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News Russia-based anti-piracy outfit AZAPI is threatening to report Telegram to United States authorities including the SEC if the platform does not introduce fingerprinting technologies. The association says that a crackdown is necessary because Telegram’s blockchain project TON will be used to anonymously monetize the spread of copyrighted content. Telegram was founded in 2013 by […]
France’s Ministry of Culture and Communication says that the country’s anti-piracy agency, Hadopi, will likely merge with the Higher Audiovisual Council, an institution with the role of regulating electronic media. The plan is to create a more powerful authority capable of regulating both audiovisual and digital communications. France has been working hard to disrupt online […]
The Lumen Database, a research project designed to facilitate research on takedown notices, has made a significant change to the way it offers data. While it will still be possible for researchers to access data with a special login, regular users will have to apply via email to see the details of a notice in […]
This week the European Parliament voted in favor of the new Copyright Directive. While the Council has yet to adopt it, France plans to implement the measures within months. Article 13/17 will be part of a new anti-piracy law that will also introduce a national blacklist for pirate streaming sites, the French Minister of Culture […]
Russia’s Ministry of Culture has tabled new amendments to copyright law that will allow rightsholders to order web hosts to block pirate sites without trial, if they are unresponsive to takedown demands. Site owners will also be forced to publish their names and addresses on their platforms but it’s not yet clear how this can […]
The European Parliament and Council agreed on the final text of the EU Copyright Directive. This includes the controversial Article 13, which opponents fear will lead to broad upload filters. The full package will now go to the European Parliament for a final vote, which is expected to take place in March or April. Last […]