Lawsuits Court: Accused Pirate Can Use the Term ‘Copyright Troll’ at Trial Online piracy lawsuits against individual file-sharers rarely make it to trial, but a case in Florida between Strike 3 Holdings and an alleged pirate is… January 30, 2023, 12:10 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Piracy Watching Pirate Streams in the UK is Illegal: Risk of Prosecution “Minimal” This month millions of people read that two UK men had been sentenced to 16 months in prison "for watching unauthorized streams." Since the actual… January 29, 2023, 13:34 by Andy Maxwell
Anti-Piracy MPA & ACE Need OSINT Investigators to Track Down IPTV Pirates The MPA's Global Content Protection team and the connected Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment are on a mission to disrupt video content piracy and those… January 28, 2023, 16:29 by Andy Maxwell
Anti-Piracy ACE Anti-Piracy Coalition Takes Credit for USTVGO Shutdown The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) says that it is behind the surprise shutdown of USTVGO. The popular streaming service, which was ostensibly operated… January 27, 2023, 23:18 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits Usenet Provider Claims Supreme Court Victory Against Anti-Piracy Group BREIN An ancient piracy battle has reached its final verdict at the Dutch Supreme Court. After 14 years, defunct Usenet provider News-Service Europe has won its… January 27, 2023, 18:25 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy ‘Elon Musk’ Sends Hundreds of Takedown Requests to Protect Precious Memes Someone claiming to be Elon Musk has bombarded Google with takedown notices recently. The requests urge the search engine to remove listings for T-shirts emblazoned… January 27, 2023, 11:41 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy Illegal Streaming Detector Cars Can’t Track Firesticks Wrapped in Tin Foil This month the tabloids have been spicing up regular Premier League and PPV boxing event articles with exclusive commentary on cutting-edge anti-piracy techniques. The Orwellian… January 26, 2023, 21:37 by Andy Maxwell
Piracy Domain Registry Takes Sci-Hub’s .SE Domain Name Offline (Updated) Sci-Hub, a shadow library that offers a free gateway to paywalled academic research, has lost control over one of its main domain names. Sci-Hub.se was… January 26, 2023, 13:13 by Ernesto Van der Sar