Domain Registry Investigates Spain’s Piracy Overblocking Damage
In recent months, piracy-related overblocking concerns in Italy and Spain have reached new highs. Rightsholders successfully advocated for broader blocking measures. While these may indeed be more effective, they have also resulted in a noticeable increase in overblocking reports. For example, Italy’s “Piracy Shield” blocked access to Google Drive, CDN providers, and other legitimate sites and services. Meanwhile in Spain,...
Porn Producer Targets Members of Gay Torrent Site in Court
Adult entertainment company Flava Works specializes in gay media, mostly pornographic films and magazines featuring Black and Latino men. Over the years, the company has built a reputation for aggressively pursuing legal action against individuals accused of sharing its copyrighted content, often via private torrent sites specializing in gay content. Flava is known for identifying ordinary downloaders and those who leak their content,...
CDN77 Isolates LaLiga IPTV Pirates in 15 mins. Allegedly Gets Blocked Anyway
Having listened to LaLiga chief Javier Tebas speak about piracy for almost an hour at a conference recently, several things become apparent. Whether one agrees or disagrees with his stance on how to tackle piracy, in particular the blocking controversy that has dogged Spain since early February, at a time of crisis this would be the man to have fighting your corner. He’s passionate about his mission, knows exactly what needs to be...
Internet Archive vs. Music Labels: $600m+ Copyright Rift Edges Toward Settlement
The Internet Archive is widely known for its Wayback Machine, which preserves copies of the web for future generations. These archiving efforts, which started decades ago, will become more valuable over time. The same could apply to IA’s other projects, including the digitization of old books and records. Seven years ago, the Archive began archiving the sounds of 78rpm gramophone records, a format that is obsolete today. In addition...
Tech Giants Propose “Critical” Piracy Shield Regulation Amendments
More than a year after its official debut in February 2024, Italy’s controversial Piracy Shield blocking system is yet to deliver on the key predictions justifying its launch. Claims of piracy’s total elimination quickly evaporated, taking predictions of major economic benefits down with them. The pirate sites causing the issues are now rarely mentioned by the authorities. Instead, telecoms regulator AGCOM and major football...
DISH Sues ‘Pirate’ IPTV Services Lemo and Kemo in U.S. Court
With the continued growth of pirate IPTV services in recent years, TV broadcasters and distributors have been ramping up their anti-piracy efforts. The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has been particularly active. It’s also the main driver behind a new lawsuit filed yesterday by DISH Network at a Texas federal court. Lemo TV & Kemo IPTV The American pay-TV provider accuses the operators of popular...
