IOC Sends Thousands of DMCA Notices to Deter ‘Olympics’ Piracy
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is known to be very protective of its intellectual property rights. Using an image of the Olympic rings or even just the word ‘Olympic’ can lead to legal trouble, especially when use takes place in a commercial context. Most valuable, however, are IOC’s broadcasting rights. With literally billions of dollars at stake, the IOC and its licensing partners are doing everything in their power to...
Pirate IPTV Ops See Damages Reduced By $7m, Admin Panel Evidence Fell Short
After receiving an anonymous tip in 2019, anti-piracy group Nordic Content Protection (NCP), and members including pay-TV company C More (previously Canal+), Warner Bros. Discovery and streaming service Viaplay, launched a pirate IPTV investigation. NCP received a similar tip in 2020, this time from police in the city of Gävle. They were passing on the details of another anonymous tip detailing the activities of a suspected pirate...
Nhentai ‘Pirate’ Site Wants Court to Quash ‘Improper’ Cloudflare DMCA Subpoena
Internet infrastructure service Cloudflare serves millions of customers around the globe, providing various connectivity and security features. When it comes to DMCA takedown requests, the company has always drawn a clear line; when it doesn’t store any content for a customer, it will simply forward DMCA takedown requests to the customer’s hosting company. Ideally, rightsholders would like Cloudflare to take a more active stance....
High-Tech Karaoke Piracy Crackdown, 18 Arrested and Streaming Servers Seized
Depending on personalities and intake of alcohol, a karaoke night can see people demanding to be next on the mic or scurrying away before they’re forced to do something they’ll later regret. According to reports, karaoke in the West may be set for a resurgence but in Asia, karaoke (’empty orchestra’) never went away. In Japan, it still receives an 80%+ approval rating among high school students with around half of 20 to 24-year-olds...
‘Indian Police Pinpoint Seat of Movie “Camming” Pirate by Analyzing the Film Angle’
As the home of Bollywood, India has a thriving movie industry that’s known all around the world. At the same time, the country also has one of the highest piracy rates, which is seen as a major threat by industry insiders. Following pressure from U.S. movie companies, India’s government recently agreed to update its Cinematograph Act to outlaw ‘cam’ piracy. Anyone recording or transmitting movies in a movie theater without permission...
Ad Blocking Infringes Copyright? Ancient Sony Cheat Lawsuit May Prove Pivotal
The promise that pretty much everything is available for free on the internet was one of the key driving forces behind surging uptake at the end of the century. The reality was more nuanced, of course. The marketing and framing of this utopian vision relied on the relative naivety of most internet users. None were strangers to adverts appearing on TV, radio or in print, so the concept needed no explaining. That advertising online...
