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In 2016, Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom filed an eight-point statement of claim for judicial review in an effort to attack the underpinnings of the extradition process. A year later, the High Court struck out the first seven and a subsequent appeal by Dotcom failed. In a judgment handed down today, Dotcom was denied permission to […]
The Higher Regional Court of Vienna, Austria, has ruled that YouTube can’t be held liable for infringing videos uploaded by users. The Court overturned a previous verdict which held that YouTube takes an “active role,” which disqualifies it from safe harbor protection. Rightsholder Puls 4 is disappointed with the outcome and will take the case […]
Canadian ISP TekSavvy doesn’t have to expose personal details of its customers to ME2 Productions, the company behind the movie Mechanic: Resurrection. The Federal Court found that the evidence which the order was based on is insufficient, highlighting several mistakes. Other ISPs, including Bell and Rogers, didn’t appeal the subpoena. Over the past several years, […]
Last week, a Virginia federal court dismissed a piracy lawsuit against the popular stream ripping sites FLVTO.biz and 2conv.com. The court dismissed the case arguing that it lacked jurisdiction over these type of sites. The record labels clearly disagree with this conclusion and have just announced that they will appeal. Over the years we have […]
LinkoManija.net, the most visited torrent site in Lithuania and the 18th most popular site, period, must be blocked by ISPs, a court has ruled. The case has been ongoing for two years and is likely to open the doors to widespread ‘pirate’ site blocking in the country. It’s certainly not difficult to see why Linkomanija […]