DDoS Guard: LaLiga’s Piracy Blocks Test Whether Anyone Will Protect the Internet
A report published by the European Commission last month assessed whether its Recommendation of May 2023 had made a difference in the fight against pirated streams. No significant improvement” was the downbeat conclusion. From the perspective of top-tier Spanish football league, LaLiga, new legislation is the only workable solution, and it needs to be implemented in Europe, sooner rather than later. LaLiga Claims to Have Slashed...
Supreme Court: Can ISPs Be Liable For Piracy By Doing Nothing?
The Supreme Court case between several major record labels and Internet provider Cox Communications is one of the landmark copyright battles of this decade. The outcome will determine how Internet providers should deal with pirating subscribers on their networks. The Supreme Court must decide whether an ISP can be held liable for failing to disconnect repeat copyright infringers. In addition, it must determine if this ‘inaction’...
Operation 404: 3,000+ Pirate Domains Blocked, USDOJ & USDOC Get to Watch
After years of uncontrolled piracy, in 2019 authorities in Brazil teamed up with ICE and the US Department of Justice to launch Operation 404. Described as a “milestone” for Brazil’s momentum in the fight against piracy, it was revealed that with assistance from overseas, 136 websites and 100 apps had been put out of action, either by domain suspension or site blocking measures. Local agencies and anti-piracy groups including ANCINE...
Nhentai Rejects Piracy Claims, Hits Back with $500k Damages Claim for Fraud
With an estimated 85 million visits per month, Nhentai is one of the most trafficked websites online today. The site serves adult-oriented anime and manga, also known as hentai. These spicy Japanese comics are popular worldwide, but not everyone is happy with with the content Nhentai has to offer. Some rightsholders consider the site a deviant pirate operation. In the summer of 2024, California-based rightsholder PCR Distributing...
Pirate IPTV Box Evades Blocking But is Also Critically Vulnerable to Attack
Described by the MPA, Premier League and other rightsholders as a priority piracy threat, a set-top box available to buy right now on popular markets, initially sounds like an attractive buy. Manufactured in China, EVPAD TV boxes look fairly unremarkable, and with an Android 7.0 operating system under the hood, they are. When purchased with a cheap ‘lifetime’ subscription, with installable apps providing access to all the content most...
Yout and RIAA Clash in Court Over YouTube’s Alleged Copyright Barriers
Five years ago, YouTube ripper Yout.com sued the RIAA, asking a Connecticut district court to declare that the site does not violate the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provision. The music group had previously used DMCA takedown notices to remove many of Yout’s links from Google’s search results. This had a significant impact on Yout’s advertising revenues, according to operator Johnathan Nader, who always believed he wasn’t breaking any...
