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‘The Mandalorian’ Is The Most Pirated TV-Show of 2020

'The Mandalorian' is the most-pirated TV show released in 2020. The popular Disney+ series decrowned Game of Thrones which dominated the chart for years. Prime…

December 26, 2020, 22:00 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

Court Orders Google To Remove Pirate Music App or Face Blocking

Following a complaint from a division of Warner, the Moscow City Court has ordered Google to remove a pirate music app from Google Play. This…

December 26, 2020, 13:22 by Andy Maxwell

Lawsuits

Jehovah’s Witnesses File Copyright Lawsuit in Response to Blundering Christmas Album

Publisher BMG has plunged itself into a copyright lawsuit with elements that are so bizarre it's hard to fathom what the company was thinking of.…

December 25, 2020, 20:44 by Andy Maxwell

Lawsuits

Convicted Copyright Troll Lawyer Reboots Pirate Honeypot Scheme From Prison

Convicted copyright troll lawyer Paul Hansmeier is currently serving a 14-year prison sentence. However, that hasn't stopped him from going after pirates. With help from…

December 25, 2020, 12:02 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Technology

FBI and Europol Shut Down ‘Bulletproof’ VPN Service That Helped Criminals

In a rather unprecedented enforcement action, the FBI and Europol have shut down a 'bulletproof' VPN provider that helped cybercriminals to conceal their operations. The…

December 24, 2020, 19:26 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Lawsuits

EU Opinion: Abusive BitTorrent Copyright Trolls Should Be Denied Access to Subscriber Data

Should copyright trolls, whose only purpose is to extract settlements from alleged BitTorrent pirates, be allowed to obtain their identities from ISPs? According to a…

December 24, 2020, 10:49 by Andy Maxwell

Anti-Piracy

Nintendo Conducted Invasive Surveillance Operation Against Homebrew Hacker

Leaked Nintendo documents have revealed a frightening surveillance operation carried out against a hacker who was researching exploits for the 3DS handheld. In addition to…

December 23, 2020, 16:14 by Andy Maxwell

Law and Politics

‘DMCA 2.0’ Draft Hints at Filters With Notice-and-Staydown Scheme

Senator Thom Tillis has released a discussion draft of the “Digital Copyright Act of 2021," a potential successor to the current DMCA. The draft proposes…

December 23, 2020, 01:05 by Ernesto Van der Sar

‘The Mandalorian’ Is The Most Pirated TV-Show of 2020

Court Orders Google To Remove Pirate Music App or Face Blocking

Jehovah’s Witnesses File Copyright Lawsuit in Response to Blundering Christmas Album

Convicted Copyright Troll Lawyer Reboots Pirate Honeypot Scheme From Prison

FBI and Europol Shut Down ‘Bulletproof’ VPN Service That Helped Criminals

EU Opinion: Abusive BitTorrent Copyright Trolls Should Be Denied Access to Subscriber Data

Nintendo Conducted Invasive Surveillance Operation Against Homebrew Hacker

‘DMCA 2.0’ Draft Hints at Filters With Notice-and-Staydown Scheme

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