Millions of people tuned into the heavyweight championship bout between Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr last weekend. While many paid to see it, ‘pirate’ streams were flourishing as well. According to piracy tracking firm MUSO, 12 million people watched it through unauthorized YouTube videos. The fight between Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr last […]
US-based broadcaster DISH Networks is suing yet another IPTV provider in the United States, but with a twist. In a lawsuit filed at a Delaware federal court, DISH claims that East IPTV illegally retransmits its channels via the Internet. However, the broadcaster is also suing East’s hosting provider, for failing to respond to numerous takedown […]
BitTorrent and TRON have an ambitious plan to improve the BitTorrent protocol. Not only will users be financially rewarded for seeding, but they can also pay for faster access. While this may sound good to some, we wonder how this rhymes with BitTorrent’s fight for Net Neutrality and its advocacy against paid prioritization. A few […]
