Anti-Piracy Constitutional Court Urged to End Piracy Blockades Now Hurting Millions Cumbersome IP address blocking to fight piracy of LaLiga matches has also punished the innocent; an estimated 2.7 million innocent sites blocked during a single… May 19, 2025, 08:56 by Andy Maxwell
Law and Politics Copyright Claims Board is “Ineffective and Costly,” Watchdog Groups Say Responding to an inquiry from the U.S. Copyright Office, a coalition of watchdog groups has flagged various problems with the Copyright Claims Board. They label… May 18, 2025, 14:35 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits Social Media ‘Likes’ Serve as Online Piracy Evidence, Judge Concludes Sharing information on social media is common for many people nowadays, but it's not always without consequence. In some cases, simple 'likes' can be used… May 17, 2025, 14:06 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy Major VPN Providers Ordered to Block Pirate Sports Streaming Sites The world's leading VPN providers have been ordered to block around 200 pirate site domains following legal action in France by Canal+ Group. The broadcaster… May 16, 2025, 15:01 by Andy Maxwell
Anti-Piracy Italy Fines Over 2,200 Pirate IPTV Subscribers in New Crackdown Italy has intensified its fight against IPTV piracy by issuing fines direct to subscribers whose details were linked to a criminal investigation. This week, 2,282… May 16, 2025, 10:48 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy Wrong Logo, No Piracy Proof: French Court Rejects DNS Piracy Blocking Bids French courts continue to expand the scope of sports piracy related DNS blocking, as requested by rightsholders. While perceived as too broad by the targeted… May 15, 2025, 12:07 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy AI-Powered News Piracy Site Blocked By ISPs After Court Sides With Publishers Legal frameworks put in place to protect the audiovisual industries were never likely to exist in a vacuum forever. A coalition of publishers, whose news… May 14, 2025, 08:19 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits “Never Terminate” Policy: Music Labels Slam Grande’s Supreme Court Piracy Appeal Major music companies have fired back at Grande Communications' Supreme Court plea, arguing that the ISP's questions about copyright liability are "utterly divorced from reality".… May 13, 2025, 08:20 by Ernesto Van der Sar