Millions of people use YouTube to share their creations with the world, as commentary, entertainment, education, or for any other purpose they see fit. In most cases, these videos remain online without any issues. However, […]
Regular Internet providers are being put under increasing pressure for not doing enough to curb copyright infringement. Music rights company BMG got the ball rolling a few years ago when it won its piracy liability lawsuit […]
Responding to a request from the US Department of Commerce, the RIAA submitted its views on several copyright infringement matters. Specifically, it informed the Government about counterfeit and pirated goods that pass through online third-party […]
Over the years, dozens of ‘pirate’ sites have suspended their operations for a wide range of reasons. Pressure from rightsholders is perhaps the most common problem, but issues with hosting, domains, or even lack of […]
Pirate site blocking has proven to be a rather effective copyright enforcement tool in many countries. Italy, one of the European frontrunners, has taken a particularly active approach. In recent years, thousands of domain names […]
The popularity of smartphones and their accompanying software ecosystems have given rise to large volumes of applications that appear to infringe copyright. With its side-loading ability, Android is by far the most affected platform, with […]
In March several major music companies sued Charter Communications, one of the largest Internet providers in the US with 22 million subscribers. Helped by the RIAA, Capitol Records, Warner Bros, Sony Music, and others accused […]
The music industry views stream-ripping as one of the largest piracy threats, worse than torrent sites or direct download portals. In 2016, the RIAA, IFPI, and BPI filed legal action against YouTube-MP3, the largest stream […]
While movies and TV-shows tend to be the most sought-after content among pirates, music remains popular as well. Thousands of album releases can be found on classic torrent sites and stream-ripping services are also widely […]
As part of the RIAA, Universal Music is known for being the aggressor in dozens of copyright infringement complaints concerning the unlicensed use of its music. Now, however, it now finds itself on the other […]
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