Music labels Sony, Universal, and Warner, with assistance from Music Rights Australia and the Australasian Performing Right Association, have appeared Australia's Federal Court demanding that local ISPs block four stream-ripping sites. All of the sites have been subject to legal action in other jurisdictions, including in the United States.
UK-based anti-piracy company MUSO is suggesting it may be time for gaming companies to stop using anti-consumer DRM like Denuvo and consider deploying takedown technologies instead. However, there's another system on the horizon that has the potential to be more effective than both.
Game of Thrones is widely known as the most pirated TV-show in history. That's quite an achievement, but one that comes with a downside for the unauthorized audience. Research from Kaspersky reveals that the popular TV-show is also used by scammers as a prime payload for malware.
A district court in Florida has ordered 27 pirate site operators to each pay $1 million in damages. The default judgment was ordered in favor of media giant ABS-CBN, which has scored several victories in US courts this year. The sites in question are mostly smaller streaming portals that offer access to 'Pinoy' content in the US and abroad.
Last month, Travis McCrea, the former leader of the Pirate Party of Canada, called out for copyright holders to sue him if they felt they had a case against his eBook platform Ebook.bike. McCrea's wish has now been granted via a lawsuit filed in the United States to be heard by the country's "busiest patent judge". The complaint makes for extraordinary reading
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Bumblebee'. 'Aquaman' completes the top three.
In 2018, Canada amended its Copyright Act to prevent abuse of the notice-and-notice regime. However, the system is being abused by anti-piracy outfits blatantly demanding cash settlements. ISPs say they have a workable solution with some even calling for penalties for the abusers. In the meantime, however, notice recipients should be aware that their privacy is being put at risk.
The High Court of Paris has ordered several of the largest French ISPs to block access to the pirate libraries LibGen and Sci-Hub. The decision is a setback for the sites that have come under increasing pressure, but Sci-Hub founder Alexandra Elbakyan believes that determined researchers are smart enough to find an alternative route to her site.