Lawsuits Bungie Wins Powerful Disclosure Order to Identify Anonymous Cheat Makers In a lawsuit filed early August targeting cheat operation Ring-1, Bungie warned that the "wholesale assault" on Destiny 2 would have consequences for those involved.… December 1, 2023, 11:37 by Andy Maxwell
Research Malware Threats Can Be An Effective Anti-Piracy Strategy, Research Suggests Most people know that they shouldn't stream or download pirated content. However, legal and moral arguments are often insufficient to deter prospective pirates. In recent… November 30, 2023, 20:41 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy ICANN Simplifies Requests For Hidden Domain Name Registration Data ICANN has launched a new service which aims to simplify requests for domain name registration data currently unavailable to the public. The Registration Data Request… November 30, 2023, 09:01 by Andy Maxwell
Anti-Piracy Site Blocking Fallout Keeps GitHub Unusable for Some Indians Website blocking is used in dozens of countries to prevent the public from easily accessing pirate sites. This is also true in India, where many… November 29, 2023, 23:52 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Piracy Operation 404: USDOJ, PIPCU, ACE, MPA, IFPI, ESA, EPL & More Target Pirate Sites The results of the sixth wave of ongoing anti-piracy campaign Operation 404, an international effort featuring USDOJ, PIPCU, ACE, MPA, IFPI, ESA, EPL, and many… November 29, 2023, 08:40 by Andy Maxwell
Law and Politics Shopify Files Fresh Lawsuit over DMCA Takedown Harassment At the peak of the online shopping season, Canadian e-commerce giant Shopify filed a new lawsuit to take a stand against DMCA abuse. The company… November 28, 2023, 21:56 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy Google Bans ‘Downloader’ Again Following Markscan DMCA Notice Close to seven years online and after more than 50 million installs, in May 2023 Android app 'Downloader' was removed from Google Play following a… November 28, 2023, 11:01 by Andy Maxwell
Piracy Court: Cloudflare is Liable for Pirate Site, But Not as a DNS Provider The Cologne Higher Regional Court in Germany has confirmed that Cloudflare's CDN must stop facilitating access to the (defunct) pirate music site DDL-Music. Failing to… November 27, 2023, 18:07 by Ernesto Van der Sar