The “war” between major rights holders and those who militate for the freedom of information is not about to end anytime soon. However, yesterday, the latter category lost another battle when regulators of the US Copyright Office rejected proposals to make console modding and the copying of DVDs... [read more >>] The Anonymous community is warning Internet users of a bill proposed by Australian officials that’s meant to reform privacy and security laws. “We are all familiar with draconian bills such as SOPA and CISPA which aim to prevent online piracy, but this paper and its recommendations are Orwelli... [read more >>] Many internet users who have downloaded copyrighted content from BitTorrent websites have found themselves being harassed by the rights holder, trying to convince them to accept a settlement and avoid court action. While this is not new, the methods utilized lately by a law firm can certainly be called inno... [read more >>] In case you were bored with the old FBI warning and anti-piracy notifications that you were presented with before the start of a movie, fear not. The US government issued a couple of brand-new copyright notices that are designed not only to inform users on the fact that piracy is illegal, but also to educat... [read more >>] In a recent copyright infringement case filed by an adult film studio, the judge has made a ruling that will probably affect many lawsuits in which several defendants are accused of illegally downloading content. Judge Gary Brown has ruled that a simple IP address can’t be associated with a single per... [read more >>] Starting with July 2012, the dreaded agreement between the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from the United States steps into play.
Companies such as Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Verizon will be enforc... [read more >>] Nicholas Sarkozy, the president of France and one of the most powerful men of Europe, was busted today after journalists from a French news site, armed with Élysée Palace IPs, took a peak to see what has been downloaded from the president’s residence. If the three-strike piracy law ado... [read more >>] The recently released website, Youhavedownloaded.com, turned out to be a great opportunity for piracy supporters to prove that even those who fight long and expensive battles against copyright infringers don’t always obey the rules they make.
After obtaining the IP-ranges of some major Hollywood stud... [read more >>] Neustar Media, the company that’s responsible for developing the technology behind the now controversial UltraViolet Digital Right Management (DRM) system, unveiled its plans to revive it, but not by considering it an entirely new system, but by distributing content from the cloud using existing solut... [read more >>] Pirated copies of the biggest blockbuster of the summer, Christopher Nolan’s Inception, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, are being used by attackers to spread malware. According to BitDefender, the Wimad Trojan horse has been packaged into multiple bootlegged movies offered for download free of charge thro... [read more >>] |
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