Lawsuits Search Engines Won’t Face Monopoly Investigation Over Pirated Content Pirated eBooks and similar content will remain in search results after Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service declined to take action following a complaint from an anti-piracy… March 6, 2021, 13:03 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits RomUniverse Owner Opposes Nintendo’s $15 Million Piracy Damages Request The owner of RomUniverse has asked a California federal court to deny Nintendo's motion for summary judgment, including $15 million in piracy damages. In a… March 5, 2021, 23:44 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy New UK Police Unit Announces Two Arrests Following Pirate IPTV Investigation A hitherto unknown police unit formed by City of London Police, the Intellectual Property Office and the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit, has announced… March 5, 2021, 12:43 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits Yout v RIAA: Use of Technical Protection Measure Does Not Equal Abuse Last October the company behind YouTube-ripping platform 'Yout' sued the RIAA for sending "abusive" DMCA anti-circumvention notices to Google. The RIAA responded by insisting that… March 4, 2021, 20:20 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits Movie Companies Sue VPN Provider for ‘Encouraging’ and ‘Facilitating’ Piracy (Updated) The makers of popular films including "Hunter Killer," "Automata," and “I Feel Pretty,” accuse LiquidVPN's former and current owner of promoting and facilitating piracy. In… March 4, 2021, 11:33 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits Canada Court Asked to Ban Staples & Best Buy From Selling ‘Pirate’ Boxes The operator of Canada's Super Channel has asked Alberta’s superior court to issue an order preventing Staples, Best Buy and other retailers from selling 'pirate'… March 3, 2021, 22:48 by Andy Maxwell
Law and Politics ICANN Refuses to Accredit Pirate Bay Founder Peter Sunde Due to His ‘Background’ Peter Sunde is one of the original Pirate Bay founders, but in recent years he's mostly known for his role in various Internet-related startups. This… March 3, 2021, 12:14 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits U.S. Navy is Liable for Mass Software Piracy, Appeals Court Rules The United States Navy is liable for a mass copyright infringement. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit sided with the German software company… March 2, 2021, 22:12 by Ernesto Van der Sar