High Traffic Pirate Sites Worldwide Under Investigation, DMCA Subpoenas Reveal
Oct09

High Traffic Pirate Sites Worldwide Under Investigation, DMCA Subpoenas Reveal

When torrent sites were gaining significant traction in the mid 2000s, discovering information about their infrastructure and even their operators could be a simple affair. Even if domain WHOIS information was secured with an anonymity service, basic searches often revealed where sites were hosted, meaning that platforms could be put under immediate pressure, when the legal environment allowed. Today, things are much less...

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Pirate IPTV Lawsuit Could’ve Led to Millions in Damages, Judge Says $14,000
Oct09

Pirate IPTV Lawsuit Could’ve Led to Millions in Damages, Judge Says $14,000

In August 2019, US broadcaster DISH Network and partner NagraStar were maintaining their momentum against unlicensed streaming services. Together they sued the alleged operators of pirate IPTV platform IPGuys, a popular TV streaming service that sold subscriptions through a network of resellers, which enabled illegal access to DISH satellite programming. The complaint named Canada-based Tomasz Kaczmarek as the person acquiring DISH...

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VPN Hosting Company Settles Copyright Lawsuit by Blocking Pirate Sites
Oct09

VPN Hosting Company Settles Copyright Lawsuit by Blocking Pirate Sites

Hosting providers are generally seen as neutral intermediaries but some copyright holders believe that these companies should bear more responsibility. This liability for online services is a hot topic on the political agenda and it’s at the center of several lawsuits in U.S. courts as well. Lawsuits Target VPN Piracy Over the past months, a group of independent movie companies filed a series of lawsuits against VPN providers and...

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How disagreement creates unity in open source
Oct09

How disagreement creates unity in open source

It’s early 2020, I’m less than a year into my new people management role, and I’m already feeling like a trouble maker. I just finished reviewing a team proposal, and I have concerns about it. My heart races, and my muscles tighten. I don’t want to be difficult by challenging ideas as the new person on the team. read more Powered by...

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