Lawsuits Supreme Court Denies Petition from YouTube Rippers ‘FLVTO’ and ‘2Conv’ The US Supreme Court has denied the petition of YouTube rippers FLVTO.biz and 2conv.com over personal jurisdiction questions. The sites' Russian operator Tofig Kurbanov is… January 16, 2021, 23:24 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Piracy Yandex & Mail.ru Reported For Abusing Dominant Positions To Facilitate Piracy An anti-piracy group representing publishers in Russia has reported Internet giants Yandex and Mail.ru to the Eurasion Economic Commission for allegedly abusing their dominant market… January 16, 2021, 14:10 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits RIAA Defeats False DMCA Takedown Notice Claims in Court Popular mixtape platform Spinrilla has failed in its legal quest to hold the RIAA liable for willingly sending inaccurate takedown notices after a federal court… January 16, 2021, 00:47 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy YouTube-DL Fallout: Google Rejects RIAA MP3 Ripper Takedown Notices There has been an interesting development in the way that Google handles DMCA anti-circumvention notices sent by the RIAA. These have been used dozens of… January 15, 2021, 10:57 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits Member of SPARKS Scene Piracy Group Pleads Guilty One of the key members of Scene piracy group SPARKS has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit copyright infringement. The US Government signed a plea… January 14, 2021, 22:54 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Piracy The Pirate Bay is Pretty Broken Right Now But Can Be Coaxed Back to Life The Pirate Bay retained its position as the world's most popular torrent site at the start of 2021 but all is not well. While the… January 14, 2021, 12:59 by Andy Maxwell
Anti-Piracy Nintendo Manually Targets Game & Watch Hacker’s YouTube Video Using Content ID An IT researcher who hacked the recently released Nintendo Game & Watch allowing it to play additional games is feeling the corporate presence of the… January 13, 2021, 22:13 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits Court Confirms $1 Billion Piracy Damages Verdict Against Cox A federal court in Virginia has backtracked on an earlier order that allowed Cox to lower the damages amount in a piracy lawsuit filed by… January 13, 2021, 13:50 by Ernesto Van der Sar