Musi Decries Apple’s App Store Removal: A “Backroom Scheme” with Music Industry
In October, Musi filed a lawsuit against Apple after the company removed the music streaming app from the App Store. Filed at a California federal court, the Musi complaint states that the takedown was unjustified and accuses Apple of breach of contract, among other things. Wasting no time, Musi requested a preliminary injunction to compel Apple to reinstate the music app. While existing users still have access to the software, it’s...
Bogus Complaint Disables Itch.io, Google Ignored Same Sender For Years
The DMCA takedown procedure may not be perfect but, for those intending to use it, there’s an unambiguous step-by-step process that’s been in place for a quarter of a century. Needless to say, entities that deviate from the established rules can make life difficult for themselves as well as the intended recipients of takedown notices. That includes entities that attempt to use DMCA takedown notices to enforce trademark disputes, or...
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 12/09/2024
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 two newcomers on the list. “Juror #2” is the most shared title. The most torrented...
Cloudflare Blocks Pirate Site URLs “For Legal Reasons”
Cloudflare, a global internet infrastructure company, offers various services to millions of users, including connectivity and privacy tools. While primarily a conduit for internet traffic, Cloudflare occasionally hosts content permanently on its servers. The company’s approach to copyright complaints differs based on the role it plays. If Cloudflare merely passes traffic along (for a website using their CDN), they forward DMCA...
TorrentGalaxy Has a Rough Start Under New Owners (Update)
TorrentGalaxy has had its fair share of issues over the past few months. Update December 9: The troubles continue for TorrentGalaxy. After a few days with technical issues, the site is currently unreachable. Perhaps more updates or maintenance? No further information is known but the site’s owners have not informed the staff. In June, many users feared that the site had thrown in the towel, displaying only a cryptic message that read...
‘Historic Decision’ to Imprison Pirate IPTV User Smells of Propaganda
After investing huge resources into tackling pirate IPTV platforms as significant as the one reportedly taken down last week, a little stagecraft should be as expected when authorities and rightsholders declare victory. Information suggests that the blackout impacted supply across Europe and beyond, so a small amount of window-dressing on the number of users affected and profits generated don’t really have a misleading impact. There’s...
