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News The two companies behind nearly all U.S. file-sharing lawsuits in recent years haven’t filed any new complaints recently. Instead of submitting hundreds of new complaints, there are none. It’s unclear why both companies have halted their efforts but it could have something to do with recent legal developments. While most piracy activity has shifted […]
That Google knows every detail of what its users search for is no secret – after all, the company itself processes all of the requests. Armed with this data, Google publishes its annual ‘Year in Search‘ report, the latest of which appeared yesterday. From our perspective, there were very few – if any – piracy-related […]
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 […]
News Digital Marketing agency Pebble Bridge has admitted being behind several websites that promoted piracy apps including ShowBox. The company has settled its lawsuit with several film companies and in a consent order the Indian company agreed not to engage in any piracy-related activities moving forward. Whether the company privately agreed to pay damages is […]
News Through the Federal Court, Bell, Rogers, and Groupe TVA recently obtained the first Canadian pirate ‘site’ blocking order. The companies argued that ISP blockades are an effective way to deal with copyright infringing sites and services. While that may be true to a certain degree, the targeted GoldTV service simply switched to a new […]
News The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has released a new study which suggests that piracy is dropping in Europe. While the research is limited to site-based piracy, it has some interesting findings. Countries with a lower average income per person visit pirate sites more often, for example. In addition, the study shows that […]
News The so-called six-strikes anti-piracy scheme in the United States may be dead, but it’s about to be used as prime evidence in the lawsuit between ISP Cox and several music labels. A federal court in Virginia has denied a request from the labels to exclude the matter from trial, during which Cox is expected […]
News The Premier League says it has secured one of the highest copyright-related damages awards in Thailand’s history after targeting individuals behind a major ‘piracy network’ in Asia. A British man and a Thai national pleaded guilty to infringement, paid the Premier League around £385,000, forfeited close to £180,000, and received suspended jail sentences totaling […]
Breaking Earlier this year, author John Van Stry granted former Pirate Party leader Travis McCrea’s wish to be sued over his eBook download platform eBook.bike. The matter is now at the discovery stage but it’s clear Van Stry’s attorney has run out of patience with McCrea. After submitting a laundry list of complaints and frustrations […]
News The US Trade Representative has launched a review of South Africa’s copyright protection policies, which could result in trade sanctions. The announcement follows a petition from the IIPA, which represents the MPA, RIAA, and other entertainment industry groups. The organizations are unhappy with how South Africa is handling the threat of online piracy and […]