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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 […]
Alleged BitTorrent pirates continue to receive settlement demands from rightsholders in Sweden. Internet provider Bahnhof reveals that, in less than three years, more than 100,000 IP-addresses were targeted through the Patent and Market Court by so-called copyright trolls. In the early 2000s, Sweden was considered to be a relatively safe haven for pirates. The country […]
The wave of piracy settlement letters in Finland has resulted in a privacy-related win for an accused file-sharer. A local court has ruled that law firm Hedman Partners must allow a suspected file-sharer to see all technical evidence the outfit has on her, which it initially refused to do. The ruling could lead to a […]
After admitting to several criminal acts, Prenda Law attorneys John Steele and Paul Hansmeier will be sentenced a few weeks from now. In addition to prison sentences, the court may order the two to pay restitution. To facilitate this process, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of Minnesota is inviting victims of the fraudulent […]
Internet users who download and share copyrighted content are prone to being tracked. If a copyright owner or its agents see such transfers, it’s possible they’ll follow this up to prevent further infringement, as is their right under the law in most major jurisdictions. In Canada this is also the case. Under the country’s ‘notice-and-notice‘ […]
Travis McRea, the former leader of the Pirate Party of Canada, is causing quite a stir with his eBook upload site, Ebook.bike. Many authors have gone into meltdown over the past few days, accusing the entrepreneur of blatant piracy. For his part, McCrea admits that his abrasive attitude towards them is trolling – designed to […]