Lawsuits Napster and Sonos Sued for Millions in Unpaid Music Royalties Napster, the brand synonymous with the music piracy boom of the early 2000s, has a new copyright challenge. Together with audio giant Sonos, Napster faces… June 18, 2025, 00:52 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits IPTV Piracy Lawsuit Targets ‘Boss IPTV Cartel’, CDN, Hosts, Set-Top Box Supplier A five-year-old investigation by US-based streaming service YuppTV features in a copyright complaint filed at a federal court in Pennsylvania. Alleging systematic piracy of YuppTV… June 17, 2025, 10:51 by Andy Maxwell
Anti-Piracy The ‘Superlative’ Injunction: India’s Pirate Site Blockades Go Next Level The High Court in New Delhi, India, has granted a new type of pirate site blocking order, dubbed the "superlative" injunction. The blocking order was… June 16, 2025, 12:10 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy ‘Immediate’ Pirate IPTV Shutdowns? No Problem, Please Ask Us Yesterday Sports rightsholders have revised their calls for illegal streams to be taken down inside 30 mins. It must now happen much more quickly, with the… June 15, 2025, 16:54 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits Record Labels Rebuff U.S. Government in Landmark ISP Piracy Liability Showdown A group of major record labels has fired back at an amicus brief from the U.S. Solicitor General, which urges the Supreme Court to accept… June 14, 2025, 13:07 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy France Escalates War on Sports Piracy with Real-Time IP Blocking The French Senate has passed a new anti-piracy bill that opens the door to automated IP-address blocking. This legislative push is bolstered by a parallel,… June 13, 2025, 16:07 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy Piracy Giant Mangajikan’s “Website Closed” After 185m Visits in May Alone Earlier this week, Japanese manga publisher Shueisha filed a DMCA subpoena application in the U.S., as it continues to pursue the operators of major pirate… June 13, 2025, 07:47 by Andy Maxwell
Anti-Piracy European ISPs Complain About ‘Disproportionate’ Pirate Site Blocking Internet providers are increasingly tasked in the role of anti-piracy enforcers and instructed to block pirate websites and services. In Europe, court-ordered blockades are now… June 12, 2025, 10:22 by Ernesto Van der Sar