RIAA Shut Down DBR.ee, Now Obtains Subpoenas to Target Replacement
In May 2019, TF discovered that the RIAA had obtained a DMCA subpoena which compelled CDN company Cloudflare to reveal the identities of several site operators using its services. Among the several domains listed was DBR.ee, a file-hosting site that had was utilized by some of its users for hosting pre-release music leaks. This clearly didn’t sit well with the RIAA and within a month of the subpoena being obtained, DBR.ee shut...
Google Sees DMCA Anti-Circumvention Notices Skyrocket
A few weeks ago, we reported that the RIAA targeted several YouTube converters and downloaders by sending relatively rare takedown requests to Google. Instead of the usual DMCA copyright notices, the music group asked the search engine to remove various URLs for alleged violations of the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provision. This proved to be quite effective. After taking down the many links to FLVTO, 2Conv, Y2Mate, and Yout, the...
