Last week, chaos was widespread in the ‘pirate’ IPTV market after authorities in Italy took unprecedented action against the operators of Xtream Codes. Undoubtedly prompted into action by entertainment and media industry groups, the same […]
A little while back, Bijan Stephen over at The Verge published a well-received piece on the topic of Plex, the popular media server software. It’s well worth a read for those who aren’t already familiar […]
Last month Creative Content UK (CCUK) switched up a gear with its Get it Right (From a Genuine Site) anti-piracy campaign. After declaring that copyright-infringement notices sent to mainly BitTorrent users via ISPs had “served […]
For many years, Dutch Internet users were allowed to download copyrighted content with impunity, as long as it was for their own use. In 2014, the European Court of Justice decided that the country’s “piracy […]
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 […]
Increasingly, people are canceling their expensive cable subscriptions, opting to use cheaper or niche-based Internet TV instead. While there are plenty of legal options available, there’s also a broad offer of easy-to-use set-top boxes which […]
Retention of telecommunications metadata is increasingly viewed by governments as a valuable tool to fight serious crimes, including terrorism. Communications systems, such as telephone networks and the Internet, can provide the ability to collect information […]
Anyone with a technically-minded older relative happy to reminisce over their particular ‘golden age’ of motoring is likely to dwell for a moment on a particular train of thought. Cars today are oversized computers, ones […]
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 […]
In recent weeks, _ was able to speak to a member of The Scene, the shadowy network of individuals and groups sitting right at the apex of the so-called ‘piracy pyramid’. If the tip of […]
Anyone involved in the piracy ecosystem could stake claim to being ‘in the scene’ but for those with a discerning interest in pirate matters, terminology is all important. After decades of existence, The Scene has […]
According to an October 2018 report, Steam has around 90 million active monthly users, making it the largest digital distribution platform for PC games. Steam user accounts overall are many times more numerous. In April, […]
Traditional file-sharing pirates are no stranger to settlement demands from copyright holders. For over a decade, companies have been monitoring BitTorrent swarms in an effort to extract cash from alleged infringers. These efforts have now […]
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 against […]
After being regularly featured in the USTR’s ‘Priority Watch List’ for failing to do enough to protect intellectual property rights, Ukraine has been under pressure to act against piracy. As a result, Ukraine’s cyberpolice unit […]
Users of YouTube upload millions of pieces of content to the platform every month, much of it without incident or irritation to third-parties. However, there are those who upload copyright content, most of it music […]
For several decades, movie pirates have visited cinemas with cameras to record the latest movies. In the early 80s, for example, pirate copies of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial made their way all over the planet, mainly […]
Following its launch in 2011, Game of Thrones became one of the most talked about and loved TV shows in history. Eight years and dozens of Emmy awards later, episode six of season eight aired […]
In the early 2000s, the RIAA started going after against tens of thousands of alleged music pirates. The music industry had just defeated Napster, but P2P file-sharing remained a massive problem. Applications such as KaZaA, […]
In case anyone hadn’t noticed, a new series of Game of Thrones started last week. That meant hundreds of articles about the show, especially since this is probably its last hurrah. We too did our […]
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