Cox v. Sony ruling, the Supreme Court has vacated the contributory copyright infringement verdict against ISP Grande Communications,…

April 7, 2026, 09:49 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Piracy

Music Publishers Ask Court to Dismiss X’s ‘Weaponized DMCA’ Antitrust Suit

Major music publishers and the NMPA are asking a Texas federal court to throw out X's antitrust lawsuit, calling it a baseless attempt at retaliation.…

April 6, 2026, 15:41 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Piracy

U.S. Lawmakers Work on Unified Site-Blocking Bill to Counter Online Piracy

Last week's Supreme Court decision in Cox Communications reshaped the piracy liability landscape, creating new urgency for site-blocking legislation in Congress. This could be addressed…

April 5, 2026, 17:25 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Lawsuits

Yout.com Hopes Supreme Court’s Cox Ruling Helps Its Case; RIAA Disagrees

The Supreme Court’s recent reversal of the billion-dollar Cox Communications verdict also makes an appearance in the long-running legal battle between Yout.com and the RIAA.…

April 3, 2026, 15:31 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Lawsuits

X Asks Court to Dismiss Music Piracy Lawsuit After Supreme Court’s Cox Ruling

Elon Musk’s X is moving for a total dismissal of the high-profile copyright lawsuit filed by major music publishers, claiming that the Supreme Court just…

April 2, 2026, 08:30 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

Google, Cloudflare, Cisco Lose Pirate Site DNS Blocking Appeal in France

The Paris Court of Appeal has confirmed that third-party DNS providers can be legally compelled to block access to domain names to stop piracy. The…

April 1, 2026, 13:43 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

Game Pirates Beat Denuvo with Hypervisor Bypasses — Irdeto Promises Countermeasure

A new breed of hypervisor-based bypasses can 'crack' Denuvo-protected games on the day of release, marking a fundamental shift in the piracy landscape. Denuvo parent…

March 31, 2026, 08:33 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Judge Allows BitTorrent Seeding Claims Against Meta, Despite Lawyers ‘Lame Excuses’

In an effort to gather material for its LLM training, Meta used BitTorrent to download pirated books from Anna’s Archive and other shadow libraries. According…

March 30, 2026, 08:30 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Supreme Court Wipes Piracy Liability Verdict Against Grande Communications

Music Publishers Ask Court to Dismiss X’s ‘Weaponized DMCA’ Antitrust Suit

U.S. Lawmakers Work on Unified Site-Blocking Bill to Counter Online Piracy

Yout.com Hopes Supreme Court’s Cox Ruling Helps Its Case; RIAA Disagrees

X Asks Court to Dismiss Music Piracy Lawsuit After Supreme Court’s Cox Ruling

Google, Cloudflare, Cisco Lose Pirate Site DNS Blocking Appeal in France

Game Pirates Beat Denuvo with Hypervisor Bypasses — Irdeto Promises Countermeasure

Judge Allows BitTorrent Seeding Claims Against Meta, Despite Lawyers ‘Lame Excuses’

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