5 Men Suspected of Pirating Hollywood Movies Ordered to Pay $1.4M (€1.1M)

5 Men Suspected of Pirating Hollywood Movies Ordered to Pay $1.4M (€1.1M)

Members of the Carnage and CiNEFOX teams have been sentenced to jail

  • Web Blog
  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • September 27th, 2012
Portuguese Authorities Say It’s OK to Share Copyrighted Movies and Music

Portuguese Authorities Say It’s OK to Share Copyrighted Movies and Music

A complaint filed against 2,000 P2P websites has been dismissed

As Negotiations with the Government Fail, MegaUpload Data Still in Limbo

As Negotiations with the Government Fail, MegaUpload Data Still in Limbo

US authorities couldn't care less what happens to the data of millions of people

Two Years in HADOPI Is Finally Working, One Guy Fined €150 for Songs He Didn't Download

Two Years in HADOPI Is Finally Working, One Guy Fined €150 for Songs He Didn't Download

The three-strikes law is about to be made obsolete

  • Web Blog
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • September 12th, 2012
Twitter Sued for Failing to Take Down Artsy Food Photos

Twitter Sued for Failing to Take Down Artsy Food Photos

An artist claims Twitter was unresponsive to his request to remove infringing photos

  • Web Blog
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • September 12th, 2012
Court Finds $220,000 in Damages for 24 Songs Is Constitutional

Court Finds $220,000 in Damages for 24 Songs Is Constitutional

Each song is worth $9,250 (EUR7,224), not an insignificant sum

MediaFire Account Suspension of Researcher Following DMCA Notice Raises Controversy

MediaFire Account Suspension of Researcher Following DMCA Notice Raises Controversy

Abusive DMCA claims are once again in the spotlight

Anti-Piracy Groups Are Still Asking Google to Remove Links to MegaUpload, Demonoid

Anti-Piracy Groups Are Still Asking Google to Remove Links to MegaUpload, Demonoid

None of these groups are held accountable for their lies

Copyright Robots Gone Awire Pull Down Hugo Awards Stream During Neil Gaiman Speech

Copyright Robots Gone Awire Pull Down Hugo Awards Stream During Neil Gaiman Speech

The stream was deemed infringing even though it was completely authorized

Pirate Party May Get Parliament Seats in the Netherlands, Thanks to Pirate Bay Block

Pirate Party May Get Parliament Seats in the Netherlands, Thanks to Pirate Bay Block

Years of abuses have given rise to a growing discontent with copyright laws

  • Web Blog
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • September 1st, 2012
Pirate Bay Founder Gottfrid Svartholm Has Been Arrested in Cambodia

Pirate Bay Founder Gottfrid Svartholm Has Been Arrested in Cambodia

He is due to serve jail time for his involvement with the site

US Finally Abusively Seized Domains to Legal Spanish Website

US Finally Abusively Seized Domains to Legal Spanish Website

The US can take down any site, legal or not, in the world with no repercussion

Google Removes 1.5 Million URLs in a Week, Up from 1.2 in a Month in May

Google Removes 1.5 Million URLs in a Week, Up from 1.2 in a Month in May

The number of takedown requests Google sees is growing exponentially

US Court Confirms That $675,000 for Sharing 30 Songs Is Fair

US Court Confirms That $675,000 for Sharing 30 Songs Is Fair

This is why people think the "war" on piracy is a farce

US Seizes Pirate Android App Sites, One of Which Was Already Dead

US Seizes Pirate Android App Sites, One of Which Was Already Dead

Says apps are now a top priority, just after Google started punishing pirate sites

File-Sharing Blackmail Scam Hits Sweden

File-Sharing Blackmail Scam Hits Sweden

Victims are asked to pay fines between 90 EUR ($110) and 195 EUR ($239)

British Link Site Operator Sentenced to Four Years

British Link Site Operator Sentenced to Four Years

SurfTheChannel hosted no infringing videos, rather it linked to existing content online

 
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