More than 80 academics, researchers, lawyers, and other experts have issued an ’emergency statement’ urging the government to reconsider the scope of new proposals that would criminalize downloading of any ‘pirate’ content from the Internet, screenshots included. Since 2012, downloading music and movies that have been illegally placed online has been prohibited in Japan under […]
An annual survey carried out in Finland has revealed interesting attitudes towards piracy. The majority of respondents believe that any form of piracy is unacceptable, with only 3% completely in favor. Overall, just 6% of Finns admit to streaming movies or TV shows from illegal sources. Trying to persuade the public to consume content online […]
DISH Network and NagraStar have filed yet another lawsuit targeting several ‘pirate’ IPTV providers in the United States. Interestingly, two of the named suppliers – TVStreamsNow and OneStepTV – have already handed their domains over to the Alliance For Creativity and Entertainment. Threats of legal action backed up by litigation was once regular news in […]
