ICANN’s DNS Blocking Report Presents Three Key Recommendations
In 2006 alone, Russia-based AllOfMP3 reportedly banked $30 million from sales of an unauthorized music product for which the major labels received no payment. The unlikely stage for the industry’s response to global sales of cheap, unlicensed DRM-free music, was Denmark. Under pressure from industry group IFPI, ISP Tele2 blocked AllofMP3’s domain, an event that will soon celebrate its 20th anniversary. While never likely to threaten...
Grande Slams Labels’ “Egregious” Piracy Claims in Final Supreme Court Plea
In late 2022, music industry giants including Warner Bros. and Sony Music secured a victory in their lawsuit against Internet provider Grande Communications. The record labels had accused the Astound-owned ISP of failing to adequately address its subscribers’ copyright infringement, specifically by not terminating repeat offenders. This resulted in a Texas federal jury finding Grande liable for willful contributory copyright...
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 06/09/2025
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. “Sinners” is the most shared title. The most torrented...
Google Wins Copyright Claim Dismissal in Publishers’ Textbook Piracy Lawsuit
In common with many services provided by Google, its search engine is wide open and free of charge at the point of delivery. The quid pro quo is the user’s consumption of Google ads, placed by millions of advertisers for all kinds of products. Given the scale, it’s no surprise that some offer products of dubious origin. The question is who can be held liable beyond the seller, and under what specific circumstances. Textbook Pirates In...
Cloudflare Warns EU About Extensive Piracy Overblocking, Calls for Safeguards
Two years ago, the European Commission published a non-binding recommendation to tackle the problem of live-streaming piracy, sports in particular. For instance, the EU encouraged member states to introduce measures to facilitate prompt takedowns of live streams, while service providers and rightsholders were encouraged to tackle challenges through collaboration. To the disappointment of many rightsholders, the recommendation required...
Napster.com Faced ISP Piracy Blockade For “Massive Copyright Violations”
The original Napster service was launched by Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker on June 1, 1999. Had it not been sued into oblivion by the record labels, it would’ve celebrated its 26th anniversary last Sunday. In reality, Napster didn’t live for very long at all. The service was shut down by court order in July 2001 and in this month 23 years ago, Napster Inc. filed for bankruptcy. Napster Brand Lives On, Legally For more than two...
