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Alleged BitTorrent pirates continue to receive settlement demands from rightsholders in Sweden. Internet provider Bahnhof reveals that, in less than three years, more than 100,000 IP-addresses were targeted through the Patent and Market Court by so-called copyright trolls. In the early 2000s, Sweden was considered to be a relatively safe haven for pirates. The country […]
Epic Games has settled a copyright infringement lawsuit against a minor who it accused of promoting and selling “Fortnite” cheats. The terms of the agreement remain confidential but the website where the cheats were sold has disappeared and the kid’s YouTube channel has gone quiet. Frustrated by thousands of cheaters who wreak havoc in Fortnite’s […]
Swedish Internet service provider Bahnhof is known as a champion of user-privacy but, in line with other Swedish ISPs, it now has to store IP-address logs for at least 10 months. The company ensures, however, that the “copyright mafia,” a term it uses to describe copyright trolls, won’t get access to the data. In addition, […]
Switzerland’s National Council has passed amendments aimed at modernizing the country’s copyright law to make it more fit for the digital age. While services that host pirate sites or distribute content can expect a tougher ride moving forward, users will still be able to download pirate content for personal use. Furthermore, Swiss Internet service providers […]
Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against the alleged operator of the popular pirate site RomUniverse. The game company accuses the site of brazen and mass-scale copyright infringement of its games and hopes to shut it down. RomUniverse, which also offers pirated ebooks and movies, sells paid memberships to those who want unlimited downloads. Last year […]
DJ Short-E, a popular YouTuber who claims to have earned $310,000 from the platform, is now suing the company. The case is extremely unusual and centered around claims that YouTube not only failed to promote his videos, but also “retaliated” to the threat of a lawsuit by not processing copyright claims properly, resulting in his […]
The Copyright Alliance has sent an overview of its strongest piracy concerns to the US Customs and Border Protection Bureau. The submission, which serves as input for an upcoming policy memorandum from President Trump, highlights pirate streaming devices and apps as a rampant problem. This week the US Customs and Border Protection Bureau hosted a […]
Travis McCrea, the operator of controversial eBook download platform eBook.bike, appears set for his day in court. A motion for default judgment against McCrea filed by author John Van Stry has been set aside but the former Pirate Party leader’s own motion to dismiss, based on claims of deficient DMCA notices being served on him, […]
A new bill that’s currently being reviewed by Philippine lawmakers proposes to add copyright classes to the required curriculum. According to local Congressman Rufus Rodriguez, this should help to deter the rampant piracy problem the country faces today. Like many other countries in the world, the Philippines are struggling with a relatively high piracy rate. […]
The European Court of Justice is being asked to answer several questions regarding YouTube’s potential liability for pirated videos that are uploaded by its users. The case was referred by Austria’s Supreme Court, which has to decide on a copyright dispute between local television channel Puls4 and the video host. The latter stands accused of […]