2.6M Piracy Reports Against French Users Resulted in 234 Financial Penalties
French telecoms/audiovisual regulator Arcom has released its annual report covering 2023. At 199 pages, it’s a significant read; our narrow focus here will be on copyright and infringement-related matters. ‘Three Strikes’ Still Going Strong The French graduated response system (previously dubbed ‘Three Strikes’) launched in 2009/2010 to tackle widespread piracy of copyrighted content, carried out by internet users on peer-to-peer...
Sony DMCA Notice Nukes 200 Aniyomi Extensions as Tachiyomi Fork Feels Heat
Whether it’s Hollywood movies, TV shows, music, or static publications such as books and magazines, millions of people are now very comfortable consuming content via apps. In many cases, third-party apps simply act as a hub, utilizing content made available by other services. When developers dedicate themselves to a particular content niche, mobile apps can become very popular indeed, especially so when they outgun legitimate apps...
Cloudflare IPFS ‘Takedowns’ Skyrocket, But Not For Long
Worldwide internet infrastructure service Cloudflare serves millions of customers and provides a variety of connectivity and privacy features to the general public. Internet users can take advantage of the company’s open DNS resolver 1.1.1.1, for example, or use its Ethereum and IPFS gateways to access content on these decentralized web services. Takedown Notices When it comes to copyright complaints, Cloudflare makes a clear...
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 06/17/2024
The data for our weekly download chart is estimated by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. Downloading content without permission is copyright infringement. These torrent download statistics are only meant to provide further insight into piracy trends. All data are gathered from public resources. This week we have three newcomers on the list. “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” is the most downloaded...
ACE Subpoenas Target IPTV Services, Piracy Apps, and Streaming Portals
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), arguably the world’s most active anti-piracy coalition, is backed by dozens of major rightsholders. The group is largely managed by the Motion Picture Association, which has requested many DMCA subpoenas on its behalf over the past few years. New Subpoena Round After the MPA’s former Chief of Global Content Protection Jan Van Voorn left for a new opportunity, ACE went quiet on the...
Russia ‘Humanizes’ Criminal Copyright Law, ‘Large Scale’ Piracy Cut By 25%
Some believe that all laws amount to restrictions on freedom, while laws that claim to grant freedom merely give back what shouldn’t have been taken in the first place. Yet, even those freedom-returning laws, for which all shall be grateful, seem to be a dwindling minority these days. Often overshadowed by increasingly complex legislation mandating or prohibiting this behavior or that, freedom isn’t what it used to be. Especially...
