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‘Pirate’ Android App Store Operator Avoids Prison

April 13, 2018 Comments Off

More than half a 10 years back a unique FBI operation took down various pirate Android application ‘stores’ and arrested their operators. A person of the accused males was just a teen at the time. […]

MPA Reveals Scale of Worldwide Pirate Site Blocking

April 10, 2018 Comments Off

Motion Picture Association Canada has discovered the scale of pirate web page-blocking around the globe. In a submission to the CRTC, the Hollywood team states that at the very least 42 nations around the world […]

Men Who Sold Pirate IPTV Service to Pubs Jailed for 4.5 Years

April 4, 2018 Comments Off

Two men from the north of England who sold IPTV-enabled devices to pubs and clubs have been jailed for 4.5 years each. John Dodds and Jason Richards made Â£1.5m from the scheme which saw them […]

Police Assisted By MPAA Shut Down Pirate TV Box Sellers

April 4, 2018 Comments Off

Police in Florida have announced the arrest of a pair reported to be concerned in a ‘pirate’ Television set box operation. The pair sold Android bins employing third-party Kodi addons when promising customers “Totally free […]

Hosting Provider Steadfast is Not Liable for ‘Pirate’ Site

April 3, 2018 Comments Off

Web hosting supplier Steadfast is not liable for the copyright-infringing pursuits that took location on the server of a shopper. A California District Court docket has dismissed all copyright and trademark infringing promises filed by […]

UN Human Rights Rapporteur Warns Against Canadian Pirate Site Blocking Plan

April 2, 2018 Comments Off

The Canadian pirate web site blocking strategy may perhaps violate The Common Declaration of Human Rights, United Nations Particular Rapporteur David Kaye warns. He informs the CRTC that internet site blocking is an intense measure […]

Cloudflare Fails to Eliminate â€˜Mootâ€™ Pirate Site Blocking Threat

March 31, 2018 Comments Off

A Florida federal court has denied Cloudflare’s ask for to vacate a modern order which opened the door to prevalent website blocking initiatives. The buy, obtained by the RIAA, applies to the defunct web-site MP3Cranium […]

Major Pirate Site Operators’ Sentences Increased on Appeal

March 30, 2018 Comments Off

Two adult males driving defunct pirate streaming web site Swefilmer have experienced their sentences enhanced by the Courtroom of Enchantment in Sweden. The key operator was originally sentenced to a few yrs in prison but […]

Russia Blocked 8,000 Pirate Sites in 2017, “Visits to Cinemas Up 11%”

March 25, 2018 Comments Off

Russian telecoms regulator Rozcomnadzor has revealed that in 2017, local ISPs were ordered to block 8,000 ‘pirate’ sites. In parallel, officials and groups connected with the movie industry report a decline in the volumes of […]

Japan Becomes Latest Country to Consider Pirate Site Blocking

March 24, 2018 Comments Off

Following comments this week from Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary, blocking pirate sites could soon be on the country’s anti-piracy agenda. Yoshihide Suga says that the government is considering “all measures” to reduce piracy of manga […]

Key Internet Players Excoriate Canadian Pirate Site Blocking Plan

March 23, 2018 Comments Off

The Internet Society and the Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) are fiercely against the Canadian pirate site blocking plan. With prominent members such as Amazon and Google, i2Coalition points out that the “internet censorship” proposal would […]

Google Should Begin Delisting Pirate Sites, Aussie Rightsholders Say

March 22, 2018 Comments Off

After being passed almost three years ago, in February the Australian government announced a review of its pirate site-blocking laws. The Department of Communications asked for feedback on the effectiveness of the mechanism, from initial […]

Pirate Site Admins Receive Suspended Sentences, Still Face â‚¬60m Damages Claim

March 19, 2018 Comments Off

Four men behind one of France’s most successful pirate sites have been handed suspended sentences by the Rennes Criminal Court. Aged between 29 and 36 years old, the former Liberty Land administrators were arrested back […]

Pirate Streaming Giant 123Movies Announces Shutdown

March 19, 2018 Comments Off

Popular pirate streaming site 123movies, also known as 123movieshub and GoMovies, has announced its shutdown. According to a message posted on the site, it will close its doors at the end of the week. At […]

How The Pirate Bay Helped Spotify Become a Success

March 19, 2018 Comments Off

Without The Pirate Bay, Spotify may have never turned into the success it is today. Ten years ago record labels were so desperate to find an answer to the ever-growing piracy problem that they agreed […]

Local Governments in Mexico Might ‘Pirate’ Dragon Ball Super

March 19, 2018 Comments Off

Hit anime TV series Dragon Ball Super reaches episode 130 this Saturday with millions lining up to watch “The Greatest Showdown of All Time! The Ultimate Survival Battle!!” In Mexico, it looks like turning into […]

‘Dutch Pirate Bay Blocking Case Should Get a Do-Over’

March 18, 2018 Comments Off

In the legal battle over the legality of the Dutch Pirate Bay blockade, Advocate General Van Peursem has advised the Supreme Court to throw out the previous order and do the case all over again. […]

Pirate Site Visits Lead to More Malware, Research Finds

March 18, 2018 Comments Off

New research from Carnegie Mellon University reveals that more time spent on pirate sites increases the risk of running into malware. The same effect was not found for other categories, such as social networks, shopping […]

Vodafone Appeals Decision Forcing it to Block Pirate Streaming Site Kinox

March 18, 2018 Comments Off

Following a complaint from a German movie distribution company, last month a court ordered ISP Vodafone to block subscribers from accessing popular pirate streaming portal Kinox.to. It was the first blocking order of its type […]

Canadian Pirate Site Blocking Plan Triggers Thousands of Responses

March 18, 2018 Comments Off

A group of prominent Canadian ISPs and movie industry companies have asked the local telecom regulator CRTC to establish a local pirate site blocking program. Before making any decisions, CRTC launched a public consultation which […]