Lawsuits Bungie Requests $6.7 Million Default Judgment Against LaviCheats Game developer Bungie continues its legal crusade against cheat sellers. The company has requested a $6.7m default judgment against the alleged operator of LaviCheats, who… February 21, 2023, 12:22 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits Bungie Wins $4.3 Million Award Against Cheat Seller in Arbitration Game developer Bungie has won its first battle against cheat seller AimJunkies. In an arbitration proceeding, Judge Ronald Cox concluded that the cheaters violated the… February 20, 2023, 22:40 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy GitHub: DMCA Repo Shutdowns Up 31% in 2022 But There’s No Need to Panic GitHub's transparency reports shine much-needed light on matters related to user privacy, access to information, and third-party content removal demands. DMCA notices caused GitHub to… February 20, 2023, 09:15 by Andy Maxwell
Research Oscar Nominees See Interest Spike on Pirate Sites For filmmakers, it’s an incredible honor to be nominated for an Oscar. The added exposure can also lead to a profit boost for smaller releases.… February 19, 2023, 20:38 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Law and Politics Publisher Suing YouTube For Piracy Sells ‘Retold’ Version of Prince Harry’s Book Prince Harry's memoir 'Spare' sold over 3.2 million copies globally in its first week of release. However, since no company has the rights to sell… February 18, 2023, 22:56 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits Filmmakers Request Identities of Reddit Users to Aid Piracy Lawsuit Filmmakers have obtained a subpoena to reveal the identities of Redditors who commented on piracy-related topics. The comments can provide relevant evidence in support of… February 18, 2023, 10:05 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits Sci-Hub Founder’s High Court Creativity Fails to Dismiss Publishers’ Lawsuit In late 2020, major academic publishers Elsevier, Wiley, and American Chemical Society, filed an application to have Sci-Hub blocked by India's ISPs. Rightsholders targeting conventional… February 17, 2023, 10:39 by Andy Maxwell
Anti-Piracy Egypt Shuts Down Massive Movie and TV Show Piracy Site Egyptian law enforcement authorities have shut down MyCima, one of the largest pirate sites in the Middle East. The operation, which was purportedly operated from… February 16, 2023, 20:48 by Ernesto Van der Sar