Cloudflare ‘Resists’ Piracy Blocks, U.S. Govt. Opposes EU Co-Op Obligations
During the past several years, sports rightsholders in Europe have made it clear that piracy of fleeting live events poses unique problems that require a strong response. Existing site blocking measures were seen as insufficient. Standard takedown notices reportedly lacked the necessary teeth to ensure compliance, something that could be addressed under revised EU law, rightsholders said.. In 2022, requests for European Commission...
Anti-Piracy Groundhog Day: Recycled Arguments Plague USTR’s Notorious Markets Review
Every year, the US Trade Representative (USTR) issues an updated overview of “Notorious Markets” that allegedly facilitate copyright infringement. This review is put together based on recommendations from copyright holders and other interested stakeholders. The ultimate goal of the annual report, which was first released in 2006, is to help combat piracy. The USTR’s report is meant to highlight economic harm and raise awareness....
DISH Identifies Lemo/Kemo Pirate IPTV Operators & Sues U.S. Reseller for $27M
As pirate IPTV services have continued to grow in recent years, TV broadcasters and distributors have intensified their efforts to combat piracy. Pay TV provider DISH Network has been at the forefront of these efforts. In April, the company sued then-unknown operators of popular ‘pirate’ streaming services Lemo TV and Kemo IPTV. Through a lawsuit filed at a federal court in Texas, and various subpoenas to obtain information from...
IPTV Pirates May Soon Be Named and Shamed, Italian Minister Says
With an industrial-scale Piracy Shield blocking program not quite the panacea some had predicted, Italian authorities and rightsholders have recently upgraded their deterrent messaging capabilities. After a database of 2,200 individuals who subscribed to a pirate IPTV service was obtained by police during the course of a raid, authorities made good on their promise to issue fines to those exposed. For some of those who accepted...
ISP Blocking of No-IP’s Dynamic DNS Enters Week 2
In a legal dispute now at the U.S. Supreme Court, the world’s leading record labels and Cox Communications disagree on many things, including how to respond to online piracy. The labels’ preferred solution is to sever subscribers’ access to the internet. Cox believes that denying internet access is excessive. The case is much more complex than that as the venue suggests, but one aspect seems clearer when viewed in its own light. When...
Manga Pirate Site Operator Fails to Dodge DMCA Subpoena Over Cloudflare Cache
To combat online piracy, copyright holders frequently use DMCA subpoenas to compel service providers to unmask alleged infringers. Because these requests don’t require a judge’s approval and are typically signed off by a court clerk, they offer a swift and powerful tool to identify pirates. In recent years, Internet infrastructure company Cloudflare has been targeted with DMCA subpoenas dozens of times. While the personal information...
