Lawsuits Wrongfully Accused ‘Pirate’ Wants Copyright Holder to Pay Her Bills After being wrongfully accused of pirating eight 'adult' movies, a woman from Illinois is now seeking justice. In a relatively rare order the court allowed… April 5, 2019, 22:08 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Piracy Freeloading Kodi Add-On Users Are Undermining RapidVideo Popular file-hosting site RapidVideo says it will change its business model because it can no longer finance itself via advertising. According to its operator, 'freeloading'… April 5, 2019, 16:55 by Andy Maxwell
Greek Pirate Site Blocks to Expand with RARBG, Torrentz2, and Others Greek music rights organization Grammo has filed an application to block 11 pirate sites, including RARBG, Torrentz2, and Rutracker. The government-affiliated body that oversees the… April 5, 2019, 09:30 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Canadian ‘Pirate’ Set-Top Box Seller Must Pay CAD$5 million Several Canadian media companies including Bell, Rogers, and Videotron have scored a victory against Infinity TV, a local seller of 'fully loaded' set top boxes.… April 4, 2019, 20:52 by Ernesto Van der Sar
German Court: If Parents Cover For Their Kid’s Piracy, They Become Liable Parents who knowingly cover for their kid's file-sharing offenses become liable for their actions, Germany's Federal Constitutional Court has ruled. The decision brings to an… April 4, 2019, 08:42 by Andy Maxwell
‘YouTube’s Copyright Mess Is Stifling Music Education’ YouTube does its best to give copyright holders all the required tools to remove infringing material. This works, but in some cases rightsholders have little… April 3, 2019, 20:35 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Aussie Music Industry in Court to Demand Stream-Ripping Site Blocks Music labels Sony, Universal, and Warner, with assistance from Music Rights Australia and the Australasian Performing Right Association, have appeared Australia's Federal Court demanding that… April 3, 2019, 11:36 by Andy Maxwell
Anti-Piracy Anti-Piracy Firm MUSO Argues Against DRM, In Favor of Takedowns UK-based anti-piracy company MUSO is suggesting it may be time for gaming companies to stop using anti-consumer DRM like Denuvo and consider deploying takedown technologies… April 2, 2019, 20:32 by Andy Maxwell