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 […]
When Megaupload was shut down in 2012, chaos ensued in the international file-hosting scene. While Megaupload undoubtedly stored a lot of copyright-infringing content, it also cooperated with rightsholders and executed takedown demands, not unlike YouTube, […]
In theory at least, running a content upload site should be relatively straightforward. Put the necessary infrastructure in place, wait for users to upload files, then make those files available for download or streaming. This […]
In English-speaking countries, file-hosting sites such as the defunct Megaupload and its successor MEGA need little introduction. These platforms allow(ed) users to upload files into a digital storage locker, to be shared with others as […]
In recent weeks the RIAA has really stepped on the gas in an effort to tackle sites offering allegedly-infringing content. The music industry group’s current weapon-of-choice is the DMCA subpoena. These orders, which are easy […]
For some time, the world’s leading record labels have complained that YouTube doesn’t pay the going rate for musical content streamed to its users. However, when consumers use so-called YouTube-ripping sites to obtain content, it’s […]
According to the major labels, so-called YouTube-ripping sites are a major threat to their business models. Visitors to these platforms are able to enter a YouTube URL and then download whatever content they want to […]
Stream-ripping tools have become a big deal for the music industry over the past several years. Instead of having to revisit platforms like YouTube, Spotify or Deezer, users of ripping tools or sites are able […]
Despite the increased availability of legal options, millions of people still stream, rip, or download MP3s from unofficial sources. These sites are a thorn in the side of the RIAA, one of the music industry’s […]
US music and movie industry companies helped to get pirate sites blocked in countries all around the globe. On their home turf, however, pirate sites remain freely accessible. After the SOPA protests, the blocking issue […]
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