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Copyright holders would like Google to be more proactive when it comes to piracy. The company should promote legal services in its search results, is an often heard suggestion. A good idea perhaps but, at the moment, some copyright holders are taking things in the opposite direction. The entertainment industries have gone head to head […]
Legal online video sites may soon feature a special marker in search results if proposed amendments to copyright law are passed in Russia. The Ministry of Culture believes that giving consumers the opportunity to instantly identify official platforms will deter piracy. However, the quid pro quo is that markers will only be awarded to sites […]
Instaudio, a file-hosting service specialized in audio, has stopped accepting new uploads. The site is shutting down completely in a few weeks. According to the site’s operator, rising costs, abuse from users and the associated legal pressure from rightsholders, are the main drivers behind this decision. In the spring of 2013, more than six years […]
NagraStar, a join venture between DISH Network and Kudelski Group, is going after people who use pirate IPTV services to access DISH and Bell TV programming. The company is demanding $3,500 settlements and cautions that those who don’t cooperate can expect legal action. Traditional file-sharing pirates are no stranger to settlement demands from copyright holders. […]
Last Friday the text of the new EU Copyright Directive was published on the Official Journal of the EU. However, due to glaring error, the Italian translation of Article 17 (formerly 13) requires online platforms such as YouTube to prevent the availability of works “that do not infringe copyright”, even in cases where such works […]
Digital rights group EFF has filed a brief in support of the stream-ripping sites FLVTO.biz and 2conv.com. The sites are involved in a legal battle with several record labels and appealed a district court decision to dismiss the case over a lack of jurisdiction. EFF sides with the stream ripper operator, while highlighting that these […]
Dedicated fans of top-tier soccer (or football, as it’s more widely known in Europe) who don’t attend matches generally have to pay for the privilege to watch on TV. In many countries, the only options are expensive ones, which can be reason enough for some to bypass the system altogether and turn to piracy. But […]
AnimeYT, one the most-visited websites in Latin America, period, has shut down. The website’s operator took this action after several other sites faced legal troubles. AnimeMovil, another popular anime site, folded as well, with both events provoking much uproar on social media. Dedicated anime pirate sites are popular around the globe, but in Latin America they […]
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 […]