Anti-Piracy Pex Asks Copyright Office for a DMCA Exemption to Find Pirated Content Digital rights management company Pex aims to become the standard for copyright licensing and enforcement on user-generated content sites. The company, which works with major… March 20, 2021, 00:08 by Ernesto Van der Sar 5
Technology Russia Threatens to Block VPNs If Twitter Row Isn’t Resolved This week Russian authorities warned that if Twitter fails to remove what it describes as "prohibited content", the social networking service could find itself blocked… March 19, 2021, 09:37 by Andy Maxwell 21
Technology uTorrent Continues to be Flagged as ‘Severe Threat’ and It’s Not alone Popular BitTorrent client uTorrent is again being flagged as problematic by anti-virus vendors. This includes Microsoft's Windows Defender, which simply removes the application from the… March 18, 2021, 22:09 by Ernesto Van der Sar 12
Anti-Piracy YouTube Rolls Out Upload Filters as a Feature, Not an EU Requirement The new EU Copyright Directive, which was passed in 2019 despite widespread criticism, heralded in the prospect of upload filters to ensure that, where possible,… March 18, 2021, 12:55 by Andy Maxwell 7
Anti-Piracy Piracy Devices Are Part Of The Botnet Problem, Broadcaster Tells Canada’s Telecoms Regulator In January, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) launched a consultation on a framework to address the harms caused by botnets - malware-infected computers… March 17, 2021, 22:43 by Andy Maxwell 10
Piracy US Senators Urge Attorney General to Prosecute Pirate Streaming Services US Senators Patrick Leahy and Thom Tillis urge recently appointed Attorney General Merrick Garland to put the new piracy streaming bill to use. In a… March 17, 2021, 14:03 by Ernesto Van der Sar 14
Lawsuits ISP Wrongfully Handed Customer Data to Pirate-Chasing Law Firm Swedish ISP Telia has handed over more information about its customers to so-called copyright troll law firms than any other in the country. However, it… March 16, 2021, 19:48 by Andy Maxwell 10
Research Sports Industry Can Earn Billions by Selectively Converting ‘Willing’ Pirates New research published by Synamedia shows that the sports industry can potentially earn billions in extra revenue with a tailored approach to piracy. Rightsholders should… March 16, 2021, 12:14 by Ernesto Van der Sar 3