Embracing Seasonal Reading with Picture Books
Last fall, on a whim, I decided that 2024 was going to be the Year of the Picture Book. Other than reading them to my niblings,...
The 10 Categorically Best Comics of 2023
Another year means another chance for me to reflect on some of the best comics that came out in the last 12 months. Maybe even the...
Russia Piracy Takedowns Up By 100%, “Western Rightsholders to Blame”
Russian media outlets are reporting that the volume of pirated content on the internet doubled between 2022 and 2023. That’s not exactly true, or indeed true...
ACE Shuts Down Popular Pirate Sites, 27+ ‘Instant Pirate Sites’ Fall Over
In the final days of 2023 as people were preparing to welcome in the new year, yet more pirate domains were being redirected or transferred into...
Vietnam’s Pirate Site Blocklist Quietly Adds Torrent Sites
In recent years, Hollywood has played close attention to major pirate sites and services with connections to Vietnam. Representing rightsholders, MPA and ACE visited Vietnam last...
Sky’s Industrial-Scale Pirate IPTV Blocking Becomes a War of Attrition
Last summer, UK broadcaster Sky obtained a High Court injunction that requires local ISPs to block pirate IPTV services illegally offering its content. Blocking injunctions aren’t...
Publishers Target Z-Library Domains With Millions of DMCA Takedowns
With more than 14 million digital books in its archive, Z-Library is one of the largest shadow libraries on the Internet. Two of its alleged operators...
Copyright Parody Exception Denied Due to Defendant’s Discriminatory Use
Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. is one of the most interesting cases in history to rely on a fair use defense, arguing that the alleged infringement...
Nigerian Police Bust Pirate Site Operators After Actress Suffers Panic Attacks
Dubbed “Nollywood,” Nigeria has a flourishing film industry which generates billions of dollars in revenues while creating new stars in the process. In tandem, a flourishing...
JW Player Suffers Severe Traffic Loss After Dynamic Piracy Blocking Blunder
JW Player was born around 2005 as an open source project, taking its name from the initials of main developer, Jeroen Wijering. During the mid to...
