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Pirate Libraries Remain Popular Among Academics, Research Finds

Academic publishers have tried various options to shut down Sci-Hub, without the desired result. Thus far, it appears that the site's reach is only growing.…

January 12, 2023, 13:09 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

Sony Patents Anti-Piracy Blacklist for Smart TVs and Media Players

Sony is patenting a technology that can detect and blacklist pirate apps on media players and smart TVs. Through the use of monitoring software, third-party…

January 11, 2023, 20:29 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Lawsuits

Pre-Release Book Scam: Former Simon & Schuster Employee Pleads Guilty

A man who impersonated publishers and literary agents to fraudulently obtain digital copies of more than a thousand pre-release novels and other books has entered…

January 11, 2023, 10:14 by Andy Maxwell

Piracy

Police Pay Home Visits to Warn Pirate IPTV Users

Anti-piracy group FACT is helping UK police to deliver warning messages to alleged pirate IPTV users. Instead of simply sending letters in the mail, some…

January 10, 2023, 16:11 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Piracy

370 Pirate IPTV Sellers Faced Legal Action After CJEU ‘Filmspeler’ Ruling

When streaming became the preferred way for millions of EU-based pirates to consume video content, the name Jack Frederik Wullems would've meant nothing. For 370…

January 10, 2023, 10:15 by Andy Maxwell

Anti-Piracy

Warner Bros. Fights ‘Mortal Kombat II’ Source Code Leak

GitHub has removed a recent "Mortal Kombat II" source code leak following a request from Warner Bros. Discovery. The leak purportedly reveals unused artwork and…

January 9, 2023, 22:00 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Law and Politics

Belarus Legalizes Piracy of Movies, Music & Software of ‘Unfriendly’ Nations

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko has signed a new law that legalizes piracy of movies, music, TV shows and software owned by rightsholders from 'unfriendly countries'.…

January 9, 2023, 08:31 by Andy Maxwell

Piracy

Spammers Exploit IMDb to Promote Fishy Movie Piracy Sites

The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is littered with scammy advertisements for pirate streaming sites. Whether it's the latest Avatar movie or an episode of "Loki",…

January 8, 2023, 17:56 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Pirate Libraries Remain Popular Among Academics, Research Finds

Sony Patents Anti-Piracy Blacklist for Smart TVs and Media Players

Pre-Release Book Scam: Former Simon & Schuster Employee Pleads Guilty

Police Pay Home Visits to Warn Pirate IPTV Users

370 Pirate IPTV Sellers Faced Legal Action After CJEU ‘Filmspeler’ Ruling

Warner Bros. Fights ‘Mortal Kombat II’ Source Code Leak

Belarus Legalizes Piracy of Movies, Music & Software of ‘Unfriendly’ Nations

Spammers Exploit IMDb to Promote Fishy Movie Piracy Sites

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