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A new bill that’s currently being reviewed by Philippine lawmakers proposes to add copyright classes to the required curriculum. According to local Congressman Rufus Rodriguez, this should help to deter the rampant piracy problem the country faces today. Like many other countries in the world, the Philippines are struggling with a relatively high piracy rate. […]
Streaming TV provider Omniverse has ceased operating, but its legal troubles are far from over. Hollywood studios continue to search for more evidence on its allegedly infringing activities. This week Omniverse asked the court to halt this process, and compel the copyright holders into mediation. The court documents further reveal that the streaming provider fears […]
The Walt Disney Company and Charter Communications have signed a new distribution agreement. Aside from providing more Disney content to Charter subscribers, the companies will also join forces to combat piracy. What this collaboration will entail remains unknown for now, but it’s an interesting step, especially since Charter is currently involved in a major piracy […]
The UK’s Get It Right (From A Genuine Site) campaign is trying a fresh approach as part of its mission to deter people from accessing content illegally. With the help of ‘social influencers’ including popular YouTube Caspar Lee, the first episode of a new video mini-series aims to offer insight into the efforts expended to […]
After filing more than 1,000 lawsuits against alleged BitTorrent pirates in the first half of this year, Strike 3 Holdings is the most active copyright litigant in the United States. Together with fellow adult entertainment company Malibu Media, the company is responsible for nearly all cases filed against alleged file-sharers in the US. While most […]
Officers of the Intellectual Property Brigade (BRIDEPI) of the Chilean Investigative Police say they have arrested two men who illegally broadcast live football matches via the Internet. It’s claimed the men received the matches into their homes, captured them, and uploaded the resulting live streams to a pair of popular football-focused sites. Piracy of football […]
The High Court of Madras has handed down an injunction ordering dozens of ISPs to block 1,129 sites to protect a single movie that goes on worldwide release today. ‘Nerkonda Paarvai’ is marketed as a legal drama, which is perhaps fitting considering that the order handed down describes the respondents – the ISPs – as […]
Game of Thrones came to an end in 2019. The popular HBO TV series has made thousands of headlines over the years, not least because it was massively popular among pirates. New data now reveals that the final season actually triggered a visible uptick in global piracy traffic. Since the release of the first episode […]
A report compiled by Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has concluded that presenting Internet users with warnings that they are visiting ‘pirate’ sites could breach privacy laws. Citizens’ traffic can’t be monitored without permission so any system would currently need users to opt in, something that would limit the effectiveness of any trial. […]
A California Federal Court ordered the now-defunct IPTV service SET TV to pay $7.6 million in piracy damages. In addition, the company is forbidden from operating a similar service in the future. The default judgment was issued in favor of several major Hollywood studios, Amazon, and Netflix, which filed the lawsuit last year. Last year […]