Lawsuits Appeals Court Affirms Retired Police Officer’s $47,777 Win Against Copyright Troll The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the victory of a retired police officer against Strike 3 Holdings. The man, who was incorrectly accused… March 23, 2021, 22:35 by Ernesto Van der Sar 9
Anti-Piracy DanishBits: Authorities Extradite ‘Pirate Mastermind’ From Morocco After being arrested and jailed in Morocco last October, the alleged "mastermind" behind private torrent tracker DanishBits has now been extradited to Denmark. Following a… March 23, 2021, 09:30 by Andy Maxwell 2
Piracy Mangadex Has Been Hacked, Users Should Assume Data Has Been Breached MangaDex, a scanlation platform with tens of millions of monthly visitors, has announced it will be offline until further notice. According to its operators, a… March 22, 2021, 19:48 by Andy Maxwell 5
UK Police Warn Students Not to Use Sci-Hub But Publishers ‘Promote’ It City of London police are warning students not to use Sci-Hub because it's illegal and potentially dangerous. At the same time, universities are encouraged to… March 22, 2021, 11:35 by Ernesto Van der Sar 11
Anti-Piracy Nintendo Wants Google to Remove ‘Infringing’ AliExpress Links Nintendo continues its efforts to remove piracy-related links from search results. The gaming company is using anti-circumvention complaints to have Google remove links to RCM… March 21, 2021, 23:41 by Ernesto Van der Sar 4
Anti-Piracy Fancy a Job Traveling The World, Annoying Pirates, Selling Denuvo? Denuvo is the most recognizable videogame anti-piracy system available on the market today. When it works as intended, it is loved by gaming studios and… March 21, 2021, 12:08 by Andy Maxwell 9
Law and Politics US Government Works on Consumer Awareness Campaign to Combat Piracy The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is working on a public awareness campaign to combat online piracy and counterfeiting. This plan is welcomed by copyright… March 20, 2021, 23:39 by Ernesto Van der Sar 17
Lawsuits ‘Pirate’ IPTV Provider and Reseller Hit With $31m Copyright Lawsuit A 'pirate' IPTV provider and reseller are being targeted in a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by DISH Network in the United States. The broadcaster claims… March 20, 2021, 10:29 by Andy Maxwell 0