Anti-Piracy ACE Shuts Down Pirate Site that Caused $0.50 in Damages, Per Visit Anti-piracy coalition ACE has booked another victory by shutting down We-Play, one of the largest piracy portals in Thailand. Local police carried out a raid… June 11, 2022, 23:11 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Piracy Nintendo Nemesis Max Louarn: Hacker, Rebel, and Wanted by the FBI 50-year-old Frenchman Max Louarn began his hacking career in the 80s and during the following decades built up quite a reputation. He earned millions of… June 11, 2022, 09:25 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits Bungie & Destiny 2 Cheat Creator Agree $13.5m Copyright Damages Judgment Game developer Bungie and Elite Boss Tech, a creator of cheating software for the popular Destiny 2 game, have reached an agreement to end a… June 10, 2022, 23:06 by Andy Maxwell
Piracy Forwarding Piracy Warnings Violates Privacy Law, Dutch Court Rules Dutch Internet provider Ziggo doesn't have to forward a piracy warning to a subscriber who stands accused of offering 200 e-books in an open directory.… June 10, 2022, 13:27 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits Pirate Streaming Lawsuit Plaintiffs Want Cloudflare Held in Contempt of Court Successful lawsuits filed by several Israel-based media companies against three pirate streaming sites are proving tricky to wrap up. A US court previously issued orders… June 9, 2022, 21:54 by Andy Maxwell
Research EU Piracy Rates are the Highest Among Well Educated Youth New research published by the EU Intellectual Property Office shows that piracy remains prevalent among EU youth. The lack of affordable content is most often… June 9, 2022, 10:15 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Law and Politics ‘Make VPN Detection Tools Mandatory to Fight Geo-Piracy’ The US Copyright Office's inquiry on the option to add mandatory copyright protection measures in the DMCA has led to some interesting responses. They include… June 8, 2022, 22:11 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy NHL Broadcasters Win Canada’s First ‘Dynamic’ Pirate IPTV Blocking Order Canada's Federal Court has handed down a 'dynamic' blocking order to prevent live NHL games from being viewed via pirate IPTV streams. The first of… June 8, 2022, 10:11 by Andy Maxwell