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IPTV Seller Exasperates Judge, Digs Himself a $1m Hole, Keeps on Digging

In November 2021, a copyright lawsuit against pirate IPTV service ChitramTV ended in a $31m judgment in favor of plaintiff DISH Network. Almost immediately, however,…

January 7, 2023, 18:42 by Andy Maxwell

Lawsuits

YouTube Wins Partial Summary Judgment in Maria Schneider Copyright Lawsuit

YouTube's motion for summary judgment in a class action lawsuit filed by musician Maria Schneider has been granted in part and denied in part. A…

January 6, 2023, 23:25 by Andy Maxwell

Lawsuits

Anti-Piracy Group Warns of a Problematic Textbook Piracy Culture Among Students

This week, a Danish court convicted a 26-year-old man for selling pirated digital copies of textbooks. The seller received a suspended jail sentence and was…

January 6, 2023, 12:44 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Law and Politics

MPA & RIAA Deployed 60+ Lobbyists in 2022, Piracy Top of The Agenda

When ensuring the profitability of multi-billion dollar industries, engaging governments at the highest level is the way to get things done. The MPA and RIAA…

January 5, 2023, 19:49 by Andy Maxwell

Anti-Piracy

25 Private Torrent Trackers Went Offline After BREIN Tracked Down ‘Scripter’

The Dutch private torrent tracker scene has been decimated by BREIN. The anti-piracy group tracked down a man who coded and maintained the scripts these…

January 5, 2023, 12:30 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Lawsuits

Twitter Hit With $228.9m Copyright Infringement / Repeat Infringer Lawsuit

Celebrity photo agency Backgrid has filed a $228.9m copyright infringement lawsuit against Twitter after thousands of its photographs were uploaded by users of the social…

January 4, 2023, 21:00 by Andy Maxwell

Lawsuits

RIAA Wants $250,000 in Attorneys’ Fees from Yout, Without Delay

In 2022, the RIAA booked a landmark victory against YouTube-ripper Yout.com and soon after requested $250,000 in attorneys fees. Yout asked the court to put…

January 4, 2023, 11:51 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Piracy

Major Private Torrent Sites Have a Security Disaster to Fix Right Now

At least three major torrent sites are currently exposing intimate details of their operations to anyone with a web browser. TorrentFreak understands that the sites…

January 3, 2023, 22:10 by Andy Maxwell

IPTV Seller Exasperates Judge, Digs Himself a $1m Hole, Keeps on Digging

YouTube Wins Partial Summary Judgment in Maria Schneider Copyright Lawsuit

Anti-Piracy Group Warns of a Problematic Textbook Piracy Culture Among Students

MPA & RIAA Deployed 60+ Lobbyists in 2022, Piracy Top of The Agenda

25 Private Torrent Trackers Went Offline After BREIN Tracked Down ‘Scripter’

Twitter Hit With $228.9m Copyright Infringement / Repeat Infringer Lawsuit

RIAA Wants $250,000 in Attorneys’ Fees from Yout, Without Delay

Major Private Torrent Sites Have a Security Disaster to Fix Right Now

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