A federal court in Florida maintains that there is no reason to believe that hosting company Quadranet is liable for the pirating activities of its VPN customers. A group of filmmakers suggests that the provider could have null-routed IP-addresses, but the court doesn't see this as a practical or effective measure. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
3:19 PM — Mar 25th 2022
When musician Maria Schneider launched a class action lawsuit against YouTube demanding access to Content ID, she did so with 'Pirate Monitor'. Due to this company's allegedly fraudulent actions, YouTube filed a counterclaim that the plaintiffs now want severed from the case. According to them, YouTube wants a "guilt-by-association weapon" to sully the class. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
12:08 PM — Jan 26th 2022
Internet provider WOW! must share the personal details of hundreds of subscribers with a group of filmmakers. The requirement, signed off by a Colorado federal court, is part of the discovery process in an ongoing legal battle. The targeted accounts are limited to the IP addresses that were most frequently flagged for alleged copyright infringements. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
Cloudflare doesn't remove anything in response to DMCA takedown notices unless it stores the content permanently on its network. However, the company will hand over the personal details of customers to copyright holders who obtain a DMCA subpoena. During the first half of 2021, civil subpoenas targeted hundreds of customers linked to more than 35,000 domains. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
Rightscorp is a key evidence provider in several multi-million dollar piracy lawsuits and a trusted anti-piracy partner of the RIAA. The evidence provided by Rightscorp is not without controversy, however. The company itself has issues too, as the state of Delaware has voided its corporate status after it failed to pay more than $450,000 in taxes. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
2:17 PM — Jan 7th 2022
Huge adult site 'Rule34' is preparing legal action to have its homepage restored to Google's indexes. The site's operator says that he believes he's been targeted with one or more bogus takedown demands. However, rather than go down the DMCA route, his opponents have chosen to make more serious complaints, ones that cannot be countered using a simple form. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
7:17 AM — Sep 11th 2021
A study published in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's working paper series shows that online software piracy increases innovation. The authors conclude that piracy motivates software companies to spend more resources on research and development, to stay ahead of the piracy threat and protect their revenue streams. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
2:21 PM — Sep 2nd 2021
Video social networking service Tiktok is using the DMCA to prevent the spread of source code related to the Android variant of its software. The coder who placed the source online says that he reverse-engineered the APK to show that the company's social media platform is a data collection engine and "legitimate spyware". From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
After being subjected to massive law enforcement action in 2019, the company behind popular IPTV management platform Xtream-Codes has again broken its silence to protest its innocence. The authorities are reportedly claiming that the company has continued to operate under the name Xtream UI but Xtream-Codes' operators say they are not involved. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.