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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 […]
The United States has successfully defended itself against a mass copyright infringement lawsuit filed by German software company Bitmanagement. After more than three years, the US Court of Federal Claims has concluded that the US Navy indeed copied Bitmanagement’s software on hundreds-of-thousands of computers, but that it was authorized to do so. In 2011 and […]
In an answer to the copyright complaint filed in March by author John Van Stry, eBook.bike operator Travis McCrea stands by his earlier claim that he’s protected by the safe harbor provisions of the DMCA. However, the former Pirate Party leader also states that any failure to address infringement on the site, to the extent […]
A lawsuit filed in Canada targeting Best Buy, Staples and other retailers, claims the companies knowingly sold “pirate devices” to customers. Filed by Super Channel owner Allarco Entertainment, the suit further alleges that staff gave advice to customers on how to pirate content or have devices modified to do so. While currently unnamed, the lawsuit […]
Popular torrent site MKVCage, which also distributes torrents on other sites, is being sued by the makers of the action film Hellboy. Soon after the lawsuit was filed the site went offline, but for now it’s unknown whether the downtime is related to the legal issues. A group of movie companies has been very active […]
After sending hundreds of fruitless cease-and-desist notices to ‘pirate’ IPTV provider Easybox IPTV, DISH Networks has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the service in the United States. DISH states that the defendants, which offer both pre-configured devices and separate channel subscriptions, are acting with willful, malicious intent while showing indifference to the rights of […]
Epic Games’ efforts to take several “Fortnite” cheaters to court over copyright infringement continues. In one of the cases, the defendant, who’s still a minor, has asked the court to dismiss the complaint. The kid’s attorneys, however, argue that the court doesn’t have jurisdiction and that requiring a minor to defend himself in another state […]
Aptoide, an alternative marketplace for Android apps, has removed the popular Popcorn Time and Showbox listings from its repository. The company hasn’t commented on its decision, but it follows not long after a lawsuit accused the marketplace of encouraging copyright infringement through these apps. Aptoide is a third-party alternative to Google’s official Play Store. Among […]
Simply-TV, a recently-defunct ‘pirate’ IPTV service, is being sued in the United States by broadcaster provider DISH Network. In a recent response to the complaint, the alleged operators of the service – which bears a close resemblance to the also defunct SETTV – accept some but not all of the allegations filed against them. In […]
As part of the ongoing lawsuit with several record labels, ISP Cox Communications agreed to identify thousands of business subscribers accused of sharing pirated material. One of the affected businesses believes this goes too far, so has asked a Virginia federal court to shield its identity. Last year a group of prominent record labels, all […]