Court Allows ISP to Question Rightscorp’s Credibility at Piracy Trial
Three years ago, a group of RIAA labels sued the Texas ISP Grande Communications. The music companies accused the provider of not doing enough to stop...
ACE and MPA Help to Shut Down Taiwan’s Largest Pirate Movie and TV Show Site
While English language ‘pirate’ sites grab most mainstream headlines, anti-piracy groups have international platforms firmly on their radars. There are hundreds, perhaps thousands of such sites...
Piracy and File-Sharing Traffic Surges Amidst Covid-19 Crisis
The coronavirus pandemic has drastically changed the lives of hundreds of millions of people around the world. In every continent, local governments have imposed restrictive measures,...
Russia Wants New Fines For Platforms That Don’t Remove Pirated Content Fast Enough
Given Russia’s historically weak response to the availability of pirated content online, the past seven years have seen a dramatic turnaround. While the laws of the...
Company Registers YTS and Popcorn Time Trademarks to Promote Legal Streaming
Copyright holders can take a wide variety of measures to address piracy, with some being more effective than others. Hawaiian attorney Kerry Culpepper has tried different...
Watch Tower DMCA Subpoena Case Hots Up as Anonymous Objector Gains Traction
Last month we reported on what appeared to be a relatively straightforward DMCA subpoena application filed by the supervising body and publisher for the Jehovah’s Witness...
Movie Company Boss Urges US Senators to Make Streaming Piracy a Felony
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property is actively looking for options through which the US can better address online piracy. During a hearing last month,...
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 04/06/20
This week we have two newcomers in our chart. Bad Boys for Life is the most downloaded movie. The data for our weekly download chart is...
Movie & TV Giants Sue ‘Pirate’ Nitro IPTV For ‘Massive’ Copyright Infringement
Web-based streaming, torrent, and direct download sites have been targeted by the entertainment industries for years but the rise of subscription-based IPTV services is now considered...
‘Pirate’ Porn Sites Under Pressure as MG Premium Tightens the Screw
MG Premium, the adult entertainment giant behind brands including Reality Kings, Brazzers, MOFOS, Babes.com, and Twistys, appears to be increasing the pressure on sites that allegedly...
