Research Harvard Lawyers Don’t Think That Piracy is Theft, Research Finds An in-depth study among 50 Harvard lawyers shows that downloading and streaming pirated content is widely tolerated and even supported by some. It is certainly… June 26, 2022, 19:54 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Research Movie & TV Pirates Increase in Italy But They Are Pirating Less Than Ever New Ipsos research carried out on behalf of Italian anti-piracy group FAPAV reveals that 43% of the adult population engaged in some type of audiovisual… June 25, 2022, 20:36 by Andy Maxwell
Anti-Piracy Takedown Notice Wipes Game Boy Advance Emulator From GitHub A popular browser-based Game Boy Advance emulator with nearly 100 working games was removed from GitHub this week. The takedown request was sent by the… June 24, 2022, 22:59 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits Digital Trails: How Bungie Identified a Mass Sender of Fake DMCA Notices In response to persons unknown sending large numbers of fake DMCA notices to YouTube while impersonating its anti-piracy partner, Bungie filed a lawsuit in the… June 24, 2022, 08:55 by Andy Maxwell
Anti-Piracy Brazil’s Targets ‘Metaverse’ Piracy in Latest “Operation 404” Crackdown Brazilian law enforcement agencies have announced the fourth wave of anti-piracy initiative "Operation 404." The authorities blocked or shut down 226 websites and 461 piracy… June 23, 2022, 22:59 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy DMCA Subpoena to Unmask Twitter User Hits Fair Use & Constitutional Roadblock A Twitter user who posted copyrighted photos for the purpose of criticizing a private-equity billionaire will retain their anonymity. The allegedly infringing material was taken… June 23, 2022, 08:34 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits Tarantino Asks Court to Dismiss Miramax’s ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFT Lawsuit Quentin Tarantino has asked a California court to dismiss a copyright lawsuit filed by Miramax against his "Pulp Fiction" NFT project. The director's legal team… June 22, 2022, 20:38 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits Megaupload Pair Plead Guilty, Kim Dotcom Turns Anger on Former Friends In May, former Megaupload executives Mathias Ortmann and Bram van der Kolk revealed a deal to avoid extradition to the US by being charged with… June 22, 2022, 11:58 by Andy Maxwell