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News The makers of the movie ‘Hellboy’ have filed an amended complaint against the popular torrent site MKVCage. While the site disappeared after the legal pressure became public, the lawsuit isn’t going away. Instead, the movie company now links MKVCage to Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde, who they describe as a ‘notorious copyright thief.’ A […]
Breaking Katy Perry’s writers lost a $2.8m lawsuit against Christian rapper Flame last year over the use of a handful of notes. Musician Adam Neely published a hit video on YouTube slamming the lawsuit but in a bizarre twist, Perry’s publisher Warner Chappell has now filed an infringement complaint against Neely. Not only have they […]
News The operator of YTS has ‘settled’ another lawsuit, agreeing to a stipulated judgment that includes a $150,000 damages payment. This is the second movie piracy case to be resolved in this manner, allowing the site to remain online. While that appears to be good news, the same filmmakers have also filed new cases against […]
Last summer several major music companies filed a lawsuit against Internet provider RCN. Helped by the RIAA, they argued that the ISP turned a blind eye to pirating subscribers. The lawsuit is in many regards similar to the ones against other ISPs, such as Cox, Grande, and Charter, which were all accused of failing to […]
News A California federal court has denied RomUniverse’s request to dismiss Nintendo’s piracy lawsuit. The site’s operator, who is leading his own defense, argued that he is protected by the DMCA’s safe harbor provisions. However, the court notes that a motion to dismiss is not the proper stage to bring this up and has refuted […]
News The operator of the popular torrent site YTS has resolved the piracy lawsuit that was filed by movie outfit Wicked Nevada last year. In a consent judgment, which is signed by both parties, the YTS admin agreed to pay $150,000 in damages. The site is no longer allowed to share torrents of the film […]
For as long as there have been torrent sites, streaming platforms, ‘pirate’ apps, download sites, services, and any variation thereof, there have been lawsuits attempting to hinder, paralyze, or shut them down. It’s hardly breaking news to state that defending such legal action can be a punishing affair, not just emotionally but financially too. Usually […]
News YouTube and Google are liable for infringing the copyrights of Indian filmmaker Suneel Darshan, a local court has ruled. The video platform was ordered to pay compensation and must prevent similar infringements going forward. In its defense, YouTube argued that it’s a neutral intermediary which responds to takedown notices, but that’s not enough, the […]
Until recently, Boom Media was one of the most active and recognizable ‘pirate’ IPTV reseller brands available to the public. Operating in the United States under the name Boom Media LLC, the company acted as a reseller for IPTV subscription services including MFG TV, Beast TV, Nitro TV, Murica Streams, Epic IPTV, Vader Streams, and […]
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 […]