Lawsuits $16m Pirate IPTV Lawsuit Magically Returns $32m Thanks to Bankruptcy The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) is celebrating two court judgments with a combined damages award of more than $32 million. The original lawsuit,… February 8, 2023, 12:30 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits Cheat Developer Can Pursue ‘Hacking’ Claims Against Bungie, Court Rules The legal battle between game developer Bungie and cheat seller AimJunkies continues. Last week, Judge Zilly denied Bungie's motion to dismiss a contract breach claim.… February 7, 2023, 20:47 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Research UK Govt: 3.9 Million People Illegally Streamed Live Sports in 2022 The UK Intellectual Property Office has published the latest edition of its Online Copyright Infringement Tracker. Live sports piracy remains stubbornly high and with a… February 7, 2023, 12:28 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits Nintendo ‘Hacker’ Gary Bowser Seeks Early Prison Release Last year, a U.S. federal court handed a 40-month prison sentence to Gary Bowser for this role in the infamous Team-Xecuter group. The Canadian pleaded… February 6, 2023, 21:44 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits Pirate IPTV: U.S. Helped Taiwan Track Chinese Pirates…..Back to the U.S. The suspected local head of notorious pirate box manufacturer Unblock Tech has been indicted in Taiwan. He stands accused of conspiring with Chinese partners to… February 6, 2023, 09:48 by Andy Maxwell
Law and Politics Magnitude of Canada’s Piracy Problem “Nearly Impossible to Overstate” The International Intellectual Property Alliance represents the interests of the movie & TV show industries, major recording labels, the videogame industry, and American publishers. In… February 5, 2023, 15:28 by Andy Maxwell
Anti-Piracy Pirate Bay Proxy Defeats Police’s GitHub Takedown with DMCA Counternotice Last month, GitHub disabled the website of a Pirate Bay proxy information portal after receiving a DMCA notice from City of London Police. The operator… February 4, 2023, 16:21 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Piracy Yout.com Reignites RIAA Stream-Ripping Dispute at Court of Appeal Popular stream-ripping site Yout.com has filed its appeal brief at the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The service aims to reverse… February 3, 2023, 20:52 by Ernesto Van der Sar