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Breaking A law firm hired by notorious ‘copyright troll’ outfit Malibu Media is suing the company over breach of contract and unpaid bills. According to a lawsuit filed this week by The Lomnitzer Law Firm, Malibu ‘circumvented’ an agreement between the companies by hiring other attorneys to conduct litigation. The law firm is also demanding […]
When copyright holders feel they have exhausted all options to have websites stop their allegedly-infringing activities, there is a growing trend to move further up the chain. Sites now regularly have copyright complaints filed against their hosting companies and domain registries, for example, demanding that they take action to prevent contentious behavior. Since millions of […]
News Media giant ABS-CBN has filed a lawsuit against a Texas man who stands accused of of selling pirate streaming devices. The defendant, who allegedly promoted the boxes through various Facebook pages, faces millions of dollars in potential damages. ABS-CBN, the largest media and entertainment company in the Philippines, is continuing its legal campaign against […]
News Boom Media, a prominent reseller of ‘pirate’ IPTV subscriptions, is being sued in the United States. Boom Media has sold packages from providers including Nitro, Epic, Beast, MFG, and Vaders, but now faces an almost certainly ruinous lawsuit filed by DISH Network and NagraStar. Selling ‘pirate’ IPTV packages and subscriptions to the public is […]
DJ Short-E, a popular YouTuber who claims to have earned $310,000 from the platform, is now suing the company. The case is extremely unusual and centered around claims that YouTube not only failed to promote his videos, but also “retaliated” to the threat of a lawsuit by not processing copyright claims properly, resulting in his […]
Popular ‘pirate’ IPTV service IPGuys is the latest provider to fall victim to the lawyers of DISH Network. In a lawsuit filed in the United States, three named individuals and 10 John Does stand accused of capturing DISH signals from satellite feeds and redistributing them via the Internet utilizing a network of IPTV resellers. Those […]
Popular torrent site YTS has been hit with a third lawsuit from a US company this year. The website, which has millions of users, is accused of uploading and sharing a copy of the film “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile.” In addition, the complaint also targets 16 Hawaii residents who allegedly shared the film […]
Earlier this year, author John Van Stry sued Travis McCrea, the former leader of the Pirate Party of Canada, over his eBook download platform, EBook.bike. The US-based author sued McCrea in a Texas court demanding more than $200,000 in damages and costs. In an order handed down Friday, a Judge questions whether the Court has […]
Cheat creator Global++ has shut down its operations after being sued in the United States. Pokémon Go creator Niantic accused the group of infringing its intellectual property rights and spoiling the gaming experience for legitimate players. Global++ websites and social media accounts are now offline. Video gaming is huge business, generating billions for companies around […]
Travis McCrea a, the former leader of the Pirate Party of Canada, has been involved in the pirate activist arena for many years. While many of his counterparts have faded out of the limelight, McCrea has actually upped the tempo in recent years, with a particular focus on the eBook arena. After launching TUEBL (The […]