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News A Hawaiian federal court has denied a motion for entry of default against torrent site YTS. The request, which came from the makers of the movie Hellboy, was denied because the underlying copyright infringement complaint failed to name a defendant other than “John Doe”. Soon after, the attorney handling the case was cautioned for […]
Following the July arrest of the alleged mastermind behind massive ‘pirate’ manga site Mangamura, former contributors to the site are being rounded up. A man pleaded guilty this morning to uploading copyrighted images to the now-defunct site, while a woman who lived with him denied the same charges. After being founded in 2016, ‘pirate’ manga-focused […]
Epic Games has failed to obtain a default judgment against “Sky Orbit,” a YouTuber who the company accused of cheating in Fortnite. This means that the kid, who was sued when he was just 14 years old, gets off without any repercussions. Two years ago, Epic Games decided to take several Fortnite cheaters to court, […]
A federal court in the District of Washington has denied a counterclaim for abuse of process against a BitTorrent copyright troll. The claim in question was filed by a retired police officer. It’s clear, however, that the accused man is not the infringer and both parties are now instructed to reach an agreement to cover […]
Adult entertainment company Malibu Media recently requested a default judgment of more than $10,000 against an alleged pirate. While the accused man didn’t put up a defense, a federal court in New Jersey denied the request, noting that an IP-address alone is not sufficient evidence. In recent years, file-sharers around the world have been pressured […]
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 […]